Shalane Flanagan of North Carolina won the 3000 meters in a very fast time of 9:00.22

It was a day of fast times and new records at the Boston Indoor Games on Saturday. A live TV audience saw a world record courtesy of Regina Jacobs in the 1500 meters and an American record by Stacy Dragila in the pole vault. There were plenty of action on the collegiate side which produced many impressive marks at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston.

Men's results included Arkansas kicking off the day by taking the DMR title in 9:34.76. Otukile Lekote of South Carolina, after coming through the 400 meters in 51 seconds, held on to win the 800 meters in 1:48.07. Alistair Cragg of Arkansas broke the indoor collegiate record in the 3000 meters with his time of 7:45.22. Women's results included Shalane Flanagan of North Carolina blazing through the 3000 meters in 9:00.22. Her time is not only the fastest in the event so far this year, but also the top time recorded from all of last year. Teammate Alice Schmidt won the 800 meters in 2:05.75. As a part of Tracksharkmedia, several photos were taken from the meet as well.

Washington hosted the Husky Invitational as many NCAA marks were met on the oversized track. Men's highlights included Stanford winning the DMR in an automatic time of 9:34.56. SMU came in second by also hitting the auto standard with their time of 9:37.39. It was a hot 5000 meters that saw seven athletes dip under 14 minutes. Louie Luchini of Stanford had the hot foot with his winning time of 13:48.82. Mindi Pukstas of SMU came in second with his time of 13:50.59. Dalibor Balgac of SMU was the first collegian in the 3000 meters with his time of 7:55.24. Julien Kapek of USC soared to 54-06.50 to take home the triple jump title. Dan Ames of UCLA finished behind former Bruin standout John Godina in the shot put with his opening season mark of 63-03.25. Ames then came back to hit the auto mark in the weight throw with his toss of 70-01.75.

Women's highlights from the Husky Invitational saw three schools hit the automatic standard in the DMR. Stanford won with their time of 11:05.16, UCLA was second in 11:07.18 and Wisconsin placed third in 11:19.34. Virginia Powell of USC won the 60 meter hurdles while just missing the auto standard with her time of 8.18. Jakki Bailey of Stanford won the 60 meters in 7.35. Tiffany Burgess of UCLA hit the auto mark in the 800 meters with her winning time of 2:06.03. Maggie Vessey of Cal-Poly SLO took third with her time of 2:06.82. Four athletes hit the auto mark in the 3000 meters as well. Alicia Craig of Stanford won the event in 9:07.88, teammate Lauren Fleshman took second in 9:11.53, Lina Nilsson of UCLO took third in 9:13.55 and Malindi Elmore of Stanford ran 9:17.68. Cari Song of UCLA took home the weight throw title with her mark of 64-02.25. Jessica Cosby of UCLA and Jillian Camarena of Stanford both met the auto standard in the shot put with their throws of 54-08 and 54-00.50.

LSU hosted the Bayou Bengal Classic on Friday as three Tigers gained NCAA automatic qualifying marks. John Moffitt recorded a 53-03 in the triple jump, Nicole Toney reached 43-05.75 in the same event and Mallory McDonald threw 65-02.75 in the weight throw.

Illinois hosted the Carle/Health Alliance Invitational as Nicole Whitman stole the show for the women. The Illini senior posted an NCAA automatic qualifying mark of 44-02 in the triple jump. In addition to being a career-best jump, the performance set an Illinois Armory Track record, a school record and is the longest triple jump in Big Ten history, indoors or outdoors. Teammate Perdita Felicien also met the automatic standard in the finals of the 60 meter hurdles with her winning time of 8.12. Danielle Carruthers of Indiana met the auto mark as well with her second place time of 8.16. Indiana won the women's quad meet over Illinois, Missouri and Eastern Illinois. Men's results included Aarik Wilson of Indiana just missing the auto mark in the triple jump with his winning leap of 52-11.50. Christian Cantwell of Missouri hit the auto standard in the shot put with his throw of 66-02.25. Indiana won the men's quad meet over Illinois, Missouri and Eastern Illinois.

Patricia Soman of Ball State leads the nation in the long jump with her performance at Butler

Butler hosted the Smith Barney Invitational in which Boaz Cheboiywo of Eastern Michigan won the 5000 meters in NCAA automatic fashion with his time of 13:48.03. Teammate Gavin Thompson was second in 14:08.71. Christin Wurth of Arkansas hit the automatic standard in the mile run with her victory in 4:41.62. Teammate Londa Bevins placed second in 4:46.31. Patricia Soman of Ball State set an all-time Mid-American Conference record in the long jump with her leap of 6.36 meters. Soman than came back to win the triple jump as well with her mark of 12.96m.

Boisie State was host to the Bodybuilding.com Invitational. Men's highlights included Lewis Banda of Arizona State placing second in the 400 meters with his time of 46.45. Janne Vartia of UTEP had a strong throw in the weight with his toss of 67-01.25. Women's highlights saw Oluyemi Fagbamila of UTEP winning the 400 meters in 53.64. BYU standout Michaela Mannova claimed the mile run with her time of 4:46.55. After having her performance from the Pole Vault Summit in Reno not count, Niki McEwen of Oregon got her automatic ticket back with her winning height of 13-09.25.

Sanya Richards of Texas headlined the the Houston Indoor Classic. Richards made her collegiate debut in the 400 meters by winning in 54.00. Richards then split 52.7 in the 4x400m relay to help the lady Longhorns to gain an automatic mark in the event with their winning time of 3:34.66.

Oklahoma hosted the J.D. Martin Invitational which saw several outstanding performances. Veronica Campbell of Barton County CC broke her own meet and facility record in the 60-meter dash, edging Oklahoma's Jones with a 7.09. The duo competed together last year at Barton. LaVerne Jones of Oklahoma set a school record in the 60 meter dash with an NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 7.36, then came back about 90 minutes later to win th 200 meter dash with a 24.16, also an NCAA provisional mark. April Steiner of Arkansas cleared 13-09.75 in the pole vault to set a meet and facility record. The mark was an NCAA automatic mark and is the best performance in the country to date. Rebekah Green of Kansas State continues to dominate in the shot put with her performance of 55-02.75.

At the Ohio State Invitational, Buckeye Dan Taylor showed why he is one to contend with in the shot put with his winning throw and automatic mark of 67-04. Teammate Drew Carter came up big in the long jump with his leap of 25 feet even. Adriane Blewitt of Ashland, the defending Division II champion, showed why she is one the top throwers in the country with her toss of 57-00.

George Mason hosted the Patriot Games as freshman Alyce Williams of George Mason won the triple jump by coming close to the auto standard with her mark of 13.11 meters.

Penn State hosted their annual national invitational. Men's results included Michael Baird of Princeton winning the 3000 meters in 8:02.37. Women's results saw Consuella Moore of Penn State winning the 60 meters in 7.36. Nicole Cook of Tennessee was the top collegiate in the 800 meters with her time of 2:07.54. Duke won the DMR with their time of 11:27.39. Kira Sims of Akron cleared above 13 feet again with her winning height of 13-05.

Look for the Trackshark weekend review to be completed by every Monday all season long.