Indoor Track & Field Heads to Branwen-Smith King Invitational Saturday

BOSTON – Suffolk indoor track & field heads to Tufts' Gantcher Field House Saturday, Feb. 1 for the Branwen-Smith King Invitational. Coemption is set to commence at 10 a.m. 

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LAST TIME OUT [ MEN ] 
Suffolk men's indoor track & field was represented at a pair of events last weekend, MIT's Farnham Invitational with eight Rams scattered over four events and BU's  

MORE READING: Men's Indoor Track & Field Wraps Up Action at MIT's Art Farnham Invitational|Men's Indoor Track & Field Races at John Thomas Terrier Invitational

LAST TIME OUT [ WOMEN ] 
Suffolk's women's indoor team split up a week ago to run at the John Thomas Terrier Invitational at Boston University and MIT's Art Farnham Invitational. 

MORE READING: Women's Indoor Track & Field Runs at John Thomas Terrier Invitational| Women's Indoor Track & Field Competes at MIT's Art Farnham Invitational

THE FIELD
Twenty-five teams will head to Medford Saturday along with Suffolk, the Rams will meet GNAC counterparts Colby Sawyer, Emmanuel, Regis and Saint Joseph's (Maine), invitational hosts Tufts, and the top-10 team in the NCAA Division III MIT.  

QUALYIFING QUEST
A quartet will vie for their spots at regionals. Matyas Csiki-Fejer is the lone male running for his ticket at New Englands in the mile. On the women's side, Sarah Lawton (400), Emily Manfra (800) and Emma Weisse (3K) all look to secure a space at the regional stage as well.  

THAT'S A FIRST
Sarah Lawton will run once around the track in the 400 for the first time in her career.  

RAMS RECOGNITION
Last week, Suffolk indoor track & field took 66.7 (4-6) percent of the GNAC weekly awards. The men's team swept the conference honors with Robert Solari GNAC Track Athlete of the Week, Michael Balestra earned GNAC Field Athlete of the Week and Connor Baston was named GNAC Rookie of the Week. On the women's side, Emily Manfra garnered her third nod with GNAC Track Athlete of the Week status.  

MORE READING: Men's Indoor Track & Field Sweeps GNAC Weekly Awards | Manfra Takes Home Third GNAC Track Athlete of the Week 

COMING UP
Suffolk treks to Plymouth, New Hampshire, for the Plymouth Invitational next Saturday, Feb. 8.