Weekly Roundup: Swimming and Diving makes waves at Championships
After participating in the four-day meet, the Boston University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams swept the America East Championship on Sunday night at BU’s Competition Pool. This marked the first time since 1994 that both teams won the title in the same year. Two different BU athletes also received honors after the meet. [...]
Roundup: Two Terriers break own records at Valentine Invitational
Boston University sophomore runner Rich Peters topped his own school record for fastest mile on Saturday during the Valentine Invitational at the BU Track and Tennis Center. Peters, who is from Bristol, England, set a new bar for best mile with his time of 3:57.83 while coming from behind to win the mile race in [...]
Cross country falls just short of America East gold
For much of the season, the Boston University cross country team worked toward several common goals, with one being an America East Conference championship. While this end was ultimately not fully realized, both the men’s and women’s cross country teams finished in second place in the championship meet Sunday in Albany, N.Y. The men’s team, [...]
Peters, cross country impress at Codfish Bowl
Both the women and men’s cross-country teams took a running start this Saturday at the 2011 Codfish Bowl at Franklin Park. Coming in first and second place respectively, the two teams performed well in windy conditions. “Running when it’s really windy like that is very hard,” said BU coach Bruce Lehane. “It’s very difficult. It [...]
Peters’ win highlights successful first meet for cross country
With a blank slate and a new season immediately ahead of it, the Boston University cross country team competed in the Bryant University Invitational Saturday, its first meet of the season, and saw many of its members deliver standout performances. Sophomore Rich Peters stood tall above the rest as he finished first in a field [...]
