Terriers Compete in Day 1 of PL Championships

Friday, May 3

Worcester, MA

Boston University

PL Outdoor Championships

Terriers Compete in Day 1 of PL Championships

May 3, 2019 | Women's Track & Field

Results

Day 1 Results

WORCESTER, Mass. - The Boston University women's track & field team completed Day 1 of the Patriot League Championships hosted by Holy Cross on Friday. The day was highlighted by a silver medal performance by senior Lovie Burleson who finished second in the long jump with a jump of 5.78m (18'11.75")

Several Terriers also had strong performances in the preliminaries. Bridget Chiaravalle finished first in the 100m hurdles semifinals with a new personal-best time of 14.17 and qualified for Sunday's finals. Ebony Brown competed in the 100m dash and finished seventh with a personal-best time of 12.13 to qualify for Sunday's finals. Brown also qualified for the finals in the 200m dash, finishing second in the prelims with a time of 24.60.

FRIDAY'S RESULTS

• In the first running event of the meet, Abigail Gugel finished fourth in the 10,000m run with a time of 36:57.36 to earn the Terriers five points in the team standings.
• Lovie Burleson finished second in the long jump with a jump of 5.78m (18'11.75") to win silver.
• Bridget Chiaravalle finished first in the 100m hurdles semifinals with a new personal-best time of 14.17 and qualified for Sunday's finals.
• Ebony Brown competed in the 100m dash and finished seventh with a personal-best time of 12.13 to qualify for Sunday's finals. Brown also qualified for the finals in the 200m dash, finishing second in the prelims with a time of 24.60.
• Cecelia Gerstenbacher also qualifed for the 200m dash finals after finishing sixth in the prelims with a time of 24.94.
• Sarah Cicchetti took seventh in the hammer throw with a throw of 50.09m (164'04") and earned the Terriers two points.
• The 4x800m relay team of Emily Turner, Stephanie Forbes, Casey Kelly and Laura Parkinson finished sixth with a time of 9:03.43.
• Kennedy Jones finished fifth in the long jump with a 5.58m jump (18'3.75").
• Through Day 1, Ava Gruzen is in third place in the heptathlon with 2,702 points through four events.
• Zoe Beard took eighth in the pole vault with a vault of 3.55 meters (11'7.75").

CURRENT STANDINGS
With six events scored, the BU women are tied for fifth place with 23 points. Navy leads with PL Championship 70.5 points.
1. Navy- 70.5
2. Buck bell- 41
3. Lehigh- 29.5
4. Army- 26
T5. BU- 23
T5. Holy Cross- 23
7. American- 10
8. Loyola- 8
9. Lafayette- 3

STILL TO COME
• Saturday will feature a full day of events beginning with the final three events of the heptathlon at 10:15 a.m. and concluding with the women's 4x400m final at 5:25 p.m.

FOLLOW
• A live broadcast of the competition can be watched on the Patriot League Network
• For a full schedule of events click HERE