Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Glades Stars for Track and Field at Virginia Challenge
4/22/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's XC/Track & Field
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The Florida Atlantic University track and field team finished up the Virginia Challenge, highlighted by Jamika Glades finishing among the top five collegians in two events.
Notables:
- Glades was second overall out of 31 competitors in the 400 meter hurdles, running a time of 58.65, the second-fastest all-time mark in program history. She has the No. 1 mark in Conference USA in that race, which is also good enough for No. 16 in the NCAA East region and No. 25 overall in the NCAA
- Also in the 400 hurdles, Anne-Catherine Wasser ran 12th overall (1:02.49), a personal record that ranks her No. 13 in the conference
- In the 100 meter hurdles, Glades was seventh overall, fifth among collegiate runners, in a time of 13.65
- Christina Schultz shaved 1:06 off her previous PR and shot up to third all-time at FAU with a 37:28.66 in the 10,000 meters
- Also with a PR, in the 400 meters, was Sherline Valentin (55.90). She finished 13th overall
- In the 100 meters, Deja Jones ran a 11.88, a new season best
- Liz Wellman posted a time of 4:40.47 in the 1,500 meters
- The 4x400 meter relay team finished fifth (46.50)
Quotable:
"This weekend certainly taught us a number of lessons," said Head Coach Alex Smolka. "With temperatures in the 80's on day one and in the high 40's on day two, it taught us to be ready for anything. Learning to only focus on things we are able to control will serve us very well moving forward. We had some great, good, and so-so performances; and all of them will serve us very well as we move toward the culmination of our outdoor season."
What's Next:
The team's final preparation for the postseason is next Friday, April 28, in Gainesville at the University of Florida's Tom Jones Memorial Invitational.
