Ali Smith Breaks Own Meet & Stadium Record at Colonial Relays Steeple

Ali Smith's 10:24.52 in the 3000 steeplechase set a new meet and facility record tonight at William & Mary's Colonial Relays. It also established a new PR by almost two seconds in a race she won by 8 seconds. Also in steeple, Sarah Morrison was 3rd in 10:47.53

In other highlights, Amanda Marino ran 16:22.13 in the 5000 to finish 2nd overall. Summer Cook, making the transition from Villanova's swim team, ran 16:46.42 to finish 8th (Cook was an all conference cross country harrier in 2006 while in high school in Colorado, but decided at the time to concentrate on swimming). Shericka Ward won the 200 meters in 24.30, and Kristen Mahon won the 400 hurdles in 1:00.99, breaking 1:01.00 for the 5th time in her career.

Emily Lipari's first collegiate outdoor 1500 netted a nice 4:26.15, good enough for 4th out of 105 competitors. Bogdana Mimic was 8th in the 1500, in 4:27.61.








Here are the women's highlights from Friday night.

200 meters
1. Shericka Ward 24.30
4. Christie Verdier 24.96
14. Ashley Dunbar 25.56
38. Marie Yuille 26.24

400 meters
10. Fafavie Lumax 58.18
14. Jessona McDonald 58.63

400 meter hurdles
1. Kristen Mahon 1:00.99
8. Mary Bohi 1:04.79

800 meters
15. Kelly McElroy 2:14.34
29. Shannon Browne 2:16.81
37. Anna Francis 2:18.49

1500 meters
4. Emily Lipari 4:26.15
8. Bogdana Mimic 4:27.61
17. Ariann Neutts 4:35.55
31. Nicky Akande 4:42.48

3000 meter Steeple
1. Ali Smith 10:24.52 MR SR
3. Sarah Morrison 10:47.53
17. Kaitlyn O'Sullivan 12:13.54

5000
2. Amanda Marino 16:22.13
8. Summer Cook 16:46.42
11. Callie Hogan 16:57.45
24. Meghan Smith 17:47.08

For complete results, click the title of this post.