PRINCETON, N.J. and GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Rutgers distance runner Alex Carlson broke her second school record of the outdoor season and pole vaulter Chloe Timberg reset her own outdoor record, capping a historic weekend at the Larry Ellis Invitational. The Scarlet Knights sent a group to the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational in Florida, wrapping the split weekend with six top-three finishes and 10 total performances on the top-10 all-time list.
 
A holder of four individual school records entering the weekend, Carlson improved upon the previous 5,000-meter record by more than 30 seconds. Carlson won the event with a time of 15:53.14, shattering the nearly 22-year-old record set by All-American Julie Culley at the ECAC Championships on May 17, 2002.
 
The school record holder in both indoor and outdoor, Timberg topped her previous mark and set the Larry Ellis Invitational meet record as she cleared the bar at 4.56m (14' 11.5"). The Scarlet Knights picked up a win in the men's pole vault with Noah Kriesman finishing first with a height of 4.95m (16' 2.75"). Brian Pedretti finished third in the 5,000-meter, running a time of 14:31.19 which ranks fifth all-time. He was joined by Kyle Rakitis, who finished seventh and ran a top-10 time of 3:50.64.
 
At the Tom Jones Memorial in Gainesville, the Scarlet Knights were guided by several standout performances. Konstantinos Bouzakis finished third in the discus invite with a throw of 60.20m (197' 6"), which ranks as the third-best distance in program history and is the top throw in the Big Ten. Andrew Krall also placed third in the hammer with a mark of 58.82m (193'), while on the women's side, Charlee Crawford finished second in the 400-meter with a time of 54.13.

Rutgers will next compete on Saturday, April 20 at the UofSC Open in Columbia, South Carolina and the Wake Forest Invitational in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
 
Larry Ellis Invitational
Women's Results
5,000M Seeded
1. Alex Carlson                                                               15:53.14 – SCHOOL RECORD
 
Pole Vault
1. Chloe Timberg                                                            4.56m (14' 11.5") – SCHOOL RECORD
 
5,000M Unseeded
5. Lorena David                                                              17:17.64
 
Men's Results
Pole Vault
1. Noah Kriesman                                                          4.95m (16' 2.75") – No. 8 all-time
 
5,000M Unseeded
3. Brian Pedretti                                                             14:31.19 – No. 5 all-time
4. Liam Tilton                                                                  14:32.69
 
1,500M
7. Kyle Rakitis                                                                  3:50.64 – No. 10 all-time
 
800M
4. Jonathan Scalia                                                          1:55.62
 
Javelin
5. Zach Semerjian                                                          53.92m (176' 11")
 
Tom Jones Memorial Invitational
Men's Results
Discus Invite
3. Konstantinos Bouzakis                                              60.20m (197' 6") – No. 3 all-time
 
Hammer
3. Andrew Krall                                                               58.82m (193') – No. 6 all-time
 
Long Jump Invite
7. A'nan Bridgett                                                            7.53m (24' 8.5")
8. Sincere Robinson                                                       7.38m (24' 2.5")
 
4x400M Relay
17. Bryce Tucker, Micah Wood,
Shamali Whittle, Jameson Woodell                            3:09.12
 
Women's Results
400M
2. Charlee Crawford                                                       54.13 – No. 6 all-time
 
400M Hurdles
4. Reanda Richards                                                        58.95
7. Arianna Smith                                                            59.78
 
4x400M Relay
18. Celine-Jada Brown, Charlee Crawford
Cynthia Boakye, Reanda Richards                               3:37.74 – No. 4 all-time
 
Shot Put
4. Alicia Campbell                                                          15.53m (50' 11.5")