Women's Indoor Breaks Two Program Records At BU Invitational
Photo: Brittney Lane
Results
BOSTON, Mass. – The University at Albany women's indoor
track and field team set two new program records Friday and Saturday at the
Boston University Terrier Classic.
Junior Brittney Lane broke the school record in the 3,000m, previously
set in 2005 by Alyssa Lotmore (9:42.71), with a time of 9:41.31. The run was
good for seventh place in the strong field at Boston's Track and Tennis Center.
In addition, the Great Danes' distance medley relay team
bested the program record that was set in 2011 (11:41.48) with their time of
11:40.00. Kathryn Fanning ran the 1,200m leg in 3:29.50, followed by Sherez
Mohamed's 57.0 second 400m, Brianne Bellon's 2:13.60 800m, and Miranda
McConnell's 4:59.50 anchor leg in the 1600m. The school record performance
earned the win for UAlbany in the 14-team field.
Fanning has now been a part of three broken program records
in the last three meets, having set new bests in the 1,000m (2:46.70) at the
Great Dane Classic and the mile (4:45.88) at the Nittany Lion Challenge.
With a time of 3:46.52, the women's 4x400 relay team ran the
second-best time in school history. Aderinsola Ajala (57.5), Tynelle
Taylor-Chase (56.2), Dominique Claudio (56.8), and Alli Rogers (55.9) placed
fifth overall in the 41-team pool.
Other highlights at the Terrier Classic included McConnell's winning 1,000m time of 2:53.29, also marking a personal
best. Fanning placed third in the mile run with a 4:47.34 mark, while
Michelle Anthony placed sixth in the 60m hurdles with a personal-best time of
8.76.
On the field side, Solene Bastien (17-08.25)
and Ashley Mahlmeister (17-08.25) tied for sixth place in the long jump, while
Pony Sokiri (37-10.75) and T'Sian Haywood (37-08.00) placed sixth and seventh,
respectively, in the triple jump.
The Great Danes are back in action next
Friday and Saturday at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational at the NYC
Armory.
