BETHLEHEM, Pa. -  Highlighted by five individual gold-medal performances, the Boston University women's track & field team finished third at the 2020 Patriot League Indoor Track & Field Championship, which concluded Sunday at Lehigh University's Rauch Field House.
 
The Terriers were led by sophomore Andrea Claeson who won gold in 1 mile and 3000m. Claeson's two wins earned the Terriers 20 points, earning her the PL Highest Point-Scorer Award. At the conclusion of the meet she was also named PL Track Athlete of the Meet.
 
The Terriers received another amazing performance from freshman Sophia Jacobs-Townsley who won gold in the 5000m and silver in the 3000m run and was named PL Rookie of the Meet.
 
Despite not being seeded in the top 15, junior Bridget Chiaravalle blew away the field to win gold in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.50. Her time was a new personal best and set a PL Championship meet record. Chiaravalle's win was her second-consecutive 60m hurdles PL title.
 
In the field, junior Bridget Bishop, who recently recovered from ACL surgery, had a terrific performance in the shot put, taking home bronze with a throw of 13.88m (45'6.50"). 
 
On Saturday, senior Gillian Morrison got the Terriers off on a winning note, taking gold in the pentathlon with a score of 3656,  a new personal best. 

GABE SANDERS ON HIS TEAM

"I am really pleased and excited about both our teams' performances this weekend,'" said Boston University director of track and field Gabe Sanders after the meet. "We had athletes up and down our lineups who outperformed their rankings and who had their best day. They came here and fought hard in every single event and I couldn't be more proud of that effort. I think our entire coaching staff did a tremendous job and I know we are setting the tone for years to come" 

 
THE RUNDOWN
Event: Patriot League Indoor Track & Field Championships
Location: Lehigh University's Rauch Field House – Bethlehem, Pa. -
Results: Patriot League

TOP PERFORMERS

• In the first running event on Sunday, sophomore Andrea Claeson won gold in the 1 mile run with a time of 4:59.03. Claeson came from behind and sprinted past Army's Samantha Coletti down the stretch to win the gold as Coletti settled for silver (4:59.44). Later in the meet, Claeson competed in the 3000m run and battled teammate Sophia Jacobs-Townsley for gold through the final turn. Once again, Claeson's finishing kick won the race in a time of 9:43.22 and a second gold medal. Jacobs-Townsley took silver with a time of 9:45.21.
• On Sunday Jacobs-Townsley took home gold in the 5000 meter run, blowing away the field with a time of 16:55.17. Jacobs-Townsely won the event by more than 9 seconds over silver medalist Emily Craig of Navy (17:04.83). After the meet, Jacobs-Townsley was named Rookie of the Meet.
• Bridget Chiaravalle won gold in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.50, a new personal best and set a PL Championship record. Her gold medal was the second consecutive 60m hurdles PL title. 
• In the field, Bridget Bishop had a terrific performance in the shot put, taking home bronze with a throw of 13.88m (45'6.50").
• On Saturday, senior Gillian Morrison won gold in the pentathlon with a score of 3656, a new personal best. Morrison took the lead after the second event when she finished first in the high jump with a jump of 1.65m (5'5"). In the final event of the pentathlon, Morrison was clutch, finishing second in the 800m run with a personal-best time of 2:25.35, to earn 752 points towards her total score of 3,656. Morrison edged Navy's Lindsey Lewis who took home silver with 3,605 points.
• On Sunday, Morrison finished tied for fifth in the high jump with a jump of 1.65m (5'5") to earn the Terriers 3.5 points. 
• Junior Stephanie Forbes qualified for the finals of the 1 mile run and finished eighth with a time of 5:17.14 to earn the Terriers an unexpected point. 
• Freshman Joceline Wind advanced to the finals and finished sixth in the 800m run with a time of 2:15.12. 
• Freshman Noelani Phillips qualified for the finals of the 200m dash and finished fifth with a time of 25.21 to earn the Terriers four points. 
• Junior Cecelia Gerstenbacher also advanced to the finals of the 200m dash and finished sixth with a time of 25.38, 

 
Final Team Results
1. Navy – 204.5
2. Army - 133
3. BU – 111.5
4. Lehigh – 82.33
5. Bucknell – 69.33
6. Holy Cross – 59.33
7. Loyola – 31
7. Colgate - 5
8. Lafayette - 4
9. American – 2

2020 Patriot League Indoor Track & Field Major Awards
Patriot League Men's Coach of the Year: Jamie Cook, Navy
Patriot League Women's Coach of the Year: Jamie Cook, Navy
Patriot League Men's Track Athlete of the Meet: Jake Brophy, Navy, Sr., Distance
Patriot League Women's Track Athlete of the Meet: Andrea Claeson, Boston University, So., Distance
Patriot League Men's Field Athlete of the Meet: Michael Renard, Army West Point, Sr., Throws
Patriot League Women's Field Athlete of the Meet: Emily Mikoud, Army West Point, So., Throws
Patriot League Men's Highest Point-Scorer: Clayton Thompson, Navy, Jr., Heptathlon, Hurdles
Patriot League Men's Highest Point-Scorer: Andrea Claeson, Boston University, So., Distance; Calli McMullen, Army West Point, Sr., Sprints
Patriot League Men's Rookie of the Meet: Caden Dailey, Navy, Fr., Jumps, Sprints
Patriot League Women's Rookie of the Meet: Sophia Jacobs-Townsley, Boston University, Fr., Distance