BOSTON – Vermont women's track & field saw personal records and impressive runs in the Valentine Invite on Friday at Boston University. The meet was UVM's final tune-up before next week's America East Championships.
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Results
COACH'S QUOTE
"We had four of the six who raced today get personal bests; and the other two ran well also," head coach
Matt Belfield said. "We accomplished the goal for today by generating some momentum for America East. I'm really happy seeing Konstanze back strong and earning a top-10 UVM performance."
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Caroline O'Shea logged the Catamounts' top finish in the mile when she placed 65th with a time of 4:58.44. The junior clipped her previous personal-best time by 0.36 seconds.
- Lexi Sutyak placed 120th out of 255 with a personal-best time of 5:07.31. She improved on her previous mark by 4.23 seconds.
- Katie Nolan (145th) and Autumn Albrecht (157th) rounded out the Vermont runners in the mile with times of 5:12.16 and 5:14.14, respectively.
- Konstanze Wendeln ran a 3000 meter time of 9:56.19 for a new personal record and 89th place. The sophomore's time was 7.74 seconds faster than her previous mark.
- Sunny Nagpaul also ran a personal-best mark with a time of 10:03.04 for 91st in the 3000 meter run. The senior improved her personal record by 5.75 seconds.
UP NEXT
The Vermont women return to action on Friday (Feb. 21) for Day 1 of the America East Championships. The indoor championships begin at 10 a.m. at Boston University's Track & Tennis Center.
