Eagles Earn Second Place at Colonial Relays

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The Boston College women's track and field team finished in second place out of 56 teams with 60 total points at the Colonial Relays at William and Mary this past weekend. Delaware won the meet with 68 points. The Eagles were in seventh place after the second day of competition, but strong performance on day three helped propel BC to a second place finish at the meet.

Freshman Miranda Thompson won the 3000 meter run on Thursday, crossing the line in 9:52.73. Senior Julia Barron had a strong showing in the 400 meter hurdles, earning fourth place overall. Classmate Johanna Celli took third in the 400 meter dash on the day. The 4x400 meter relay team also earned a first place finish in the event.

BC will race in its third meet of the outdoor season when it travels to Providence, R.I. to participate in the Ocean State Invitational on Friday, April 13.

MEET INFORMATION:
Colonial Relays
Williamsburg, Va. (College of William and Mary at Zable Stadium)
Thursday, April 5 – Saturday, April 7

BC Highlights:

Thompson won first place in the 3000 meter run, crossing the line in 9:52.73. The rookie was one of only five runners to break 10 minutes.
Barron took fourth place in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 1:02.11.
Freshman Anna Flynn and sophomore Jessica Martin also had a strong showing in the 3000 meter run, finishing the race in 10:04.02 and 10:12.10 respectively, to earn a seventh place and 10^th place finish.
Junior Sarah Marvin and sophomore Mary Kate Vaughn competed in the 10,000 meter run on Thursday. Marvin crossed the line in seventh place with a time of 36:23.10 and Vaughn finished in 10^th at 37:26.77.
Sophomore Julia Lyons was the top BC finisher in the 200 meter dash, running 25.39 and finishing in 28^th place in a field of 69 runners.
Celli took third place in the 400 meter dash with a time of 56.39.
Three BC runners finished in the top 20 in the 800 meter run. Senior Shannon Ahern took 13^th place, crossing the line in 2:13.84. Junior Gianna Bender was close behind in 15^th with a time of 2:14.22. Senior Molly McCabe finished in 19^th place at 2:15.01.
Freshman Emily Criscuolo took 20^th place in the 1500 meter run with a time of 4:39.50.
Junior Delia Hayes took 13^th place in the 5000 meter run, crossing the line in 17:45.73.
Freshman Jessica Creedon was the top BC finisher in the 100 meter hurdles, crossing the line in 21^st place with a time of 14.83.
The 4x100 meter relay team of Taylor, Lyons, Heil and Celli took fourth place with a time of 49.45.
The 4x400 meter relay team of Barron, sophomore Monica Heil, Celli and McCabe finished in first place overall, crossing the line in 3:52.05.
The 4x800 meter relay team of Bender, McCabe, Gregory and Ahern finished in second place, crossing the line in 9:06.02.
The distance medley realy team of Flynn, Creedon, Criscuolo and Thompson earned a third place finish with a time of 12:13.95.
In the field events, sophomore Abigail Gothers and Creedon competed in the high jump. Both women tied for third place, clearing 1.60 meters.
Lyons took fourth place in the long jump, jumping 5.54 meters.

Up Next:
The Eagles will return to action when they travel to Providence, R.I. to participate in the Ocean State Invitational on Friday, April 13.

Eagles Earn Second Place at Colonial Relays

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Players Mentioned

Shannon Ahern

Julia Barron

Gianna Bender

Johanna Celli

Jessica Creedon

Emily Criscuolo

Anna Flynn

Abigail Gothers

Delia Hayes

Monica Heil

Julia Lyons

Jessica Martin

Sarah Marvin

Molly McCabe

Miranda Thompson

Mary Kate Vaughn