Results

BOSTON, Mass. (2/11/12) – Freshman Alicia Minella broke the school record in the 200-meter dash as she led the Colgate University women's track & field team at the Valentine Invitational on Saturday at the BU Track and Tennis Center.

Minella finished 15th overall in the race with a time of 25.23, snapping the 10-year old school record time of 25.39 set by Yaruby Brenes '02 in 2002. Her time ranks third in the Patriot League this season. Minella also had a strong showing in the 400-meter dash where she finished 27th overall with a time of 58.12, just behind teammate Jamie King-Prunty who finished 23rd overall with a time of 57.93. Both times rank among the top-5 in the school record book and in the Patriot League this season.

In the distance events both Megan Keane and Kendall Lyons recorded personal-best times that rank among the top-15 in the Patriot League. Keane ran smooth 800-meter run in a time of 2:17.41, while Lyons recorded a time of 2:59.10 in the 1,000-meter run.

The Raiders were also successful in the field events as a pair of freshmen recorded season best marks in the triple jump. Emily Belluche hit a mark of 10.50m, while classmate Kori Strother recorded a distance of 9.83m.

Colgate will return to action next weekend when the Raiders travel to Lewisburg, Pa., for the Patriot League Championships.