April 23, 2010

Philadelphia, Pa. - As the 116th year of the famed Penn Relays progressed, juniors Lucy and Holly Van Dalen (Wanganui, New Zealand) became part of meet history. Lucy won the 3,000m and her twin sister, Holly, followed that with a win in the 5,000 to lead Stony Brook's track teams on Thursday night in the Keystone State.

Lucy won the 3,000 in 9:17.23, a new school record. She took the lead at the 800m mark, and went on to win by 100m over the second-place finisher, Sarah Moniz of Bucknell.

In the next event 20 minutes later, Holly won the 5,000 in 16:06.99, also a new school record. She made her final move with 500m remaining, and was never passed again. Her time will also qualify her for the NCAA Regional Championships to be held at the end of May.

On one of the most successful days in the program, senior Tim Hodge (Tawa, New Zealand) turned in an outstanding performance in the 10,000m. He finished 4th, with a new school record of 29.45.86. This time will put him in a strong spot for an NCAA regional place and it is an IC4A qualifying standard.

Senior Alex Felce (Stroud, England) finished 3rd in the 3000m steeplechase, with a time of 9.03.40, an IC4A standard. Felce is already qualified for the Regional Championships in this event from an earlier meet.

Senior Laura Huet (Carrickmines, Ireland) qualified for the ECAC Championships with a new personal best performance in the 5000m (16:54.18), a time that also puts her within reach of the NCAA Regional Championships. She finished 18th out of 37 competitors.