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Men's Track and Field 5/16/2026 8:28:00 PM

Track & Field Competes in Last Chance Meets

FINISH: No Team Score
MIT Final Qualifier Results
Battle Road Twilight Meet 2 Results

SHORT STORY: The track and field program split up for two last chance meets. The throwers competed at MIT on Thursday while the rest of the competitors participated in the Battle Road Twilight Meet series on Saturday.

LOCATION: Morrison Track - Cambridge, Mass.

KEY NOTES

Steve Hines ran sub-1:47 to break the program record, set just last year, in the 800m.
Shortly after, Marissa Gordon broke the program's long jump record with a 6.22-meter jump. Her jump is the longest for both outdoor and indoor track and field. Patricia McNish held both of the previous records from 2012 and 2013, respectively.
Skyler Smith and Jaymee Yelton both recorded personal records to improve their spots in the program's top 10 (third and fifth, respectively).
Running his first outdoor mile, Jacob Smith is now ranked seventh in program history.

ALL PERFORMANCES
100m
Prelims - Men
1. Kenan Grant - 10.57q (personal record) (7th in program history)
Finals - Men
2. Kenan Grant - 10.59

800m
Men
2. Steve Hines - 1:46.98 (personal record) (program record)
DNF - Jacob Smith
Women
2. Skyler Smith - 2:08.02 (personal record) (3rd in program history)
3. Jaymee Yelton - 2:08.50 (personal record) (5th in program history)

Mile
9. Jacob Smith - 4:19.74 (7th in program history)

100mH
Women
1. Brinesha Derrick-Bain - 14.06

400mH
Women
1. Brinesha Derrick-Bain - 59.59
2. Thalia Benoit - 1:00.36

Long Jump
Men
3. Brooks Robson - 7.33m (24-0.75)
4. Samir Gardner - 7.12m (23-4.5)
Women
1. Marissa Gordon - 6.22m (20-5) (personal record) (program record)

Triple Jump
Men
1. Taehyeong Kim - 14.50m (47-7)
2. Samir Gardner - 13.56m (44-6)
Brooks Robson - FOUL
Women
1. Karen Augustin - 12.03m (39-5.75)

Shot Put
Women
1. Nattaly Lindo - 13.75m (45-1.5)

Discus Throw
Women
1. Lalenii Grant - 49.90m (163-8)

Hammer Throw
Women
1. Sierra Anderson - 53.97m (177-0)
2. Keegan Collins - 52.91m (173-7)
Nattaly Lindo - FOUL

NEXT: Select Great Danes will qualify for and compete in the NCAA East Preliminary Round (regional) on May 27-30.

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Players Mentioned

Kenan Grant: S; 5' 8"; Sophomore

Steve Hines: MD; 5' 8"; Graduate Student

Samir Gardner: J; 5' 11"; Freshman

Taehyeong Kim: J; 6' 0"; Sophomore

Brooks Robson: J; 6' 0"; Redshirt Junior

Thalia Benoit: S/H; 5' 4"; Junior

Keegan Collins: T; 5' 7"; Junior

Brinesha Derrick-Bain: S/H; 5' 10"; Senior

Marissa Gordon: J/H; 5' 8"; Sophomore

Lalenii Grant: T; 5' 6"; Sophomore

Nattaly Lindo: T; 5' 9"; Sophomore

Skyler Smith: MD/D; 5' 5"; Senior

Players Mentioned

Kenan Grant
: 5' 8"; Sophomore
: S

Steve Hines
: 5' 8"; Graduate Student
: MD

Samir Gardner
: 5' 11"; Freshman
: J

Taehyeong Kim
: 6' 0"; Sophomore
: J

Brooks Robson
: 6' 0"; Redshirt Junior
: J

Thalia Benoit
: 5' 4"; Junior
: S/H

Keegan Collins
: 5' 7"; Junior
: T

Brinesha Derrick-Bain
: 5' 10"; Senior
: S/H

Marissa Gordon
: 5' 8"; Sophomore
: J/H

Lalenii Grant
: 5' 6"; Sophomore
: T

Nattaly Lindo
: 5' 9"; Sophomore
: T

Skyler Smith
: 5' 5"; Senior
: MD/D