The men's and women's track squads have been accustomed to dazzling finishes at this year's meets, and while many individuals still turned in top performances, each team placed in the bottom half of the standings at the non-scoring Tufts Invitational last Saturday.

The men finished 16th out of 22 teams, while the women placed eighth in a field of 19 teams.

Mik Kern '13 notched an eighth -place finish in the 600-meter run with a time of one minute, 25.85 seconds. Marc Boutin '12 impressed in the 1,000-meter run, finishing in third place with a time of 2:00.37.

"It was the fastest time I've run in [the 1,000-meter race]. … It's a good indicator for the later meets," said Boutin. "Everybody is getting their times faster."

In the same 1,000-meter race, Michael Rosenbach '15 was sixth with a time of 2:00.37.55 seconds. Edward Colvin '14 also ran a strong race in the 3,000-meter run, clocking out at a time of eight minutes, 46.28 seconds.

Kensai Hughes '14 and Mohamed Sidique '15 finished 22nd and 32nd, respectively, out of a field of 52 runners in the 200- meter dash with times of 24.28 and 25.17 seconds, respectively. In the 400-meter dash, Vincent Asante '14 finished 19th with a time of 55.06 seconds, Jung Park '14 notched a 24th-place finish with a time of 55.76 seconds. Josh Hoffman-Senn '13 rounded out the field at 31st with a time of 56.86 seconds.

Brittany Bell '14 headlined the female runners in the 60-meter dash and the 200-meter run, placing fifth with a time of 8.03 seconds and second with a time of 26.84 seconds. In the 800-meter run, Kristi Pisarik '15 placed fourth with a time of 3:00, 5.58 seconds. Ali Kirsch '14 also ran a strong race in the 800-meter run, finishing in sixth place with a time of 2:00.25.88 seconds. Erin Bisceglia '12 rounded out the Brandeis field with a seventh-place finish in 2:00.27.2 seconds.

Brandeis' jumpers did not live up to past successes at the Tufts Invitational.

In the men's high jump, Jeffrey Maser '15 finished in eighth place at a height of 1.55 meters, his first jump since his 1.93 meter leap that earned him University Athletic Association Men's Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week honors.

"It was nice to know that I'm still capable of getting up there," Maser said.

Kensai Hughes '14 was ninth in the men's long jump with a distance of 6.2 meters, while Viet Tran '15 was 28th with a distance of 6.1 meters. Tran also placed 12th in the men's triple jump.

For the women jumpers, Lily Parenteau '14 had another notable day with her third place finish in the high jump at 1.52 meters.

In the same competition, Kim Farrington '12 was eighth with a height of 1.42 meters, while in the triple jump, she placed fifth with a distance of 10.46 meters.

Maser stated that the team, due to its relative inexperience, was still getting used to trying out new meets, but is confident that it has the talent needed to succeed.

"A lot of people are trying new events," said Maser. "The talent, though, is absolutely there."

The track squads will next compete at the Valentine Invitational, held at Boston University this upcoming Friday.