MEDFORD, Mass. – On a sunny but cold day with a blistering wind, the Trinity College men's track and field team placed fourth in the Snowflake Classic on Saturday at Tufts University. The Bantams scored 60 points in its season opener, placing behind MIT, Tufts and Wesleyan University. Trinity's next meet takes place next Saturday in New London, Conn. at the Coast Guard Invitational at 10 a.m. 
 
The Bantams 4x100 team of senior Robert Allen (Bloomfield, Conn.), junior Kai Bailin, junior Darren Warren (West Haven, Conn.) and senior DeVante Reid (London, England) beat the field handily to start the season, clocking a 42.97 second time 1.09 seconds ahead of runner up Wesleyan. Senior Travis Martin (New Haven, Conn.) who comes off All-American honors during the indoor season, took home first place finishes in both the 1500 meter (3.57.45) and 800 meter run (1.56.20) in a strong double with teammate Tim Lautenbach (Weston, Conn.) close behind. Lautenbach finished ninth in the 800 and fourth in the 1500 with a 4.03.59 mark. 
 
First-year Nolan McKenna (Boston, Mass.) had a strong outdoor college debut in the 400 (50.85) as well as the 200 meter dash (22.71) while indoor All-American Ethan Wilkie (Ellington, Conn.) recorded a new personal record in the Hammer Throw  (43.39 meters) and also scored in the Shot Put. Additionally, senior captain Kinnard Hughes (Chicago, Ill.) who recently made an indoor trip to the national stage, placed second in triple jump with a leap of 13.44 meters. 
 
"I'm Proud of how our Bantams competed today to start the outdoor season," said Trinity College Track and Field Head Coach John Michael Mason. "It was a cold day and a trying end to our week as a campus community, but the team showed their support for one another throughout the day and had some memorable performances."