Racewalkers excel at USATF indoors

Once again, our racewalkers (and, of course, Coach Chuck!) represented Marist well at (yet another) national championship meet. Marissa had a steady and strong effort, while Kyra was battling a cold all week, which hampered her. “The altitude was rough for everyone,’’ Coach Chuck wrote in a text. “The track is very banked too so not the best for racewalk.” Speaking of altitude! Chuck had an incredible hike on Thursday, reaching snow-capped peaks at more than 10,000 feet of altitude. Neat.

Here's some more details from Chuck: "They represented this team with such grace and determination on a tough track for the walk with altitude!!!! The banks are terrible for Race Walk."
 
USATF Indoor Championships
Albuquerque, NM
Friday, February 16, 2024
3,000-meter racewalk
7. Marissa Sciotto 14:57.67
55.28, 1:53.42 (58.15), 2:50.13 (56.72), 3:47.41 (57.28), 4:44.99 (57.59)
5:43.75 (58.76), 6:44.35 (1:00.61), 7:45.84 (1:01.49), 8:47.77 (1:01.94), 9:48.55 (1:00.78)
10:49.55 (1:01.01), 11:51.33 (1:01.78), 12:54.91 (1:03.58), 13:59.10 (1:04.20), 14:57.67 (58.57)
Kilometer splits: 4:44.99, 5:03.56, 5:09.78
8. Kyra Pellegrino 16:40.47
55.28, 1:53.15 (57.90), 2:52.24 (59.10), 3:53.49 (1:01.25), 4:56.11 (1:02.63)
6:02.34 (1:06.23), 7:12.73 (1:10.40), 8:22.57 (1:09.84), 9:32.72 (1:10.15), 10:44.74 (1:12.03)
11:56.01 (1:11.27), 13:08.72 (1:12.72), 14:20.77 (1:12.05), 15:31.53 (1:10.76), 16:40.47 (1:08.94)
Kilometer splits: 4:56.11, 5:48.57, 5:55.73