PRINCETON, N.J. - George Mason senior Everett Hackett captured the IC4A title in the 5000m run in the first day of the IC4A/ECAC outdoor championships on Friday evening on the campus of Princeton University.

Hackett won the second section of the event and the overall championship in a time of 14:05.22, just over one second ahead of his nearest competitor.

Also running on Friday was Daniel Callan, who placed 27^th in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:30.14, while both John Holt and Andrew Pitts competed in the 10000m run, finishing 18^th (31:17.85) and 22^nd (31:36.85), respectively.

The Patriots continue in day two of the championships on Saturday.