At the Thomson Invitation in Newark, Del., the men's track team took 4th place among division two schools and the women's team would take 5th.
Perhaps hoping to save runners for the Patriot League Championship on Feb. 17, American University track coach Matt Centrowitz ran only three men - all freshmen - for the event.
In the 800-meter, American would hold the second and third position as freshman Kris Kagan finished with a time of 2:00.42, just barely ahead of teammate Jordan Ciccarello, who finished with a personal best at with 2:00.58.
For the women's team, the best results of the day came from sophomore Megan Mason, who finished second at the 5,000-meter run with a time of 18:39.17.
The women's team placed two runners in the top five in the mile as junior Cathleen Ford finished in third with a time of 5:14.84, followed closely by freshman Greta Wicklund, who took fifth with a time of 5:23.25.
The entire team returns to action this weekend at the Patriot League Championship in West Point, N.Y.
