BU Valentine: A trifecta of ECAC qualifiers in the 1,000!

In one of the more remarkable single races in school history, three of our leading ladies ran amazingly well at 1,000 meters on Friday afternoon here in Boston. All three women easily bested the ECAC qualifying mark of 2:56.24, with all of them edging very close to one of the most hallowed school records on the books – Susan Golden’s 2:52.58, set all the way back in 2003! All three ladies raced together in Heat 4 of the event, but all of them took different paths to their breakthrough efforts: Denise Grohn held back for much of the race before unleashing an incredible final lap; Shea Bohan ran her usual steady/aggressive race; Gianna Mastromatteo ran her usual aggressive start/hang on tough race. The end result are the times you see below – great effort by all three, more magic on the Magic Carpet. Extremely neat!

David Hemery Valentine Invitational

Boston University Track and Tennis Center

Friday, February 8, 2019

1,000-meter run

19. Denise Grohn 2:52.95 *ECAC qualifier

33.587, 68.167 (34.580), 1:43.156 (34.990), 2:18.739 (35.583), 2:52.943 (34.205)

21. Shea Bohan 2:53.04 *ECAC qualifier

33.020, 67.557 (34.537), 1:42.678 (35.121), 2:18.227 (35.550), 2:53.040 (34.814)

24. Gianna Mastromatteo 2:53.40 *ECAC qualifier

32.779, 67.254 (34.475), 1:42.419 (35.165), 2:18.001 (35.583), 2:53.400 (35.399)