Improvement has been the story of the season for the track teams. Chris Brown '12 has served as a textbook example of the growth the squads have displayed.

In a field filled with Division I prospects, Brown continued his stellar season in the one-mile run with a 21st-place finish, running in 4:05.98 at the non-scoring Boston University Valentine Invitational last weekend.

Compared to his 4:10.34 finish at the Boston University Terrier Classic, Brown has shown immense progress and now holds the fastest finish in the UAA this season by four seconds.

Brown is nearing the historic four-minute mark. While his marked improvement from previous races shows he could reach that milestone, Brown is quick to tone down expectations.

"Perhaps in the future I could reach this goal, but at least for this year, I will probably not achieve this mark," Brown said.

Taylor Dundas '14 placed 59th in the mile-run with a time of 4:16.13, while Marc Boutin '12 rounded out the field with a finishing time of 4:23.63.

Vincent Asante '14 continues to show he is a Renaissance man, finishing well in numerous events.

In the 60-meter dash, Asante notched a 27th-place finish with a time of 7.16 seconds, while in the 200-meter dash, he finished 53rd with a time of 22.8.

In the 800-meter run, Mik Kern '13 placed 77th with a time of 1:56.80. In the 1000-meter race, Michael Rosenbach '15 finished 49th with a time of 2:34.21.

Alex Kramer '13 ran a strong race in the 3000-meter run, notching a time of 8:36.41. Ed Colvin '14 placed 79th in the same event with a finishing time of 8:48.44.

In the men's long jump, Kensai Hughes '14 finished in 33rd place with a height of 5.78 meters.

Kate Warwick '12, with a 10th place finish in the 60-meter dash at 17:03.44, headlined a string of solid finishes for the women.

Brittany Bell '13 also impressed in the event with her 26th-place finish in a field of over 50 runners. Bell also placed 54th in the 200-meter dash with a time of 26.35 seconds.

Ali Kirsch ‘14 continued her streak of strong finishes in the 800-meter run, placing in 70th in a field of 151 runners, with a time of 2:21.21.

In the 1000-meter run, a Brandeis trio dominated the field. Erin Bisceglia '12 finished 40th with a time of 3:03.8, Victoria Sanford '14 finished 42nd with a time of 3.04.81 and Kristi Pisarik '15 rounded out the field in 43rd with a time of 3:05.55.

Lily Parenteau '12 had another notable day in the women's high jump, leaping at a height of 1.48 meters. Kim Farrington '13 placed 20th in the women's triple jump with a height of 10.6 meters.

As Brandeis nears the midpoint of the season, Mik Kern '13 is quick to credit his coaches for the success Brandeis has had this year.

"[Coach John Evans] has been great with training ... He has really personalized a training schedule that has helped me succeed in the last four years. He gave me the tools to succeed. "

As Brandeis prepares for the New England Division Championships next week, Kern stated that the squads need to be in their best form to succeed.

"We want to be running our fastest times at the end of the season," Kern said. "[We need] to take each week as it comes by not burning ourselves out each week."

Both track squads will compete this Saturday at the New England Division III Championships.

The men will compete at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, while the women will travel to Smith College for the weekend's competition