SUNY Geneseo Track and Field Rewrite Record Book at BU Valentine Invitational

BOSTON, MA – The SUNY Geneseo Track and Fields teams made the journey out to Boston to compete at the Valentine Invitational.

The teams turned in outstanding performances, taking down a number of school records.

“This was a great weekend for the program” said Assistant Coach Dan Moore. “There were school records set, numerous top 10 program performances, and season/lifetime records achieved. The team is excited for the conference championship, and they have every right to feel that way, especially how it is all coming together.”

Women:

• Jenna Strickland nabbed a 200 Meter Dash School Record with a time of 26.12. Hannah Madden followed closely, running a 26.17.
• Kristen Homeyer, and Elise Ramirez ran excellent in the 3000 Meter race, running times of 10:03.94, and 10:11.42 respectively.
• The Women’s 4×00 Meter Relay turned in a sub 4 performance, running 3:56.34.

Men:

• Gillan Faulkner took down the School Record in the Men’s 1000 Meter Dash, running 2:27.95.
• Lukas D’Alfonso broke the school’s Indoor 400 Meter record, with a 48.64 performance.
• The Knight’s turned up the heat in the Men’s Mile Run, with Luke Holtzman running 4:13.38, and John Ripa running 4:14.63
• The Men’s 4×400 Meter team broke the school record, running 3:19.39.
• Alex Burks Ran 8:26.22 in the 3000 Meter Run, the second fastest time in the program’s history.

Full results here!

The teams will next compete at the Brockport Invitational on Saturday, February 17th.

Another great meet for the 4x400s as the women run 3:56.34 and the men post 3:19.39. Outstanding showing for everyone.

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