On Saturday, the Brandeis men's and women's indoor track teams traveled to MIT's Cambridge, Mass. campus to compete in the prestigious Greater Boston Championships. It was a rough day for both squads, as the men finished last in the five-team field, and the women placed fourth."We had a lot of people either sick or injured this past weekend," said Co-head Coach Jean Cann, "so we weren't at full strength, but those who ran did very well."

The competition featured 15 scored events, including the 55, 200, and 400-Meter Dashes, as well as 55-Meter High Hurdles, High Jump, and Shot Put competitions.

On the women's side, the Judges tallied a total of 58 points, 147 fewer than eventual champion (and Division I school) Northeastern University.

The men weren't as fortunate, placing 38 points behind fourth-place finisher Bentley College.

Coach Cann lauded the achievements of Brandeis women runners Gretchen Chick '04, Jessica Curlew '03, Caitlin Molloy '03, and MarikoTansey Holbrook '03.

Tansey Holbrook, a celebrated All-America who ran the fastest D-III time in the country in the 500 meters (3.1 miles) earlier this season at the Terrier Classic at Boston University, was just as sharp at MIT.

The senior placed first in the one-mile run, crossing the finish line just ahead of teammate Malloy (they enjoyed times of 5:03.95 and 5:06.75 respectively).

Curlew was the top Brandeis finisher in the 400-Meter Dash (time of 59.60), falling in just behind three Harvard runners and one Northeastern competitor.

Chick earned a top-three finish in the 800-Meter Run with a time of 2:23.03 that the eventual winner (Northeastern runner Amy Hicks) eclipsed by just over six secnods.

In the women's High Jump, Brandeis' own Hannah Zatlin '03 with an impressive 1.52-meter leap.

On the men's side, runner Aaron Skolnik '05 recorded a personal best in the mile with a performance Cann called his "most aggressive race of the season." Skolnik's fourth-place finish earned four valuable points for the Judges.

Ryan Parker '06, who Coach Cann said "got caught up in traffic in the 800m," still managed to come in at under two minutes. Parker complemented Skolnik with a fourth-place finish of his own in a heart-pounding 1:59.08.

The Judges also received solid outings in the 400m race from Jake Weber '06 and Aaron Rothberg '06, who finished seventh and twelfth, respectively, in a hotly-contested heap. Weber's time in the event was 52.07.

Sam Siegel '06 earned a top-ten finish in the grueling 5000 Meter run with a time of 16:37.36.

The Judges will compete at the Tufts Invitational on Saturday.