SBU Sports: Women’s Track and Field team wins relay, Durcan posts personal best at Scarlet Knight Open
The Stony Brook University women’s track and field program competed at the Scarlet Knight Open, hosted by Rutgers, at the Armory in New York City on Feb. 3 and 4. Niamh Durcan posted an ECAC qualifying time, finishing the 3K with a personal-best 9:56.07 mark.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Durcan’s time in the 3,000-meter was a personal-best time and earned her a seventh-place finish in the event.
- The quintet of Rebecca Clackett, Olivia Simonetti, Logan Barsalow, Sarah Connelly and Julia Samuelsoncombined to win the medley relay. They combined to finish with a 12:52.56 clocking as a unit.
- Amelie Guzman (17:40.42) and Grace Sisson (17:41.08) took sixth and seventh place, respectively, in the 5K.
“Another weekend where we saw noticeable improvement in some of our student-athletes’ fitness and competitiveness,” said head coach Andy Ronan.
The team returns to action next weekend at the Fastrack National Invite at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island on February 10.
