For Immediate Release
May 19, 2008
Wellesley Sports Information

Wellesley Athletes Compete at ECAC Track Championships
Egan Earns Two All-ECAC Honors

Complete Results

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Wellesley College athletes Clare Egan and Madeline Harms competed at the ECAC Track Clare Egan during cross country seasonChampionships this past weeked at Springfield College. Egan picked up medals in both the 800-meter race and the 1,500-meter race as Wellesley tied for 32nd out of 51 schools that scored in the event.

In the 800-meter race, Egan broke her previous school record by running a 2:17.63.  She improved her previous best by just under a second, to take fifth overall.  In the 1,500-meters, she ran a 4:41.57 to take sixth place.  Her two performances landed her two All-ECAC honors.

Running the 5000-meters in the rain, Harms finished 12th with a time of 18:35.08, despite standing water on the track.

The ECAC event marked the end of the spring track season for Wellesley runners.

 

Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Div. III Track & Field Championships
Springfield College, Springfield, MA
Friday, May 16, 2008

1500 m.
6. Clare Egan 4:41.57
(31 finishers)

800 m.
5. Clare Egan 2:17.63
(23 finishers)

5000 m.
12. Madeline Harms 18:35.08
(21 finishers)
Conditions for the 5000: rain, standing water on the track


 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
























 

 


 


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