STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – The Stony Brook women's track and field team earned three top five finishes at the Villanova Invitational held at the Ocean Breeze Track and Field Facility on Saturday.
Junior
Grace Sisson paced the Seawolves, earning a fourth-place finish in the 3000 meter with a final time of 10:02.97.
Graduate
Dana Cerbone, senior
Aristea Franks, sophomore
Enyero Omokeni, and graduate
Siara Guevara recorded a top five finish in the 4x400 meter relay event. The crew finished the race in 3:55.93, earning a fifth-place finish.
Junior
Danella Dawkins also secured a fifth-place finish for Stony Brook, clocking in at 8.90 in the 60-meter hurdles.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Graduate Tara Hauff finished in the top 10 in the 1000-meter run. She crossed the finish line in 2:57.93.
- Dawkins secured a fifth-place finish in the 60 meter hurdles clocking in at 8.90.
- Sisson earned a fourth-place finish in the 3000 meter with a final time of 10:02.97
- Cerbone, Franks, Omokeni, and Guevara secured a fifth-place finish in the 4x400 meter relay with a final combined time of 3:55.93.
- Freshman Amelie Guzman crossed the line in 5:12.18 which was good for a new personal best and a 13th place finish in the mile.
- Guevara also earned a new personal best in the 400 meter with a final time of 1:00.27.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"Each week we compete we are trying to get better; tonight, was no different. I feel we did get better in some events but were a bit stagnant in others. But we will go back to work on Monday and get ready for next week," said head coach
Andy Ronan.
NEXT UP
Stony Brook will compete in the Dr. Sander Invite – Columbia Challenge at The Armory in New York City and the Riverhawk Invite in Boston on Friday, Jan. 27. The meets will begin at 10 a.m.