The Colorado College men's track and field team opened its 2021 season at the CSU-Pueblo Early Bird Meet Saturday in Pueblo, Colo.
 
Senior Michael Gorman posted the team's best result finishing sixth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 50.55 seconds. Fellow senior Damon Hardwick placed 11^th in the race in 51.46 seconds.
 
Junior Josh Fry, the 2020-21 SCAC cross country champion, posted a pair of eighth-place results. He finished the 800 meters in 1:58.92 and the 1,500-metre run in 4:00.95. Junior Sam Rodriguez placed 11^th in the 800 (2:00.02).
 
Other top 20 results for the Tigers included sophomore Leighton Graham (13^th in the discus and 17^th in the discus), freshman Luke Bleckman (15^th in the long jump) and freshman James Settles (19^th in the 5K).
 
"Today was a great way to start the season," interim head coach Alex Nichols said. "It has been such a long time since these athletes have had the chance set foot at a track meet. That time away created a lot of excitement around this meet and led to some very impressive performances."
 
The Tigers return to Pueblo next Saturday, March 27, for the CSU-Pueblo Spank Blasing Meet.