Women’s Track & Field Concludes Regular Season at David Hemery Invite

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David Hemery Valentine Invite

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Women’s Track & Field Concludes Regular Season at David Hemery Invite

February 14, 2020 | Women's Track & Field

Results

BOSTON – In their final competition before the Patriot League Championships, the Boston University women's track & field team hosted the David Hemery Valentine Invitational at the TTC on Friday.

BU competed against a very large and talented field made up of approximately 2,000 athletes representing more than 100 teams including hundreds of post-collegiate athletes.

The Terriers had several strong performances including freshman Sophia Jacobs-Townsley who finished the 5000m run with an incredible time of 16:35.75, fastest in the Patriot League this season by more than 35 seconds and fifth fastest ever for a Terrier. Andrea Claeson had an excellent showing in the 3000m run, finishing with a time of 9:46.60 which is a personal best and leads the Patriot League.

THE RUNDOWN
Event: David Hemery Valentine Invitational
Location: Boston University Track & Tennis Center
Women's Results: Lancer Timing

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES

Freshman Sophia Jacobs-Townsley finished the 5000m run with an incredible time of 16:35.75. Her time is the fastest in the Patriot League this year by more than 35 seconds and fifth-fastest 5K ever for a Terrier. Jacobs-Townsley finished 12th overall in a deep and talented field of 61 runners.
Andrea Claeson competed in the 3000m run and finished with an excellent time of 9:46.60 which is a personal best and leads the Patriot League.
Greer Liguori took first in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.99, a new personal best.
Junior Veronica Kriss competed in the 3000m run and finished 38th in a field of 115 with a time of 10:09.96, a new personal best.
Gillian Morrison finished third in the 60m hurdles with a time of 9.18 in a field of 72.
Freshman Noelani Phillips had a strong performance in the 60m dash, finishing eighth with a time of 7.97, a new personal best.
Freshman Joceline Wind competed in the 1 mile run and finished with a time of 4:58.73.
Junior Bridget Chiaravalle competed in the 60m hurdles invite prelims and finished 13th in a field of 27 with a time of 9:06.
Cecelia Gerstenbacher competed in the in the 60m dash invitational prelims and finished 10th with a time of 7.81. Gerstenbacher later competed in the 200m dash and finished with a time of 25.03, good for 32nd place in a field of 330 sprinters.
Sophomore Gabriela Yiangou made her indoor debut competing in the 3000m and finished with a time of 10:34.08.
In the field, freshman Natalie Kwortnik finished second in the long jump with a 5.51m (18'1") effort, a new personal best.
In the pole vault, Lauren Sikoski cleared 3.51 meters ( 11'6.25") and finished tied for fourth place.

STAR STUDDED PERFORMANCES

Nia Akins of Penn had a tremendous performance in the 800m run, finishing first with an incredible time 2:00.71. Her time was the second-fastest collegiate 800 ever run, behind only Jazmine Fray's time of 2:00.69 which she set back in 2017 for Texas A&M.
Lindsey Butterworth won the 1000m run with a time of 2:37.85, just missing the facility and Canadian record of 2:37.04 set by Jenna Westaway at the TTC last year.
Speaking of Westaway, she competed in the 1 mile run and finished second with a time of 4:33.38 behind only Julie-Anne Staehli who finished first with a time of 4:32.36.
In the final women's event on Friday evening, Jenny Simpson competed in the 5000m and finished with a time of 14:58.67, the third fastest 5K ever for an American runner.

HEMERY CONTINUES SATURDAY

The David Hemery Valentine Invite will continue on Saturday with the men's competition beginning at 9am with the 5000 meter run.

PL CHAMPIONSHIP NEXT

Following this weekend's competition, the track & field teams will have a week off before traveling to Bethlehem, Penn. to compete at the Patriot League Championship hosted by Lehigh on Feb. 29 to Match 1.

(More to follow)