April 1, 2004

Coral Gables, Fla. (hurricanesports.com) – The University of Miami men’s track and field team returns to action, April 2-3, at the USF Track and Field Invitational in Tampa, Fla.

The Hurricanes recorded some strong performances at last weekend’s Raleigh Relays. Senior Matt Mulvaney (South Hadley, Mass.) broke the school-record in the 10,000-meters and sophomore Alex Brutvan (Boca Raton, Fla.) qualified for the United States Junior Nationals in the 10,000-meters to highlight the competition.

Mulvaney was the top collegiate finisher taking fourth with a time of 30:29.24. His time shattered the old UM record by over 22 seconds. The previous school-record of 30:52.00 was set by Nick Gramsky in 1998.

Brutvan recorded a time of 31:09.85 to qualify for the United States Junior Track and Field Championship, June 24-27, in Buffalo, N.Y. Both Mulvaney and Brutvan qualified for the BIG EAST Outdoor Track and Field Championships, May 1-2, in Piscataway, N.J.

Miami has recorded 13 BIG EAST qualifying marks in the first two meets of the season.