In their outdoor season-opener, Gordon College Men's Track & Field battled at Roger Williams' Sean Livingston Invitational in Portsmouth, Rhode Island today. The inclement weather across the area caused the meet to be cut short, but the Fighting Scots were able to break a school record and record a person best on the day.

By The Numbers (Track Events)

• Senior Zachary Smith was the seventh runner to cross the finish line in the 1500m run thanks to a time of 4:32.16.
• In the 400m dash, Jacob Smith earned a second place finish with a time of 51.81 which was just .3 behind the first place runner.
• Rookie distance specialist Jesse Comanda ran away with the 3000m as the freshman crossed the finish line at the 9:00.62 mark. Comanda's time sets a new Gordon record where the previous record was set in 2016. Teammates Josef Schultz, Zachary Paige, and Wesley Marquardt finished second, third, and fourth, respectively in the same event.

By The Numbers (Field Events)

• Davi Butkowsky launched the shot put 11.07m to come in sixth place, while Noah Prince posted a distance of 10.05m to claim tenth. Butkowsky's toss was a personal best for the junior.
• In the long jump, the Fighting Scots' registered three top-10 finishes. Daniel Chewning secured the top spot (6.37m), Matthew McCluskey's distance of 5.73m put the sophomore in fourth place, while Keenan Jones took sixth place (5.58m).

Next up for the Fighting Scots is the Snowflake Invitational hosted by Tufts on Saturday, March 30.