BRYN MAWR RUNNER CONTINUES TO SMASH RECORDS

Bryn Mawr College Indoor Track and Field senior Joanna Simonis won the 800-meter race at the Frank Colden Invitational held on the campus of Ursinus College last weekend, setting two records and qualifying her for the NCAA Division III Indoor Championships.

Simonis won the event in 2:16.83, a full 6:05 seconds in front of the second-place runner. Her time set a new fieldhouse record in the women's 800 meters for the Floy Lewis Bakes Fieldhouse, set a new Bryn Mawr College school record, and was a provisional qualifying time for the NCAA Indoor Championships. Simonis' performance is currently the third-fastest NCAA Division III time reported this year in the women's 800 meters.

Other highlights of the meet: Tonda Shimbo '07 ran an outstanding tactical race to finish third in her heat of the mile with a personal best time of 5:45.87. Melissa Leedle '05 also broke her personal best in the mile, and Giovanna Hayward ’08 eclipsed her previous best in the 200 meters. Hayward also teamed with Sara Chan '07, Cara Petonic '07 and Molly McTague '07 to run an excellent 4 x 200 relay. Simonis, Leedle, Joy Racowski '05 and Ashley Dawkins '08 will compete in the Valentine Invitational on Feb. 11-12 at Boston University. The next meet for the full team is Monday Feb. 14 at Haverford College, beginning at 6:30 p.m.

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