University of Connecticut Athletics
University of Connecticut
David Hemery Valentine Invitational
Nahom Breaks School Record at Valentine Invite
2/14/2020 10:08:00 PM | Women's Track and Field
BOSTON, Mass. – The UConn women's track and field team had another great performance at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational hosted by Boston University. Friday's meet was the final tune-up before the American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships. The meet was highlighted by junior Mia Nahom's school record breaking mile time and sophomore Emma Chee's stellar performance in the pole vault.
"Emma [Chee] continuing a great season, winning again today. She had a few struggles today, but was able to win. That's a sign of a champion," said director of track & field and cross country Greg Roy. "Mia [Nahom] put herself on the national list today in the mile, broke her coach's school record in the process. I thought Shauntae in the 200 and Shanelle in the 400 did a really nice job."
The Huskies continued their success after winning the New England Championships with another solid showing at the Valentine Invite. Roy was pleased with the team's performance and their progression this season.
"We had a pretty good day overall, we ran well. The team took a lot of steps toward getting ready for the American championships. Across the board we've made good progress today, and all year really, and a lot of kids indicated that they're ready for conference championships."
Meet Highlights
On the track…
- Junior Mia Nahom set a new PR and UConn record in the mile run with a time of 4:39.47. Nahom's mile run is now the 26th best overall time in the NCAA Divison I this season.
- The 4x400 relay team of sophomore Shanelle Colmon, freshman Shauntae Nelson, sophomore Ayoola Gbolade, and sophomore Dejanee Parms took fourth with a time of 3:45.20.
- Nelson placed 12th in a field of 295 runners in the 200m with a time of 24.44.
- Shanelle Colmon placed 21st in a field of 213 runners in the 400m, coming in at 56.22.
In the field…
- Sophomore Emma Chee took first in the pole vault, clearing 3.86m (12-08.00).
- Senior Gabriella Gavalas took fourth in the triple jump with a jump of 11.44m (37-06.50).
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