For the first time since re-chartering in 2009, Sigma Alpha Epsilon Indiana Gamma had two teams qualify for the Little 50 race.
The SAE A-team was able to post a top-ten finish, placing ninth out of 21 teams and third among fraternities April 14 at the 11th annual Little 50. The A-team was composed of senior Jarrett Smith, junior Patrick Fagan and freshmen Mitchell Sasseman and Arjun Sridhar.
A prelude to the Little 500, the race consists of teams running a combined 50 laps around the track at the Robert C. Haugh Track and Field Complex.
“I think the crowd really pushed us to the top-10 finish.” Smith said. “It was a lot of fun to get out and compete against the other teams, especially the fraternities. They were all talking about how crazy our fans were after the race.”
Running in his first Little 50, freshman Mitchell Sasseman said he trained five days per week in addition to team workouts.
“The track workouts were brutal,” he said. “Everyone had the mentality of pushing each other and striving to always get to that next level.”