From NYU Athletics
The New York University women's track & field team began its outdoor campaign at the Bulls Invitational hosted by he University of South Florida in Tampa, FL, on Thursday and Friday, March 19-20.
The competition was part of the Violets' spring break training camp.,
"We had a very productive spring break," noted Head Coach Will Boylan-Pett. "We were able to focus on training full-time and benefit from great weather in Florida. The University of South Florida was very accommodating in letting us use their track. The fast times posted today show that our hard work pays off."
NYU had a set of strong performances in the 800m. Freshman Ireland Gibson, who was close to breaking the school record indoors, managed to accomplish it in her first outdoor race. She took second among 39 runners in 2:13.95. The previous NYU record of 2:14.48 was set by current team member, junior Sarah Sisk, last year. Sisk was in action in Tampa, as well, placing eighth with a time of 2:19.40. Sophomore Wendy He finished 14th in 2:24.48, while freshman Megan Davis was 25th in 2:30.91.
"Ireland broke the school record and placed second in a big field, which was impressive," said Boylan-Pett. "Sisk was in the same heat and posted a good time, as well. It is another step in the right direction. They all had an aggressive week of training, and fast times coming off of hard workouts is a good sign."
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Junior Becky Turlip finished seventh of 66 participants in the 1,500m with a time of 4:45.16. FreshmanMaggie Lalowski was 27th in 5:013.18.
"Becky's time would translate into a 5:04.05 for one mile, while indoors she ran 5:14, so we are already seeing progress," explained Boylan-Pett.
- Senior Caroline Spring opened her outdoor season with a sub-60 400m performance – 59.55 for 12th place. She also competed in a shorter sprint, the 200m, and placed 38th in 26.74.
- Junior Kristina Harris set a personal best of 12.63 in the 100m for 21st. In the 200m, she clocked a solid 26.39, good for 35th place.
- The foursome of freshman Ireland Gibson, He, Spring, and Sisk placed 10th in the 4x400m relay with a time of 4:03.03.
- Freshman Erini Farid was ninth in the javelin throw with a personal best of 27.56m. Sophomore Jillian Edwards took 10th with a 25.24m throw. Edwards had a busy meet, also competing in the hammer throw (37.98m, 16th) and discus throw (31.58m, 15th).
- There was no team scoring kept at the meet.