The Elizabethtown College track and field teams sent a group of athletes up to Medford, Mass. to compete at Tufts University at the Tufts Last Chance Meet at the 70,000 square-foot Gantcher Center.

Senior Lucas Dayhoff, who finished in fourth-place at the MAC Indoor Championships with a toss of 16.69m, broke his own school record in the weighted throw. Dayhoff broke the record not once, but twice while competing at Tufts.

“I’m really proud of what the team has accomplished this season,” Dayhoff said. “Getting the school record was just icing on the cake.”

On his first toss, Dayhoff threw for 15.14 meters. His second attempt was disqualified. Dayhoff bounced back in a big way with his second best throw of the day, tossing it 16.91 feet. On his final throw of the competition, Dayhoff launched the rock a remarkable 17.00 meters. This school record was good enough for second place in the competition.

First-year Alexis Groce, who was the runner-up in the 400 meter dash at the Indoor MAC Championships with a school record of 59.24, competed in the same event at Tufts Last Chance Meet. Groce placed fourth place in the competition with a time of 1:00.91.

Senior Matt Rever competed in the 800-meter competition at the meet. Rever entered the competition with the 47th-fastest time in the country with a time of 1:53.90. Despite only running a 1:55.69, this was good enough for sixth place in the competition.

Senior Traci Tempone raced in the women’s 5,000-meter competition, finishing with a time of 18:19.40. Tempone currently holds the 45th-best time in the three kilometer race with a time of 0:06.04.

The Blue Jays will begin their spring season this Saturday when they host the Elizabethtown Opener at 9:30 a.m. on the track.

“If the team can build off what we did during the indoor season, we will definitely continue our success,” Dayhoff said. “It will be great to start the season at home.”