CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The Saint Leo women's track team competed in the Hurricane Alumni Invitational hosted by the University of Miami Saturday. The Lions competed in four events on the day with freshman
Paige Patterson posting the best overall finish with a 10
th place showing in the 1,500m.
Patterson was one of five Lions in the 1,500m as she stopped the clock in 4:46.63 to earn her 10
th place finish. Junior
Ashley Lindeman was right on her heels as she finished two spots back in 12
th at 4:50.27. Senior
Noemi Anaya picked up a top-20 finish as she placed 17
th after crossing the line in 4:58.46. Freshman
Caitlin Lewandowski and sophomore AnaPaula Rios Rosales were the final two Lion finishers as they took 26
th (6:08.12) and 27
th (6:11.50), respectively.
Junior
Fatima Abu-Rumman and senior
Heidi-Jay Churchill earned top-15 finishes in the 5,000m. Abu-Ramman crossed the line in 12
th with a time of 21:56.30 while Churchill came in two spots back in 14
th after stopping the clock in 23:04.12.
Five Lions competed in the 800m led by freshman
Aoife Mahony. Mahony took 14
th in the event with a time of 2:17.21. Patterson was the next Lion to cross the finish line as she added a top-20 finish to her haul. The rookie crossed the line in 20
th at 2:21.70. Lindeman was once again right on Patterson's pace as she took 21
st in 2:23.21. Anaya and Lewandowski rounded out the Lions in the event as they took 27
th (2:34.66) and 28
th (2:55.53), respectively.
The final two Lions to hit the track on Saturday were freshmen
Maryleslie Javier and
Tayler Wright. The two competed in the 100m and finished 54
th and 55
th, respectively. Javier stopped the clock at 14.23 while Wright crossed the line in 14.40.
The Lions will close out the 2019 season next weekend at the South Florida Collegiate hosted by USF.
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