Women’s Track And Field Shines In Puerto Rico

CAROLINA, PUERTO RICO – In the first outdoor meet of the season, the University at Albany women’s track and field team captured four event titles Saturday at the 7^th Annual Carolina Spring Break Classic in Carolina, Puerto Rico. Leading the squad, junior Kathryn Fanning broke a meet record with her 2:10.62 mark in the 800m.

Brittney Lane recorded the top time in the 3,000m run (9:45.37), while Rochelle Reid placed first in the high jump, clearing 5’ 5”. In addition, the 4x400m relay team composed of Aderinsola Ajala, Tynelle Taylor-Chase, Dominique Claudio, and Sherez Mohamed won the event with a 3:42.00 mark.

Other highlights included the 4x100m relay team’s second-place finish with a time of 47.35. Ashlee Maduro, Jillian Haynes, Kahlia Taylor, and Alli Rogers shared the quick legs.

UAlbany also had a number of top-three finishes throughout the day, including Pat McNish’s triple jump mark (38’ 10.25”), Brianne Bellon’s 1500m run (4:37.80), Taylor-Chase’s 100m hurdle performance (14.99), Mohamed’s 400m dash mark (56.64), and Silvia Del Fava’s 3,000m time (10:21.23). In addition, Taylor-Chase placed second in the 400m hurdles (1:02.50), and Rogers’ time of 25.03 in the 200m dash was good for fourth.

Up next, the Great Danes compete at the University of Central Florida Invitation March 22-23.