BOSTON, Mass. - The Highlanders opened the indoor track and field season early at the Boston University Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener, at the BU Track & Tennis Center in Boston on Saturday, December 2. Four Highlanders ran in total and the first meet of the year saw a 41 year-old school record fall. Results can be found here.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Linda Perez and Collette Lowengrub finished back to back in the women's 5000m, finishing 91st and 92nd overall. Perez crossed the tape with a time of 16:33.52, an improvement on her indoor best, and Lowengrub was right there with her at 16:33.82.
- Dariana Miramontes finished just ten seconds behind her teammates at 16:43.01, earning a 109th place finish out of 166 runners overall, and a spot in the UCR All-Time Top Ten indoor times at number three.
- Ashraf Abdelmagid was the lone competitor for UC Riverside on the men's side in Boston. He finished the 5000m in 14:04.58, finishing 109th out of 208 runners total.
HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS
- Abdelmagid's finish of 14:04.58 broke a 41 year-old school record for the Highlanders. Frank Assuma held the previous school record of 14:05.24 since 1982.
COACHES CORNER
- "We've been talking about taking a group to this meet at Boston University for a while now and today showed why," commented UC Riverside Distance Coach Zach Newsom. "In addition to Linda improving on her indoor best and Dari cracking the top three in school history, we saw Ashraf take down a 41-year old school record. He ran a strong race from start to finish and it was his best overall track performance to date." Coach continued, "I'm super proud of the work he's put in to get here!"
