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Paul Green
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Paul Green set Swarthmore's 1,500-meter record (3:52.86) at Princeton.

Men's Track & Field Brandon Hodnett

Garnet Contend At Princeton, Widener

CHESTER, Pa. and PRINCETON, N.J.—Swarthmore College Men's Track & Field met at the Widener and Princeton Invitational  on Friday and Saturday.

Paul Green ran to a new school record in the 1,500-meters, with a time of 3:52.86 at Princeton's Larry Invitational. That mark was more than a second faster than the previous time set in 1996 by Scott Reents and was nearly two seconds faster than Green's own old personal best. Spencer Friske finished the 1,500 in 3:56.03, the fifth-best Swarthmore total.
John Gagnon's 5,000-meter time of 14.57.54 was also fifth best at Swarthmore.

The Garnet had a top-10 finisher in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at Widener. Garrett Ruley ran and jumped his way to a 10:23.93 time to finish in sixth. Andrew Jensen finished in 10th in the discus, throwing it 38.73 meters. Jon Saltzman posted a pole vault mark of 3.6 meters for 10th place.

Swarthmore runs in the Penn Relays on Thursday and Friday.

Princeton Results
Widener Results
 
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Players Mentioned

Spencer Friske

Spencer Friske

Distance
6' 0"
Senior
John Gagnon

John Gagnon

Distance
5' 11"
Junior
Paul Green

Paul Green

Mid-Distance
6' 0"
Senior
Jon Saltzman

Jon Saltzman

Sprints/Pole Vault
6' 2"
Junior
Garrett Ruley

Garrett Ruley

Distance
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Spencer Friske

Spencer Friske

6' 0"
Senior
Distance
John Gagnon

John Gagnon

5' 11"
Junior
Distance
Paul Green

Paul Green

6' 0"
Senior
Mid-Distance
Jon Saltzman

Jon Saltzman

6' 2"
Junior
Sprints/Pole Vault
Garrett Ruley

Garrett Ruley

Freshman
Distance