Wildcats Set New Career-Bests at Valentine Invitational

Friday, February 8

Boston, Mass.

12 PM

University of New Hampshire

David Hemery Valentine Invitational

(Photo by Matthew Troisi)

2/9/2019 10:03:00 AM | Women's Track & Field

BOSTON – Several athletes from the University of New Hampshire women's track & field team traveled down to the Boston University track and tennis center for the annual David Hemery Valentine invitational.

The Wildcats, who will soon return to the BU Track and Tennis center for the America East Championships, got a chance to improve their seed times and prepare for the championship track in a variety of middle and long distance events.

In Friday's events, the Wildcats were once again led by senior Shannon Murdock (Exeter, N.H.) who set another new personal best in the mile. Murdock, who competed against some of the nations top talent in the event, bear her old personal best time set on that same track earlier this season (4 minutes, 44.73 seconds) with a new time of 4:41.61. Her time was good for a 12^th place finish in the event, the top Wildcat finisher of Friday's events. Her time is currently the 31^st fastest time in the nation in that event.

Fifth-year Danielle Gajewski (Danville, N.H.) competed in the 800 meter run, and just missed her own personal best in the event by just over two seconds. Her time of 2:09.63 was good for an 18^th place finish in the event. Her time is currently good for 48^th fastest in the nation.

UP NEXT:
Several other Wildcats will spend the weekend competing against top talent at the URI Coaches Tribute meet in Kingston, R.I. this Saturday, February 9. After a week off, the Wildcats head back to Boston University for the 2018-19 America East Indoor Track & Field Championships on Friday, February 22 to Saturday, Feb. 23.

MEET RESULTS:
Other top performers for the Wildcats:

Three Wildcats competed in the 500m run; senior Jessica Hackett (Dover, N.H.) took 24^th with a time of 1:16.75¸just missing her personal best by one second and change. Junior Chloe Holowachuk (Smithfield, R.I.) set a new personal best in the event with a time of 1:17.48 (29^th place finish) and senior Emileigh Glode (Boxborough, Mass.) rounded out the Wildcat pack at 31^st, with a time of 1:17.82, also just over a second off from meeting her career best.
Also in the mile run, junior Michaella Conery (Concord, N.H.) set a new personal best with her new time of 5:02.93. Her time was good for a 67^th place finish.
In the 1000m run, sophomore Cayla Barretto (Woburn, Mass.) took 39^th, with a new PB time of 2:57.65.
In the 3000m run, junior Meg Champagne (Plattsburgh, N.Y.) had her first sub-10 minute time in the event, setting a new career best at 9:53.91. Her finish was 55^th overall.