MEN'S GOLF: The men's golf team finished fifth out of 14 schools at the New England Division I championships yesterday at the par-72 Portland Country Club course in Falmouth.
The Big Green carded 312-306-618 to finish just three strokes out of third and 26 strokes off the pace of champion Connecticut (295-297-592).
Individually, Dartmouth showed good balance as all five players were within six strokes of each other over the 36 holes.
MacKenzie Hurd '98 was the Big Green's top finisher, tying for 19th with 77-77-154. Chris Welty '00 and Steve Sugarman '97 were one stroke behind Hurd, tying them for 22nd, while Jay Lavender '97 carded 80-77-157 for 30th. Jay Danzi '98 rounded out Dartmouth's group with 84-76-160.
TRACK & FIELD: Sophomore Greg Johnston broke the Dartmouth record in the decathalon, scoring 7,160 points at the Penn Relays on Wednesday.
Johnston finished third, breaking the school mark of 6,735 points set by Tom Byron in 1972.
Johnston had the fastest time of any competitor in the hurdles with 14.66.
