The Brandeis men’s and women’s track teams took on the University Athletic Association (UAA) championship this past weekend.

For the men’s team, Ryan Stender ’18 earned his first All-UAA honor by winning the 3,000 meter run at the championships at New York University at the Armory. Stender clinched the honor with a time of 8:33.52, which is about two seconds from his personal best, to beat the closest runner by 1.05 seconds. Stender and the runner from Emory trailed Washington University’s Dillon Williams in the final lap of the race, but Stender kicked it up in the final 200 meters of the race in under 30 seconds to ensure the victory. The last Brandeis athlete to win the 3,000 meter race was Paul Norton in 2010, and no other Judge has since 2000.

The men’s track team had one other standout at the UAA competition, on the first day of the tournament. Evan Scott ’16 finished with the second best jump of his career at 1.90 meters, which beat his previous jumps by two inches. The jump was also tied for second best jump of the competition, with Scott clearing on his third attempt, while Washington University’s Alex Arteaga cleared on his second attempt. Scott’s teammate Mark Franklin ’17 placed fourth with a height of 1.85 meters in the same competition of the UAA indoor championship, showing improvement each time he has competed throughout the season. Adam Berger ’16 scored points for the Judges in two events over the weekend, competing in both the long and triple jumps. Berger produced bests in both competitions, placing fourth in the long jump with a distance of 6.61 meters and fifth in the triple jump with a distance of 13.11 meters.

For the women’s track team, Brandeis produced multiple performances at the UAA meet. The Judges’ distance medley relay won All-UAA honors for the fourth year in a row with a time of 12:06.92, which earned the team third place at the meet. Brandeis’ Kelsey Whitaker, a member of the award-winning DMRs, ran a 3:47.32 in the 1,200 meter race. Classmate Tove Freeman ’16 ran the 800 meter race in 2:21.87. Haliana Burhans ’18 ran the 400 meter race with a time of 58.72 seconds for her second year in a row, while Emily Bryson ’19 ran the mile for the Judges for a time of 4:58.60. This was the first indoor track All-UAA honor for Freeman and Bryson.

Bryson contributed a second performance in the 3,000 meter race, finishing fifth with a time of 10:05.91. Bryson has earned a rank of 14 in the 3,000 for Division III. The Judges’ Freeman, Whitaker, Burhans and Doyin Ogundiran ’19 came in sixth place in the 4×400 meter relay with a time of 4:01.14.

Both the men’s and women’s teams finished in seventh place at the UAA tournament.