From Brandeis University Athletics
The women's track and field team closed out the 2018 UAA Indoor Championships with incredible performances culminating in an impressive team finish.
Coming back from her DMR win less than twenty-four hours prior junior Emily Bryson (Quincy, Mass./North Quincy) made history. Bryson won the 3000m by almost 10-seconds with a time of 9:54.68. With this win, she becomes likely the only UAA athlete to ever win six UAA titles in six different events. As of now, Bryson has won in cross country, the outdoor 5000m, the indoor mile, the 1500m outdoors, last nights DMR, and now the 3000m. Bryson's time, when converted for track size places her 12th nationally, possibly allowing for a mile/3000m double come the NCAA championships in March.
On the women's side, the next highest place finish came from junior Doyin Ogundiran (Dix Hills, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills East) who placed second in the 800m running an indoor personal best of 2:14.05. Ogundiran only made it into the final on protest after being impeded in her prelim. With her performance, however, she showed that she belonged. Ogundiran is now ranked 4th nationally and will attempt to earn her first All-American honor after missing out last spring.
Other athletes who scored valuable points for the Judges included Jordin Carter (Fort Wayne, Ind./ R. Nelson Snyder) in the shot put. Carter placed 5thwith a throw of 11.33m (37-02.25) to go along with her second place in the weight throw on day one. Also earning a fifth-place finish was the women's 4x400 relay that recorded a time of 4:03.52. The quartet included Kayla Fahey, Leinni Valdez (Providence, R.I./ Hope), Lisbeth Valdez (Providence, R.I./ Hope), and Ogundiran. The final scorer for the women was Julia Bryson (Quincy, Mass./North Quincy) who placed 6th in the mile with a time of 5:14.05.