The Bard men's track and field competed at the Utica Blue & Orange Invitational on Saturday to start their 2024 season. 

First-year Ilyas Hotak had his collegiate debut, running in the 800 meters. The quartet of Bo Hopwood, Jack Keelan, Oliver Pawelek and Able Bloodgood ran the DMR for the first time this season and set a season record. 

Bard will head to NYU next Friday for the NYU DIII Invitational. 

800 
Bo Hopwood 2:20.45
Able Bloodgood 2:21.00 
Ilyas Hotak 2:53.43

Mile 
Jack Keelan 4:58.49 
Oliver Pawelek 5:01.69 

DMR 
Hopwood, Keelan, Pawelek, Bloodgood 12:21.96