Feb. 9, 2009
Stony Brook, N.Y. -
After breaking a school record in her third-straight meet, sophomore Lucy Van Dalen (Wanganui, New Zealand) has been named the SimplexGrinnel Athlete of the Week. Competing at the Giegengack Invitational in New Haven, Connecticut on Saturday, Van Dalen completed the mile in a time of 4:40.26.
Van Dalen's record-breaking streak began on January 16th, when she smashed the 3,000-meter record and posted an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 9:26.68 at the Gotham Cup in New York, N.Y. She then went on to break the 1,000-meter mark on January 30th at the METS Championships. Her time in the mile gives her her second NCAA qualifying time and third ECAC qualifying time this season.