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ACC Indoor Championship
ACC Track & Field Championship Day Two
February 25, 2011 | Women's Track & Field
Feb. 25, 2011
Blacksburg, Va. -
Senior Caroline King won heat three of the 800-meter qualifying round in 2:08.43 on Day Two of the ACC Track & Field Championships at the Rector Field House in Blacksburg, Va. The Scotia, N.Y. native will look to extend Boston College reign in the half-mile contest as the top-seeded athlete for the final scheduled to go off Saturday, Feb. 26 at 1:40 p.m.
The women’s Distance Medley Relay earned the silver medal with a time of 11:16.68, the fourth fastest in school history. King led off the Distance Medley Relay as well, passing the baton junior Sara Missert for the 400-meter leg with a 10-meter lead. Missert maintained the team’s position and junior Erin McKenna was only caught towards the end of her second 800-meter of the day, before letting junior Jillian King bring home the medal.
The Boston College women’s track & field team posted 10 personal records or season bests and six ECAC qualifying standards.
All three of the 200-meter competitors, sophomore Margaret O’Dea (26.17), junior Casey Hsiung (26.34) and third-year Rory Cellucci (26.37), set personal bests.
Sophomore Bridget Dahlberg led the Eagles in the mile, coming in at 4:59.13 – missing out on the final round by only two seconds. Sophomore Sarah Lord took seventh in her heat with a PR of 5:02.20 and freshman Jacqueline Pollack demolished her previous best by 23-seconds at 5:13.38.
Four ECAC qualifiers were achieved in the 800. McKenna finished in 10th overall in 2:11.49 and senior Madeline Wallace took second in heat three at 2:12.29, but did not advance. Senior Siobhan Breagy ans Missert ran their fastest times of the season, 2:14.08 and 2:14.62 respectively.
Sophomore Elizabeth O’Brien led a quartet of Eagles to personal records and ECAC standards in their first 5,000-meter race of the season. After going out in very fast lead pack, O’Brien ran navigated the field of 16 runners to finish in 17:08.04, leading senior Hope Krause (17:25.18), sophomore Alison Stasiuk (17:52.12) and senior Christy Titus (18:12.54).
Junior Jillian King, Krause, sophomore Jean Christensen, freshman Morgan Mueller and junior Elizabeth McGuirk are all slated for the 3000-meter run on Day Three of the championship meet.
To keep up with all of the Day Three action, fans are invited to follow the Live Stats or watch live from noon to 4 p.m.
