Ho-hum, another school record for Michelle Gaye. Right? Not
so fast … well, actually it was so fast. However! This was a really tough race
for Michelle. Not that any of the others were cakewalks. But this was a
bruising race. The early pace was slow, but then got fast in a hurry. Michelle
made bold moves, challenging elite runners. Elite runners don’t roll over when
challenged. So she had to battle past them. She won every mid- and late-race
battle, but it was really hard. She spent a lot of time in lane 2 doing just
that. A punishing race, that left her collapsed on the track afterwards, totally
spent. But worth it! Michelle earned a coveted scoring spot, another PR,
another school record, and another chapter in her remarkable distance running
career. The last chapter will be written in a little less than two weeks at
NCAA Regionals down in Florida, where Michelle will race the 10,000 meters.
Earlier in the night, junior Nicki Nesi put in a gutsy
effort in the 3,000 steeplechase. Much like Spencer, she had spent most of
finals week being sick. And much like Spencer, she ran as tough and as hard as
she could. She did not PR, but she did run her second fastest time ever in the
event, and proved that she can tough it out on not her best day.
ECAC Championships
Friday, May 15, 2015
Princeton, University
Princeton, NJ
5,000-meter run
5. Michelle Gaye 16:33.86 *school record, All-East
80, 2:36 (76), 3:55 (79), 5:15 (80)
6:35 (80), 7:54 (79), 9:13 (79), 10:33 (80)
11:53 (80), 13:14 (81), 14:35 (81), 15:54 (79)
16:33.86 (39.86)
1600m splits: 5:15, 5:18, 5:21
3,000-meter
steeplechase
18. Nicki Nesi 10:53.88
81, 2:44 (83), 4:09 (85), 5:37 (88), 7:07 (90), 8:37 (90),
10:06 (89), 10:53.88 (48.88)
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