NEW YORK, N.Y. - The Stony Brook University women's indoor track and field program opened the 2023-24 season at the Rutgers Holiday Classic on Friday at The Armory. Seven Seawolves finished in the top-seven of events, with the highlight of the afternoon being three Stony Brook competitors placing in the top-five of the 3,000-meter.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Grace Sisson was Stony Brook's top individual performer, finishing second in the 3,000-meter. Her time of 9:57.08 was six seconds behind the first-place finisher.
• Rebecca Clackett followed behind Sisson, finishing in third place. Niamh Durcan also finished in the top five of the field, placing fifth.
• Samantha Rutt and Danielle Cirrito finished fourth and sixth, respectively, in the 1-mile event.
• Freshman Logan Barsalow placed seventh in the 1,000-meter with a time of 3:11.23.
• Alexandria Earle notched a seventh-place finish in the high jump (1.60m).

QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"The athletes that have been training consistently over the last few months got an opportunity today to break out of the day-to-day training grind and compete," head coach Andy Ronan noted. "It was a typical first meet of the season; we saw a little bit of everything, but overall we had more positive performances than poor ones. There is work to be done, but we're excited about what the season ahead may bring."

NEXT UP
Stony Brook returns to action in the New Year, heading to the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island, N.Y. for the Penn 10 Team Select on January 13.

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