Purrier of Women’s Track Sets Her Sixth School Record at the Colonial Relays

Friday, April 1

Williamsburg, VA

11 AM

University of New Hampshire

The College of William & Mary

Purrier of Women’s Track Sets Her Sixth School Record at the Colonial Relays

4/1/2016 10:25:00 PM | Women's Track & Field

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Sophomore Elinor Purrier (Montgomery, Vt.) of the University of New Hampshire women's track & field team set a new school record in the seeded 800-meter run at the Colonial Relays on the College of William & Mary campus Friday afternoon.

Team Rankings
New Hampshire ranks 12^th with 18 total points out of 38 programs after day one of the meet.

Top Finishes

Elinor Purrier: 1^st 800 – 2:06.63 (School Record)
Laura Rose Donegan: 4^th 1,500 – 4:25.18 (Personal Record)
Danielle Gajewski: 7^th 800 – 2:13.37 (Personal Record)
Alyson Messina: 19^th 400 Hurdles – 1:04.53
Lauren Perrodin: 21^st 100 Prelims – 12.32
Cassie Kruse: 24^th 800 – 2:15.45 (Personal Outdoor Record)
Shannon Murdock: 37^th 1,500 – 4:41.29 (Personal Record)

'Cat Facts

Purrier claimed her sixth school record with the first place finish, besting the previous record by 2.18 seconds.
Purrier entered the meet following a third-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championship in the mile (4:38.42) for All-American status.
Donegan set a new personal record to begin the outdoor season with a 6.75-second improvement from her previous best.
Gajewski recorded her top-10 finish out of 39 competitors. She bested her previous time by 1.86 seconds.
Murdock ran her first 1,500-meter event as a Wildcat.

UNH has two relay teams competing tomorrow afternoon at the Colonial Relays while most of the team head to the University of Maine for a tri-meet with Bates College.

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