BOSTON -- Senior captain
Truman Williams turned in another historic performance, breaking the Bates record in the 500 meters with his run Saturday at the John Thomas Terrier Classic, hosted by Boston University.
Williams (Montclair, N.J.) recorded a time of 1:03.31 in the 500, winning his section and taking fourth place overall out of 29 runners at the meet, behind just a pair of athletes from BYU and an unattached runner. His time breaks the previous school record of 1:04.65, set in 2015 by
Patrick Griffin '17. On top of that, Williams now ranks third in the
history of NCAA Division III in the event.
While Williams was the headliner, a number of Bobcats shined on Saturday.
Meet Highlights
- Sophomore Evan Berthiaume (East Greenwich, R.I.) won his section in the 200-meter dash, racing to the finish in 22.16 seconds. Berthiaume's time puts him second on the Bates all-time performance list, behind only Williams. Classmate Ryan Harding (Wellesley, Mass.) is now tied for ninth on the Bates all-time performance list in the indoor 200 after he also won his section on Saturday, crossing the finish line in 22.49 seconds.
- Junior Ross Tejeda (Milton, Mass.) moved up to fifth on the Bates all-time performance list in the mile with his time of 4:09.83. Meanwhile, first-year Nate Roberts (Summit, N.J.) recorded an impressive first collegiate mile, checking in at 10th on the Bates all-time performance list with his time of 4:11.08.
- First-year Max Hoffman (Wellesley, Mass.) surged into fifth on the Bates all-time performance list in the 3,000 meters with his time of 8:27.07.
- Harding, Berthiaume, senior Calvin Capelle (Laguna Beach, Calif.) and Williams teamed up to win their section in the 4x400 relay, racing to the finish in 3:18.78. That mark puts them third on the Bates all-time performance list in the event.
The Bobcats are back in action next Saturday when the entire team will compete at the Maine State Meet, hosted this year by Bowdoin.
