While the Dartmouth Relays on Jan. 13 and the Greater Boston Track Club Invitational on Jan. 20 featured many competitive opportunities for the men's and women's indoor track and field teams, the Boston University Terrier Classic last Friday proved to be the biggest stage on which the squads had performed this season.

And though they may not have boasted the same number of competitors as some other schools, they held their own.

Featuring NCAA Division I powerhouses such as Dartmouth College, Boston University, Cornell University and the University of Rhode Island, the Judges were able to size themselves up against a variety of top competitors.

"The meet as a whole went well," said Victoria Sanford '14, who finished 32nd in the one-mile race with a time of five minutes, 6.67 seconds. "We don't want to be peaking until early March. This was a very large and competitive meet for our team."

Sanford headlined the women's participation in the meet with her standout performance in the one-mile run, in which there were four Judges also racing. Sanford's finish, which placed her 21st in Division III, is a new season best in that event. 

Classmate Amelia Lundkvist '14 clocked in at 5:13.45 seconds for 54th-place. Maggie Hensel '16 came in 92nd place, running 5:31.46. Molly Paris '16 rounded out the Judges' participation in the event with a finish in 5:52.10.

Kelsey Whitaker '16 capped an impressive effort in the 1,000-meter run, clocking 3:04.80 seconds for 12th place. Rachel Keller '16 also competed in the race, timing in at 3:18.93 seconds for 29th place. 

Nora Owens '16 and Gabriella Guillette '15 came in 103rd and 107th places in the women's 800-meter, respectively, timing in at 2:46.81 and 2:50.41. 

Casey McGown '13 took 61st in the women's 400-meter race, running the two-lap distance in 1:01.62 seconds.

The women's jumps and throws featured a trio of Brandeis competitors. The long jump saw Melissa Darling '16 leap 4.69 meters, good for 32nd overall. The triple jump saw Kim Farrington '16 go 10.61 meters, landing her in 17th. Alyssa Fenenbock '15 threw the shot put for 6.86 meters, which gave her a 53rd-place finish.

Galen Karlan-Mason '16 led the Judges' sprinting charge in the 60-meter dash, finishing 82nd with a time of 7.66 seconds. Chi Tai '16 took 91st in 8.18 seconds. Jacob Wilhoite '15 placed 93rd, covering the distance in 8.37 seconds. Karlan-Mason then took 166th in the 200-meter dash, running 24.54 seconds for 166th overall. Makalani Mack '16 and Brandon Odze '16 placed 186th and 188th, timing in at 26.04 and 26.16 seconds, respectively. 

Josh Hacunda '16 ran 51.77 seconds in the 400-meter dash for 108th place, and Josh Hoffman-Senn '13 completed the two-lap race in 53.89 seconds, which resulted in a 130th-place finish.

The men's distance charge featured a few notable performances. Mik Kern '13 cracked the 4:20 barrier in the one-mile race, covering the distance in 4:18.09 seconds for 54th place. 

Grady Ward '16 and Greg Bray '15 took consecutive spots in 109th and 110th, timing in at 4:30.68 and 4:30.72. 

Jarret Harrigan '15 placed 83rd in the 3,000-meter run, finishing in 8:48.52 seconds. Ed Colvin '14 also took part in the event, finishing 101st in 8:53.96.

In addition to the running events, there were a few other performances from the men's squad. Brian Louis '16, landing at 13.16 meters, pulled in at 21st in the men's triple jump. Adam Berger '15 took 31st in the event, jumping 12.37 meters. 

Kris Stinehart '14 threw the shot put 11.74 meters for 41st place. 

Though satisfied with the team's performance as a whole, Sanford recognized that there is still work to be done before the athletes reach their peak performance. 

"Our training is just starting to get intense now," she said. "It was hard over winter break since we can't all train together. Lately, we've really been picking it up on our runs and workouts. We're determined to run really well by the end of the season."

The Judges will next compete at the Tufts University Stampede on Saturday at 10 a.m.