Sheila Reid Wins 3000 at Columbia Last Chance Meet

Sheila Reid is out of indoor eligibility as a Villanova Wildcat (she'll be back wearing the Villanova singlet come outdoor season), but represented Canada at this past weekend's meet at the Armory. Reid was victorious in the 3000 meters, running 9:01.83 against some good competition (e.g., Emily Sisson and Ashley Higginson). That time is about 5 seconds off her 3000 meter PR of 8:56.92, but a solid run for her first race of the indoor season. To place the 9:01.83 in context, that's about 8.2 seconds faster than the NCAA auto qualifier (9:10.00) in this event. The top time in the NCAA this indoor season belongs to Katie Flood of Washington, at 8:55.31. Reid's time would rank her in the #4 spot in the NCAA. Former Villanova all-american Frances Koons served as a pace-setter in the race through 4000 meters.

Event 17  Women 3000 Meter Run
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    Name                    Year School                  Seed     Finals 
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  1 Reid, Sheila                 Canada               9:05.00    9:01.83  
  2 Sisson, Emily                Providence           9:08.00    9:06.04  
  3 Higginson, Ashley            Saucony              9:05.00    9:11.62  
  4 Penney, Lauren               Syracuse             9:08.00    9:12.14  
  5 Davidson, Hannah             Providence           9:12.53    9:22.65  
  6 Reilly, Stephanie            Unattached           9:05.00    9:26.23  
  7 FfrenchO'Carroll, Charlo     Providence           9:22.00    9:27.71  
  8 Slekis, Stephanie            Unattached                      9:28.51  
  9 Westphal, Liv                Boston Colle         9:28.00    9:29.23  
 10 Lanois, Emily                Columbia             9:22.00    9:30.15  
 11 Mac Queen, Kyle              Boston Colle         9:18.88    9:32.30  
 12 Pagano, Sarah                Unattached           9:25.00    9:35.44  
 13 Stephens, Heather            Syracuse             9:18.00    9:37.03  
 14 Ridder, Brooklyne            Penn State           9:30.78    9:40.81  
 15 McKay, Rebekah               Unattached           9:35.00    9:41.42  
 16 Buck, Clare                  Columbia             9:25.00    9:43.50  
 17 Millhouse, Kara              Penn State           9:17.48    9:43.90  
 18 MacFawn, Lauryn              Syracuse             9:40.00    9:44.31  
 19 Busby, Natalie               Syracuse             9:35.00    9:47.35  
 20 Symoniak, Brenna             Syracuse             9:50.00   x9:52.86  
 21 Clinton, Alexandra           Syracuse             9:50.00  x10:13.84  
 22 Linde, Maura                 Syracuse             9:50.00  x10:30.87  
 -- Shappert, Niccole            NYAC                 9:05.00        DNF  
 -- Koons, Francis               Nj-Ny-Tc                            DNF  
 -- DiCresncenzo, Delilah        Nj-Ny-Tc                            DNF  
 -- Neczypor, Hannah             Georgetown                          DNF