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ECAC Championship
Huskies Wrap Up Indoor Season ECAC Championships
3/5/2020 5:12:00 PM | Women's Track and Field
STORRS, Conn. – The UConn women's track and field team will close out the indoor season at the ECAC Championship meet in Boston. The meet will be held at the Boston University Track and Tennis Center.
The meet will get underway on Friday with the heptathlon and pentathlon and continue through Sunday.
The Huskies finished second overall at last year's meet and look to continue their recent success this indoor season.
"This is a meet we go to where we aren't going to stretch people and we will give the athletes some input on what they are going to compete in," stated director of cross country and track & field Greg Roy. "We go into it with the philosophy of, 'how do you want to compete in this meet' but know that we are expecting everyone to score points. We are going to maximize our points while doing what makes sense for our athletes."
"This is a great meet and for the men, three in a row would be nice," stated Roy. "The question on the women's side is do we have enough. It is another way for the women to continue building towards being a championship team."
"I told many athletes this week, first outdoor meet this weekend just happens to be inside," said Roy. "With the way we train, we look it as one big season with two peaks. After this week, we will take a deep breath and then away we go again."
On the Track…
- Danielle Jordan won bronze in the 3000 meter race with a new personal best time of 9:34.62 at last week's AAC Championship meet. Jordan will compete in the mile and distance medley relay this weekend.
- Junior Mia Nahom has been a consistent force this indoor season and a valued leader of the Huskies. Nahom will race in the 3000 meter run at the ECAC Champ meet.
- Sophomores Randi Burr and Celia Chacko set new personal best times in the 3000 meter race with times of 9:47.34 and 9:55.17, respectively. The two sophomores look to continue last week's success in the 4x800 and distance medley relay races.
- Sophomore Shanelle Colmon and freshman Shauntae Nelson have also had great indoor seasons for the Huskies. The two will run in the 200 meter race looking to beat their best times of 24.73 and 24.44, respectively.
In the Field…
- Freshman Patricia Mroczkowski won bronze in the women's high jump at the American Conference Championships, clearing a height of 1.76 meters, setting a new personal best, and claimed her first medal as a Husky. Mroczkowski will again compete in the high jump this weekend.
- Sophomore Emma Chee continued her success this season with a fourth place finish in the pole vault. Chee cleared a height of 3.93 meters. The sophomore has had a record-breaking season and will look again to win the event at the ECAC Champ meet.
- In the weight throw, Mikyla Rodgers has earned top two finishes in the event three times this season. She will represent UConn in the event again this weekend.
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