Results
 
Boston, Mass. – (February 14, 2020) – The Fordham track & field team is back in Boston this weekend at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational, hosted at the BU Track & Tennis Center.  Day one of the Invitational saw the women take center stage, as the Rams competed in ten events.
 
Kathryn Kelly led the way with a pair of top ten finishes on Friday.  She placed fifth in the 60 meter dash Invitational in a time of 7.76 seconds, while grabbing ninth in the long jump with a mark of 18' 2 ½".

 

Alexandra Thomas and Radha Dooley also had strong performances for the Rams.  Thomas qualified for the ECAC Championship in the 3,000 meter run, finishing 14^th overall in 9:54.24, while Dooley tied for 16^th in the high jump, clearing a season-best 5' 3".
 
Other performers on Friday included Jilli Jones and Mary Kathryn Underwood in the 800 meters, posting times of 2:19.44 (125^th) and 2:29.97 (224^th), respectively, while Gabrielle Schreib clocked in at 1:01.13 (143^rd) in the 400 meter dash.
 
Dominique Valentine had a nice showing in the 500 meters, placing 36^th overall in 1:19.03, while in the 200 meter dash, Kyla Hill and Ruby Avila posted times of 25.54 (65^th) and 27.26 (230^th) seconds.  Helen Connolly ran in the 1,000 meters, registering a time of 3:06.57, good for 71^st overall.
 
The Rams finished the night with a quartet of runners in the mile run, led by Sydney Snow's time of 5:10.15 (134^th).  Taylor Mascetta was right behind her in 5:10.21 (135^th), followed by Bridget Alex in 5:11.56 (140^th) and Nicoleta Papavasilakis in 5:29.49 (227^th).
 
The Valentine Invitational continues on Saturday with the men's events.