BOSTON, Mass. -- In the first official competition for Wellesley College's varsity track team, the Blue notched five Championship qualifiers at Northeastern University's Jay Carisella Indoor Invitational. The event was held at the Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center.
Wellesley was led by junior Leah Clement, and sophomores Randelle Boots, Camille Basurto, and Cristina Lucas who all notched championship qualifying times.
Clement won the 1,000-meter event in a time of 2:58.31, qualifying her for the New England Division III meet, the New England Intercollegiate meet, and the ECAC Championships. Her time set a new Wellesley record, surpassing the previous program record (set as a club team) by nearly four seconds.
Boots took second in both the mile and the 800-meter event. In the mile, her time of 5:06.00 qualified her for the three championship meets, while in the 800-meter event, her time of 2:19.74 surpassed the program record by two seconds.
Rounding out the championship qualifiers, Lucas took third in the mile in 5:12.72, while Basurto took sixth in the 3,000-meters in 10:31.58. Lucas' time qualified her for the New England Division III meet and the ECAC Championships, while Basurto ran a personal best in qualifying for the same championship meets.
Also for Wellesley, the 4x400-meter relay team of Boots, Adiba Manning, Lucas and Clement posted a time of 4:15.25 in a ninth-place finish. The time broke Wellesley's indoor record by over four seconds.
Leah Clement winning the 1,000m
Jay Carisella Indoor Track & Field Invitational
Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center, Boston, Mass.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Mile
2. Randelle Boots 5:06.00
3. Cristina Lucas 5:12.72
12. Jane Lodwick 5:34.69
22. Skye Roberts 5:55.88
(30 finishers)
800 m.
2. Randelle Boots 2:19.74
(23 finishers)
1000 m.
1. Leah Clement 2:58.31
13. Ada Smith 3:24.34
(17 finishers)
3000 m.
6. Camille Basurto 10:31.58
18. Ali Grzywna 12:51.18
(22 finishers)
4 x 400 m. Relay
9. Wellesley College 4:15.25
Randelle Boots 63.31
Adiba Manning 67.50
Cristina Lucas 64.41
Leah Clement 60.03
(16 teams)