Track & Field Brings the Heat to First of Two Meets in Boston

Final Results

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Florida Atlantic University women's track & field team wrapped up the Harvard Crimson Elite on Friday. FAU came up with five top-10 finishes on the day, as well as plethora of personal records. The Owls will look to build upon that momentum going into the Bruce Lehane Memorial Invitational, which takes place tomorrow at Boston University.

Quick Hits

Mikaela Jonsson finished second in the 1-mile with a time of 5:05.94. Madlen Kappeler came in fourth (5:08.93), Lauren Macon took seventh with a personal record of 5:15.94 and Jordan Stevens claimed ninth with a personal record of 5:18.31
Cara Simpson finished fourth in the triple jump with 11.77m being the second best finish in school history
Jessica Lambert finished ninth in the pentathlon with a score of 2,956. The freshman tallied first in the 800m run (2:20.54) and sixth in the long jump (5.00m) in her first collegiate pentathlon
Renee Shaw finished ninth in the 60m hurdle prelims to fall just shy of qualifying for the finals. She finished in 8.76, which is a new personal record and the sixth fastest finish in school history
Simpson later tallied 11th in the long jump, coming in at 5.28m
Brooke Butterfield finished 14th in the 400m dash (1:01.44)

With Coach Smolka

"We are very excited about our results today," said head coach Alex Smolka. "Jessica [Lambert] looked great in her first ever pentathlon, Cara [Simpson] set a PR in the triple jump and looks like she is poised to continue to improve a great deal! Reneé [Shaw] had a breakout race in the 60m hurdles. Mikaela [Jonsson] and Madlen [Kappeler] ran strong miles and are now amongst the leaders in the conference. Lauren [Macon] set a huge PR in the mile, which bodes well for her distance races. Overall, it is very obvious that progress is being made across the board and that is exciting. We are looking forward to some strong performances tomorrow!"

Up Next

The Owls will take on the Bruce Lehane Memorial Invitational tomorrow at BU. For complete coverage of FAU cross country and track & field, follow along on Twitter (@FAU_XC_Track), Instagram (@FAUXC.TF) and Facebook (@FAUXCTrackandField).

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