Sophomore Dustin Brode won the shot put with a 17.62-meter hurl. The mark was Brode’s farthest of the season and was just shy of his personal best of 17.65 meters, which is the second best in school history. Brode also competed in the discus for Harvard, finishing in 21st place with a mark of 47.04 meters.

Freshman Ben Glauser earned second place in the hammer throw with a personal-best toss of 58.29 meters. University of Michigan’s Brad Bolton bested Glauser, throwing a mark of 60.25 meters to take home the event title.

“I was particularly pleased with our throwers,” Saretsky said. “Without a doubt, their training is designed for them to be at their best come championship time, when it matters most.”

BROWN SPRINGTIME INVITATIONAL

A small group of Crimson athletes traveled to Providence, R.I. on Sunday to compete in the Brown Springtime Invitational. Though the squad faced a more modest level of competition in Providence than at the Penn Relays, Harvard was able to use the meet as one final tune-up before the all-important Heps meet next weekend.

A group of distance runners highlighted the meet for Harvard in the 3000m run. Junior Stewart Richardson led a pack of six Crimson runners as they took the top six places in the event.

PAYTON JORDAN INVITATIONAL

First-year middle distance runner Adam Cotton was Harvard’s only representative at the Payton Jordan Invitational, hosted by Stanford University. The rookie faced an especially deep field in the 1500m run and finished in 11th place with a time of 3:47.52. The time stands as the seventh-best in Crimson history.

—Staff writer Dominic Martinez can be reached at dmartinez@college.harvard.edu.