BU Valentine: Distance qualifiers, twice as nice

The late night qualifiers on Friday were twice as nice: Maria Smith (3,000) and Hayley Collins (5,000) not only punched their ticket to the ECAC Indoor Championships, but also their times qualified them for the ECAC Outdoor Championships. And although the standards have yet to be posted, we’re almost certain this will qualify them both for the USATF Junior Championships in June. Talk about getting the most out of some great races! Nicely done, ladies. And as you can see by this photo, Maria got spiked several times during the race. It certainly didn’t slow her down. Great stuff.

David Hemery Valentine Invitational

Boston University

Friday, February 9, 2018

3,000-meter run

47. Maria Smith 9:50.87 *ECAC qualifier (indoors and outdoors)

36, 75 (39), 1:54 (39), 2:35 (41), 3:15 (40)

3:55 (40), 4:35 (40), 5:16 (41), 5:54 (38), 6:33 (39)

7:13 (40), 7:53 (40), 8:33 (40), 9:12 (39), 9:50.87 (38.87)

Kilometer splits: 3:15, 3:18, 3:17.87

5,000-meter run

17. Hayley Collins 17:12.27 *ECAC qualifier (indoors and outdoors)

40.5, 82.4 (41.9), 2:03.3 (40.9), 2:44.3 (41.0), 3:25.4 (41.1)

4:06.1 (40.7), 4:46.7 (40.6), 5:27.8 (41.1), 6:09.0 (41.2), 6:49.8 (40.8)

7:31.3 (41.5), 8:12.8 (41.5), 8:54.8 (42.0), 9:35.7 (40.9), 10:17.6 (41.9)

10:59.8 (42.2), 11:41.6 (41.8), 12:23.4 (41.8), 13:04.8 (41.4), 13:46.3 (41.5)

14:27.9 (41.6), 15:09.5 (41.6), 15:51.0 (41.5), 16:32.5 (41.5), 17:12.27 (39.77)

Kilometer splits: 3:25.4, 3:24.4, 3:27.8, 3:28.7, 3:25.97