VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Brandeis University sophomore TJ Carleo (Newburyport, Mass./Newburyport) finished in 18^th place today in the 800-meter run at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships hosted by Norfolk State University in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Carleo was seeded 11^th entering the meet. He ran in the third of three heats, starting in Lane 6. Carleo was in fourth place after his first 200-meter lap, running a time of 26.97 seconds. Unfortunately, he was unable to keep up the fast pace of the race, and fell into seventh place by the 600-meter mark.

Carleo finished with a time of 1:54.33, three seconds behind the final qualifier for tomorrow's finals. He was unable to better his indoor personal-best time of 1:52.37, run at the University Athletic Association championships this year when he was the conference runner-up.

Carleo will return to action during the outdoor season, starting on March 30 at the Tufts Snowflake Classic. He will be in search of a third-straight berth at the NCAA Division III Championships.