In most cases, breaking a record is difficu< but the Boston University men's track and field team continues to make it look easy. The 4 x 400 relay team of freshman Lucjan Zaborowski, sophomore Andre Nacaxe and seniors Chris Brandon and Steve Deppe broke their third school record in as many meets at the Mt. Sac Invitational in Walnut, Calif. last weekend. Other members of the team stayed a little closer to home, competing in the Solomon Husky Invitational, hosted by Northeastern University. After setting the school indoor record in the 4 x 400 relay, the crew set their sights on the outdoor record. It was only a matter of time before the 21-year-old record of 3:10.5 fell. "[The meet was] one of their first opportunities to do this," said head coach Pete Schuder about his team's record-breaking performance. According to Schuder, the opportunity to break the record was one of the reasons for the trip to California. The meet features some of the top teams in the country, and Schuder hoped those teams would push his squad to a better time. "It was competitive right from the getgo," he said. "I thought we did quite well." The Terriers' time of 3:09.18 was first among the college teams competing, and trailed only the United States Army team's time of 3:08.57 in the open division. The team ranks 22nd in the nation and eighth in the east. But with the biggest meets of the season still remaining, the record may be broken again even before the ink in the record book dries. "I think this team can run 3:06, 3:07," Schuder said. "They're pretty confident on what they can do." Also competing in the meet was junior Jochen Dieckfoss, who placed eighth in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 8:41.61. Despite being the third collegian to finish, Schuder said Dieckfoss was unhappy with his performance. "He thought he could do better," Schuder laughed. Like the relay team, Schuder has big expectations for Dieckfoss as well. "He should go to Sacramento to the nationals," he said. "I think he's going to be one of the top eight guys in the nation." Senior Robert Wong continued his excellent senior campaign, finishing 10th in the 10-kilometer run with a time of 30:12.74, bettering his personal record by a minute. "Each year he just keeps plugging along," Schuder said of Wong, who joined the team as an unheralded walk-on. "It's like you wind him up and he just keeps going." Wong attributes much of his success to his commitment to the program. "With distance running, it's an investment," he said, pointing out that it may take months or even years for a distance runner to see a large improvement. As the Terriers enter the home stretch of their season, Wong keeps his goals modest, hoping only for good showings in the America East, IC4-A, and NCAA Regional Meets. Schuder is much less modest when talking about his senior's career. "What he's accomplished is just amazing," he said. While these Terriers were impressing people on the West Coast, some of their teammates were taking care of business closer to home in Northeastern's Solomon Husky Invitational in Dedham. The Terriers were led by the first-place finishes of junior Dan Coval in the 5000-meters (14:55.9) and freshman Peter Maitland in the javelin (188 feet 6 inches). Fellow freshman Phil Putis also performed well, finishing second in the 800 at 1:55.41. Freshman Ryan Ung leaped to a second-place finish in the triple jump, jumping 42 feet 4.25 inches.