The Rutgers men's indoor track and field team competed a handful of student-athletes at the 2008 New Balance Collegiate Invitational on Saturday, Feb. 9, at the Armory Track and Field Center in New York City.

Highlighting the Scarlet Knights' performances on the weekend was junior Steve Swern (Mt. Laurel, N.J.) in the 500- meter. Swern placed third out of 56 runners with a time of 1:02.40 (BIG EAST and IC4A qualifier).

Other ScarletKnights postingBIGEAST and IC4A qualifying times were junior Kyle Grady in the 60-meter hurdles and sophomore Tyrone Putman in the triple jump. Grady ran 8.08 in the hurdles, while Lopez recorded a leap of 47' 3".

Rutgers will return to action on Friday, Feb. 15, for the Lafayette/Rider Invitational at theArmory. The ScarletKnightswill then gear up for the 2008 BIG EAST Indoor Championships on Feb. 23.

The Rutgers gymnastics teampicked up a home win Saturday over SUNY Cortland, beating the Red Dragons by a score of 188.650- 179.200 in a dual meet at the Livingston Recreation Center.

The win lifted Rutgers to a 7-4 record on the season, and the Scarlet Knights are now 7-0 all-time against Cortland.

On the vault to start the meet, sophomore Laura Sevarino (Cheshire, Conn.) scored a 9.700 to pace the Scarlet Knights and take second overall, followed by sophomoreAlyssa Lewandowski in third with a season-high 9.600 and freshman Nicole Rose in fourth with a 9.500.

Rutgers swept the first five spots on the uneven parallel bars behind a strong performance from senior Stephanie Pannick, who came in first place overallwith her score of 9.550. Sophomore Prishani Seebadri, placed second with a 9.450, while senior Tiffany Schramm and junior Kristy Behr tied for third. Sevarino came in fourth overall as all five athletes placed ahead of Cortland's top finisher in the event.

The Scarlet Knights took the top three places on the balance beam, as Sevarino recorded a season-high performance of 9.725 and junior LataraNorthcutt followed with a 9.600. Schramm's score of 9.500 placed her third.

In the floor exercises, Sevarino (9.750), Rose (9.625), Lewandowski (9.475), freshman Kiah Banfield (9.400), and senior Elizabeth Bohnsack (9.400) all placed ahead of the top Cortland finisher in a strong overall performance. The scores were season-highs for Rose, Lewandowski, and Banfield.

Sevarino's impressive day landed her the top finish in the all-around for RU's third-straight meet with a 38.525, which is also her season-high.

The Scarlet Knights return to action Saturday at 1 p.m. on the road at Yale. Rutgers' Feb. 23 home meet with West Virginia, Bridgeport, Rhode Island, and Ursinus will be the team's annual Alumni Meet, where all alumni are encouraged to attend and cheer on the Scarlet Knights.