BETHPAGE, N.Y. — In their final meet before the CAA Championship, the Seawolves sent out three runners to compete in the 5K at the Short Course Showdown on Friday: Alejandra Garcia, Abby Oak, and Mia Sandolo.

Leading the way was Garcia who finished with a time of 18:32.4 to claim fourth place out of 83 runners. Also in the top 10 was Sandolo who took seventh with a time of 18:55.7.

Oak rounded out the group with a 20:00.4 to finish in 21st. 

HIGHLIGHTS

• Garcia knocked nearly 25 seconds off her previous best in the 5K (18:56.6) set last year.
• Sandolo also had a sizable improvement over her old PR in the 5K, beating her time of 19:37.3 from back in September by over 40 seconds.

UP NEXT
Stony Brook will now have one week to prepare for the CAA Championship. The event will also be held in Bethpage on Friday, October 30. 

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