BOSTON, Mass. – Junior McKenna Cavanaugh (New Albany, Indiana) continues her historic campaign by breaking the University of Southern Indiana Women’s Track & Field indoor 3,000-meter record at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational Friday evening. The Screaming Eagles competed in two separate meets this weekend, sending nine runners to Allendale, Michigan for the GVSU Big Meet and three runners to Boston, Massachusetts.
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USI at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational
Cavanaugh broke Jennifer Comastri’s 3,000-meter record by crossing the line in nine minutes, 32.07 seconds to place 71st out of 283 runners. Senior Kara Martin (Herrin, Illinois) earned 112th in the 3,000 meters with a time of 9:45.62 to crack the top five on USI’s indoor 3,000-meter record list. Rounding out for the Eagles was junior Lauren Greiwe (West Harrison, Indiana) who completed the 5,000 meters in 17:12.91 to nab 87th out of 102 runners.
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USI at the GVSU Big Meet
The Eagles had success at the GVSU Big Meet with junior Aubrey Swart (Noblesville, Indiana) and junior Hadley Fisher (Evansville, Indiana) each earning second-place finishes in their respective heats in the 5,000 meters. Swart finished the race in 17:54.48 while Fisher crossed the line in 17:29.48.
Sophomore Kati Hoerig (Prospect, Kentucky) earned a personal-best time of 18:13.79 in the 5,000 meters to place seventh in heat five. Also securing a personal record was sophomore Audrey Comastri (Indianapolis, Indiana) who finished in 13th place in the mile with a time of 5:02.21.
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NEXT UP FOR THE EAGLES:
The Eagles complete the regular indoor season Saturday, February 18 when USI competes in the ISU Open, hosted by Indiana State University. This will be the final meet until the Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Championships which are slated for February 22-23 in Birmingham, Alabama.
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