ECAC Championships: Debbie Boerke wins her section of 400 hurdles

The fantastic freshman year of Debbie Boerke came to an end in winning fashion on Saturday afternoon at the ECAC Championships (see scoreboard photo above for proof!). Debbie won her section of the 400-meter hurdle trials, taking top honors in section 3 with a time of 1:01.98. Unfortunately for Debbie, the advancement formula was strictly on time, and her time was the 10^th fastest out of 28 women who completed the race. Since only the top 8 times advance, her season is over. And what a season – indoor and outdoor – it was for Debbie, who set numerous school records as an individual and a relay team member. There is great promise for the future as well: Of the 11 freshmen who completed Saturday’s ECAC 400 hurdles race, Debbie was the top first-year finisher.

ECAC Championships

Saturday, May 14, 2016

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

400-meter hurdle trials

10 of 28. Debbie Boerke 1:01.98 (won section 3)

2015-2016 event records set by Debbie Boerke

--Indoor 400-meter dash (58.55)

--Indoor 4x200 relay (1:45.88)

--Indoor 4x400 relay (4:00.20)

--Outdoor 400 hurdles (1:01.70)

Our season concludes tomorrow with Kristen Traub racing in the 3,000-meter run at Princeton.