Women’s Track Sets School Record in 4x400 Relay at Valentine Day’s Classic

Results

The Fordham track & field team beat the weather to Boston to compete in the two-day Valentine's Day's Classic, hosted by Boston University, which began on Friday.
 
Friday's action saw the Fordham women take center stage, competing in six events in total.
 
The highlight of the evening came in Fordham's final event, the 4x400 relay, where Danielle Rowe, Kristen Stuart, Merissa Wright and Titi Fagade set a new school record of 3:47.40, finishing fourth overall.  The previous mark was 3:47.45, set last season.
 
All four relay members also competed individually on Friday, led by Fagade, who finished sixth in the 800 meter run in 2:08.93.  Rowe ran her best time of the season in the 800 meters, as she clocked in at 2:14.59, good for 44^th overall, while Melissa Higgins (2:16.85) and Melanie Notarstefano (2:19.93) were 58^th and 81^st overall, respectively.

 
In the 400 meters, Stuart ran her best time this season, as she posted a time of 57.79 seconds, good for 36^th overall.  Laura Jaeger and Kylie Farrell also ran in the 400 meter event, recording times of 59.50 seconds (68^th) and 1:00.42 (T89th), respectively.
 
The final member of the record setting relay to compete individually was Wright, as she registered an ECAC qualifying time of 1:15.87 in the 500 meter run, which was 17^th overall.  Higgins was right behind her in 18^th place (1:16.07), while Elise Tigani was 22^nd (1:17.06).  Mia Toffoli (1:19.01 – 33^rd) and Notarstefano (1:19.98 – 37^th) were the final two Fordham runners in the 500 meters.
 
The 1000 meter run saw the Rams' duo of Mara Lieberman and Shanna Heaney compete, as Lieberman finished 14^th in a season-best time of 2:55.36, with Heaney taking 50^th overall in 3:01.81.
 
The final individual event was the mile run, where the Rams had four competitors.  Brianna Tevnan was the top finisher, as she placed 69^th in 5:06.16, which was her best time of the season in the mile.  Ariana Bottalico (5:16.83 – 114^th), Sarah Glockenmeier (5:17.47 – 118^th), and Brianne Roche (5:21.79 – 130^th) rounded out the Rams' runners.
 
The Rams will continue their stay in Boston on Saturday, as day two of the Valentine's Day Classic begins at 10:15 AM with a rolling schedule.