Track and field teams break records in Boston
"We competed in an extremely tough field, and I feel like several of the girls stepped up to the challenge, hitting or going past their personal records and really just challenging themselves to see how well they could do," Reeves said.Records fell for both the men's and women's track and field teams this past weekend as the Jays traveled north to Boston to compete in Boston University's Valentine Invitational. The two-day meet saw fierce competition from some of the top Division I and III teams in the nation.
Both teams came off of first place finishes the previous weekend in the Ursinus Frank Colden Invitational. The strong performances at that meet were carried over to Friday and Saturday's competition.
On the women's side, junior co-captain Jordan Ireton was able to break the two-year-old 400-meter indoor record, formerly held by Giselle Joseph. Ireton's time of 59.66 topped Joseph's by 0.27 seconds and also qualified her for ECAC's, which will be held in Boston in early March.
Freshman Christina Valerio was able to better her season best in the 3,000-meter run by 23.1 seconds as she ran 10:43.23. Her time was well under the ECAC standard, earning her a trip with back as well.
"The race was very exciting because I was in a faster heat racing against very good runners," Valerio said.?"The last mile of the race just flew by, but I have never felt so strong at the end of a race. I have been trying to qualify for ECAC's all season and it is so exciting to finally see all of the workouts payoff."
Junior Paula Osborn earned a 59th-place finish in the 55-meter dash and a 131st-place finish in the 200-meter dash, finishing with times of 7.75 and 28.04 seconds, respectively. Junior Emma Hiza finished 63rd in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 18:56.15, just shy of the ECAC qualifying standard, but a personal record nonetheless.
Freshman Kit Harris also improved her personal record in the 800-meter run, running a time of 2:23.32. Freshman Anita Mikkilineni, who had set the 60-meter hurdles indoor school record earlier this season, doubled up in the meet, running 9.28 in the 55-meter hurdles and 29.38 in the 200-meter dash.
Both teams came off of first place finishes the previous weekend in the Ursinus Frank Colden Invitational. The strong performances at that meet were carried over to Friday and Saturday's competition.
On the women's side, junior co-captain Jordan Ireton was able to break the two-year-old 400-meter indoor record, formerly held by Giselle Joseph. Ireton's time of 59.66 topped Joseph's by 0.27 seconds and also qualified her for ECAC's, which will be held in Boston in early March.
Freshman Christina Valerio was able to better her season best in the 3,000-meter run by 23.1 seconds as she ran 10:43.23. Her time was well under the ECAC standard, earning her a trip with back as well.
"The race was very exciting because I was in a faster heat racing against very good runners," Valerio said.?"The last mile of the race just flew by, but I have never felt so strong at the end of a race. I have been trying to qualify for ECAC's all season and it is so exciting to finally see all of the workouts payoff."
Junior Paula Osborn earned a 59th-place finish in the 55-meter dash and a 131st-place finish in the 200-meter dash, finishing with times of 7.75 and 28.04 seconds, respectively. Junior Emma Hiza finished 63rd in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 18:56.15, just shy of the ECAC qualifying standard, but a personal record nonetheless.
Freshman Kit Harris also improved her personal record in the 800-meter run, running a time of 2:23.32. Freshman Anita Mikkilineni, who had set the 60-meter hurdles indoor school record earlier this season, doubled up in the meet, running 9.28 in the 55-meter hurdles and 29.38 in the 200-meter dash.
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