SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Sophomore Kelsey Whitaker (Kingston, Mass./Notre Dame Acad.) and senior Amelia Lundkvist (So. Portland, Maine/Cheverus) grabbed the top two spots in the 1500-meter run, pacing the Brandeis men's and women's track teams at the Yellow Jacket Invitational on Saturday.

The meet, which was held at American International College, featured a mix of runners from Divisions I, II and III.

The only scoring result on the men's side came from rookie Mark Franklin (Auburn, N.H./Pinkerton Acad.), who tied for ninth in the high jump with a height of five feet, eight inches.

Junior Mohamed Sidique (Harlem, N.Y./St. Raymond H.S. for Boys) finished 11^th in the long jump, third in Division III, with a length of 21 feet. Sophomore Adam Berger (Concord, N.H./Concord) and Franklin were 30^th and 41^st, respectively, in the event.

Berger's distance of 19' 6" was a new career best. He also was ninth in the triple jump and 30^th in the 100-meter dash.

On the track side, rookies Nick Wactor (Oakland, Calif./Head-Royce) and Jeremy Wilson (Elizabeth, N.J./Elizabeth) both had excellent showings in the 200 and 400. Wactor was 21^st in the 200 with a career-best time of 23.26 seconds, while Wilson placed 39^th. They were 32^nd and 52^nd, respectively, in the 400.

Three runners competed in the men's 1500. Sophomore Grady Ward (Essex Junction, Vt./Essex) led the way with a time of 4:06.59, good for 16^th. Rookie Quinton Hoey (Watertown, Conn./Watertown) was 20^th, while classmate Matt Doran (Hopedale, Mass./Hopedale) was 42^nd.

In the 400 meter hurdles, sophomores Trevor Tuplin (Weymouth, Mass./Weymouth) and Brandon Odze (Melville, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills East) placed 18^th and 27^th, respectively.

The men's team also fielded two relay teams at AIC. The 4x100 squad placed 15^th, while the 4x400 team finished in 12^th.

Whitaker and Lundkvist dominated their only event of the day. Whitaker took first with a time of 4:41.39, while Lundkvist finished in 4:45.98, nearly three seconds ahead of a Division I runner in third place. Whitaker set a new career best, while both times qualified for the ECAC Championship.

The Judges had three other runners in the 1500 field. Sophomore Maggie Hensel (Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna) and rookie Maddie Dollins (Highland Park, Ill./Highland Park) finished in 19^th and 22^nd, respectively, out of 91 competitors. Sophomore Molly Paris (Falmouth, Mass./Falmouth) placed 60^th.

Rookie Ashley Hebard (Pasadena, Calif./Westridge) competed in two track events for the Judges. She took 35^th in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:10.56. Hebard was 63^rd in the 200.

Two Brandeis women competed in the field events. Sophomore Ashley Klein (Manalapan, N.J./Manalapan) was 13^th in the javelin with a distance of 93 feet, eight inches. Rookie Selena Livas (Portland, Ore./Cleveland) placed 20^th in the javelin.

Overall, the 18 points that Whitaker and Lundkvist earned placed the Judges 14^th out of 20 attending schools on the women's side. The Brandeis men finished in 20^th.

Both teams will compete in the Springtime Invitational at Brown University on Saturday.