University of Connecticut Athletics
University of Connecticut
ECAC Championship
Huskies Take Second at ECAC Championships
3/8/2020 7:11:00 PM | Women's Track and Field
BOSTON, Mass. – The UConn women's track and field team took second place at the ECAC Championship meet with 59.75 points. Towson took the top spot with 63 points while Albany took third with 58 points.
The championship meet was highlighted by stellar individual performances from sophomore Emma Chee's first place finish in the pole vault and junior Mia Nahom's 3000 meter run victory, and a team effort from the 4x800 meter relay team who finished second overall.
"The women, had a chance heading into those last two relays. Wejust scrapped and fought for every point and it really came down to those two relays," said director of track & field and cross country Greg Roy.
"Mia, just finished the 3,000 and comes back and anchors the 4x800 and did an amazing job, just misses getting the win there.
"I was really impressed with our team. They were really bought in and went out today with such a great attitude. We are starting to become a championship program. We really developed, both teams, this weekend. The dynamic from both our teams was great. Really picking each other up all weekend."
On the track…
- Freshman Shauntae nelson finished fifth overall in the 200 meter final race with a personal best time of 24.34, beating her previous personal best set in Saturday's prelim race.
- Sophomore Ayoola Gbolade finished sixth in the 800 meter final race. Gbolade set a personal best time of 2:10.81 in the prelim race on Saturday.
- Senior Danielle Jordan finished fifth overall in the mile run with a personal best time of 4:50.80.
- Junior Mia Nahom took first in the women's 300o meter run. Nahom came in with a time of 9:23.62, a new personal best time.
- Sophomore Randi Burr finished 5th in the 5000 meter race with a personal best time of 17:00.70. Senior Erick Randazzo also raced in the 5000 meters, setting her own persona best time of 17:10.40, finishing 9th overall.
- The 4x800 meter relay team of junior Solange Wright, sophomore Emma Krebs, junior Allie Alsup, and freshman Elise O'Leary took second in the final race Sunday with a time of 8:58.27.
In the field…
- Emma Chee continues her stellar sophomore season as she took first in pole vault, set new school record and persona best height of 4.10 meters.
- Sophomore Mikyla Rodgers took fifth in the weight throw finals with a throw of 18.54 meters (60-10.00).
- Junior Kelly Ward took second in pentathlon. Ward took first in the high jump and long jump events and finished with a personal best score of 3520 points.
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