The Panther track and field teams returned to action after a two week layoff by taking part in the Dartmouth Invitational. Three women won events on the day, while a pair of school records were broken.

Senior Beth Butler (Bronxville, N.Y.) continued her domination in the 800, winning the event with a time of 2:14.54. Sophomore Alexandra Krieg (Wellesley, Mass.) was also a winner, capturing the 5,000 with a time of 17:53.19. Sophomore Kelley Coughlan (Port Jefferson, N.Y.) was Middlebury's other victor, winning the triple jump with a leap of 36'11.5", a new school record.

The women's 4x400 team comprised of Butler, sophomore Simone Weisman (Newton, Mass.) and first-year athletes Laura Dalton (Simsbury, Conn.) and Anjuli Demers (Dracut, Mass.) set a new school record with a time of 3:58.19, good for second place.

Senior Claire Schultz (W. Barnstable, Mass.) finished second in the 800 (2:15.87), Demers was third in the 400 (1:00.05), sophomore Jennifer Brenes (Lawrence, Mass.) placed third in the triple jump (35'3.75"), while senior Mary Frederickson (Florham Park, N.J.) came in third in the javelin (119'5").

Senior Bobby Marcoux (Campbell Hall, N.Y.) earned a third place finish for the men, tossing the discus 145'10". Also placing third was junior Jimmy Butcher (Garden City, N.Y.), who earned a time of 15:12.70 in the 5000. First-year racer Micah Wood (Tacoma, Wash.) finished fifth in the 100 with a time of 11.38, while junior Ian O'Reilly (Meriden, N.H.) was fifth in the 800 (1:56.88).