By Jim Fenton

BOSTON, Mass. -- BSU graduate student Kevin McBirney (East Bridgewater, Mass.) broke his own school indoor record in the 800-meter run as several members of the Bridgewater State University men's indoor track & field team took part in the John Thomas Terrier Classic on Saturday at Boston University.

The participating teams included Division I schools from throughout the country.

McBirney had a 10th-place finish in the 800 with a record time of 1:51.79. The East Bridgewater, Massachusetts product eclipsed his previous indoor mark of 1:52.54 set last year at the Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational. Tom Breen of Division I Providence College won the event in 1:50.48.

McBirney's teammate, junior Aydan Fournier (Assonet, Mass.) was 35th in the event that featured 135 runners with a time of 1:54.62.

BSU junior Matthew Mooney (Douglas, Mass.) was in two events.

Mooney finished 11th with a time of 7.15 seconds in the 60-meter dash open.

He was also 24th in the 200-meter open race with a time of 22.26. Teammate Landon Crowley (West Bridgewater, Mass.), a graduate student, finished 33rd with a time of 22:30.

Senior Kyle Ackroyd (Charlestown, R.I.) finished 64th in the open 5,000-meter run with a career-best time of 14:53.59. Ackroyd was just 5.44 seconds off Trevor Wysong's BSU indoor record of 14:48.15 set in 2022.