Women's Indoor Finishes John Thomas Terrier Classic

The Central Connecticut women's indoor track and field team completed competition of the BU John Thomas Terrier Classic Friday afternoon in Boston, MA. Senior Elizabeth Eberhardt broke the school-record in the 3,000 meter run to highlight the full day of competition for the Blue Devils.

John Thomas Terrier Classic Results

Eberhardt, a Thomaston, CT native, ran the 3,000 meter run in 10:04.02. The time breaks the school-record by over four full seconds that was previously set by teammate and fellow classmate Krisztina Dearborn (10:08.33). Eberhardt's time earned her a 38th place finish out of 93 competitors in the event.

Dearborn followed close behind Eberhardt in the same event finishing 44th overall. Dearborn just missed running a faster time than the school-record she previously set, crossing the finish line at 10:08.42.

Senior Shannon McBride also ran a personal-best time in the 3,000 meter run coming in at 10:13.54, improving on her previous-best time of 10:25.25 by over 11 seconds. Her time was good for a 48th place finish.

Senior Ronea Saunders continued to excel in the high jump and once again recorded the best overall individual finish for the Blue Devils at a meet. Saunders who took gold last week in Rhode Island, recorded a third place finish after clearing a season-best height of 1.75 meters at the Terrier Classic.

In the one mile run, sophomore Brittany Mendelson led the way for CCSU with a time of 5:02.29 and finished in 26th place out of 132 runners.

Sophomore Sherise Truman finished 41st in the 200 meter dash with a career-best time of 25.66. Junior sprinter Chantelle Deer also ran a personal-best time in the same event, crossing the finish line at 26.29, good for 58th place out of 140.

In the 400 meter dash, Deer ran a season-best time of 59.60 to finish 62nd out of 131 runners, while sophomore Taylor Boncal finished 72nd with a new personal-best time of 1:00.09.

Chelse Terry had an excellent day throwing in two field events for the Blue Devils. The junior finished 10th overall in the weight throw with a huge personal-best distance of 15.17 meters. She also finished 30th in the shot put with a distance of 11.23 meters.

The Central Connecticut women's indoor track and field team will be back in action next weekend on Saturday, Feb. 7 at the Coaches Tribute Meet at the University of Rhode Island.