Purple Eagles Place Third At UB Team Invitational

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Purple Eagles placed third at the UB Team Invitational on Saturday.

Meet Notes

Emily Oliverio (13.22) and Amani Scott (13.27) placed seventh and eighth, respectively, in the 100m dash.
Kate Pratt finished sixth in the 200m dash with a personal-best time of 27.24.
Emma Bagnato (59.28), Hope Abramowski (59.66) and Pratt (1:02.05) finished third, fourth and fifth in the 400m dash. Abramowski set a personal-best time, which is the third-fastest in program history.
Alissa Mete took fourth place in the 800m run with a time of 2:24.21.
Annina Marullo (4:53.53) finished sixth in the 1500m run. Her time was an all-time personal record and is the fourth-fastest in NU program history.
Lauren McGrath placed third in the 100m hurdles with a time of 16.13.
Grace Kibler finished sixth in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 12:55.70. It is an improvement of almost one minute on Kibler's steeplechase time from earlier this season.
The relay team of Abramowski, Scott, McGrath and Jessica Hanes finished second in the 4x100m relay with a time of 49.71.
Niagara also took second in the 4x400m relay. The team of Mete, Marullo, Meggie Hart and Nora Klinowski finished the event in 4:29.32.

Coach's Corner

"The women did very well today," said head coach Christine Kloiber. "The weather was the best we've had this this year and they really took advantage of it. We had plenty of all-time personal bests and high placings, but it wasn't just in any one event area; it was across the board. It's exciting that they can sense that they're all doing well, which just keeps building the confidence as we get towards the championship. They feel it in their own training, but they are so connected; they are very aware when others are PR'ing in other events. It is so wonderful to see them connecting and supporting each other. It's been a tough two years coming out of the doldrums of COVID, and it feels like we're finally back into the flow we had three years ago. We're looking forward to the University of Rochester invite next week."

Up Next

Niagara closes out the regular season at the University of Rochester Alumni Invitational on Saturday, April 30.

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