Track & Field Heads to Massachusetts

Friday, February 4

Cambridge, Mass.

All Day

Florida Atlantic

Harvard Crimson Elite

2/3/2022 4:13:00 PM | Women's XC/Track & Field

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BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University women's track & field team is on the road to compete in two events this weekend: the Harvard Crimson Elite on Friday and the Boston University Scarlet & White Invitational on Saturday. These are the final indoor meets before the Conference USA Indoor Championship.

Last Time Out

The Bob Pollock Invitational at Clemson saw the team continue to show growth with several personal records broken.
Alexis Hill set a new personal record in the 5000m, finishing in seventh place at 18:41.17
In the mile run, Casey O'Connor, finished in 16th place with a time of 5:03.63, good for ninth all time in school history
Anna Cincotta set a personal record in her 27th place finish in the 60m hurdle (9.02)
Several Owls set personal records in the long jump. Kaitlyn Kirby's mark of 5.39 is good for ninth all time in school history. Cincotta tied her personal record (5.34), while Dahlia Barnes broke her personal record from the mark she set last meet (5.18)
Jessica Lambert led the way in the 800m run, finishing in 11th place with a time of 2:13.12. This is good for the seventh best time in school history. O'Connor finished in 17th place (2:16.94)
Cara Simpson finished in 20th place in the 200m run (24.83)

Owls in the C-USA Rankings

Simpson – 6th in 200m (24.83), tied for 9th in 60m (7.66)
Lambert – 3rd in 800m (2:13.12)
O'Connor – 7th in 800m (2:16.94), 10th in mile (5:03.63)
Jordan Stevens – 12th in 800m (2:20.32)
Erin Shannon – 18th in 800m (2:22.62)
Paige Saiz – 13th in mile (5:05.59), 15th in mile (10:22.86)
Madlen Kappeler – 2nd in 5000m (17:43.60), 7th in 3000m (10:07.42)
Hill – 5th in 5000m (18:41.17)
Morgan Sharp – 8th in 5000m (19:15.99)
4x400 relay (Abraiya Elam, Beyonce Green, Madison King, and Simpson) – 3rd (3:52.14)

Upcoming

The Owls will next compete in the Conference USA Indoor Championship on February 19th and 20th.

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FAU Athletics is comprised of 21 intercollegiate teams involving 450 student-athletes that compete in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track, volleyball, beach volleyball, cheer and dance. The Owls are a NCAA Division I-A (FBS) institution and compete in Conference USA and the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) (beach volleyball, men's swimming). The Owls have been playing football since 2001 and are a perfect 4-0 in bowl games, the most recent being a 52-28 victory over SMU in the 2019 Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl. The dance team finished its 2014 season No. 8, nationally. FAU cheer won a national championship in 2016.

About Florida Atlantic University:
Florida Atlantic University, established in 1961, officially opened its doors in 1964 as the fifth public university in Florida. Today, the University, with an annual economic impact of $6.3 billion, serves more than 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students at sites throughout its six county service region in southeast Florida. FAU's world-class teaching and research faculty serves students through 10 colleges: the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, the College of Business, the College for Design and Social Inquiry, the College of Education, the College of Engineering and Computer Science, the Graduate College, the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. FAU is ranked as a High Research Activity institution by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The University is placing special focus on the rapid development of critical areas that form the basis of its strategic plan: Healthy aging, biotech, coastal and marine issues, neuroscience, regenerative medicine, informatics, lifespan and the environment. These areas provide opportunities for faculty and students to build upon FAU's existing strengths in research and scholarship. For more information, visit www.fau.edu.