The men and women's indoor track teams competed at the Reggie Poyau '04 Memorial Invitational on Saturday in front of their own crowd for the first time all season, and it was a sweet homecoming for the Judges.The women captured first place out of seven schools, edging out New York University by one point. The men captured first place in three events.

While the Judges have struggled because of injuries, the women finally found success with a healthier roster.

"There were more runners running," co-captain Remy Coyle '07 said. "We're getting a lot healthier and everyone had strong performances. Last meet everyone was sick from break."

Jane Farrell '06 led the Judges with outstanding performances in two individual events, in addition to anchoring a winning relay team. Farrell tied her own school record in the pole vault with a height of 10 feet six inches.

She went on to win the 200-meter run with a time of just 26.94 seconds, followed closely in second place by teammate Olivia Alford '08 who finished in 27.06 seconds.

"The women's team came along well," Coach Mark Reytblat said. "They got together and did really well, especially [Farrell]. We still have a few people injured, and if we have them we'll be much better if we go into the UAA in a month."

Farrell and Alford, along with Chen Yahav '06 and first-year Adie Sprague succeeded in winning the 1,600-meter relay in 4:09.31, 15 seconds ahead of NYU.

The Brandeis women's 3,200-meter relay team of Camille Stevens-Rumann'07, Megan Bisceglia '07, Alyssa Ross '07 and Mary Schillinger '08 won first place. NYU did not enter a team in that event, allowing the Judges to outscore the Violets 145.5 to 144.5 for the first place title.

Stevens-Rumann also finished first in the mile run with a time of 5:30.87 and Bisceglia won the 1,000-meter run with a time of 3:10.75. Sarah Romain '06 won the 3,000-meter run with a time of 11:17.16.

The men suffered from multiple injuries and had only a few teammates well enough to compete. They still succeeded in placing first in three events, putting them in fifth place for the meet.

"We have a sensational sprinter [David Weinstein '08]," Reytblat said. "But he had a bone bruise and was out for the whole indoor season. We hope to have him back for the outdoor season. He would've been one of the best in New England had he raced."

Ryan Parker '06 won the 800-meter run with a time of 1:56.21. This was his first event back at Brandeis after spending last semester at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell.

The Judges' other individual win came from Aaron Skolnik '05 in the men's 3,000-meter run with a time of 9:07.29. Skolnik was part of the men's victorious 3,200-meter relay team with Dan Suher '08, Geff Fauchet '08 and Joel Sunshine '07. Their time was 8:23.11, 5.77 seconds ahead of second-place Colby College.

"The men have a lot of people injured," Reytblat said. "Some of them were back last Saturday, but hopefully we'll have a full squad in another two weeks."

The next meet for the women is the three-day Terrier Classic at Boston University starting on Friday.