TAMPA, Fla. – A pair of school records fell Saturday night as the Saint Leo men's and women's track programs competed at the University of Tampa Tri-Meet versus the Spartans and the Florida Southern Moccasins. A pair of men's school records fell including the sprint medley relay and the 800m as senior Shane Bracken did his best to punch a ticket to the NCAA Championships with a Provisional Qualifying Mark while breaking the school record at 1:50.15 in the 800m. Bracken also ran the anchor leg of the record breaking SMR. The women earned three individual event victories as well.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Location: Pepin Stadium | Tampa, Fla.
Host Institution: University of Tampa
 
TOP PERFORMERS
SAINT LEO MEN:

• A week after running the fastest 1,500m time in NCAA Division II so far this season, senior Shane Bracken continued his explosive track season by breaking the Saint Leo program record in the 800m and pushing for a spot at the upcoming NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Bracken finished second in the event with a blazing time of 1:50.15. He was joined in the race by freshman Jacob Barnes, senior Brandon Cruz and freshman Colby Steger. Barnes took fifth in 2:14.16 while Cruz (2:15.02) and Steger (2:18.12) finished seventh and eighth, respectively.
• Senior Andrew Sands, freshman Vineet Shinde, Cruz and Bracken combined to break the program's sprint medley relay mark while finishing second in the opening race of the event.
• Freshman Lucas Liard brought home the Lions lone victory of the night as he led the field in the 1,500m. Liard outpaced the competition with a time of 4:13.17. Barnes (4:41.77) and Cruz (4:44.22) finished in fourth and fifth, respectively.
• Sands earned a second place finish in the 100m sprint as he crossed the finish line in 11.70. Shinde joined him in the race and placed fifth with a time of 13.51. Shinde also took seventh in the 200m after rounding the corner in 28.37.
• Barnes, Cruz, freshman Maxime Saint-Martin and Steger teamed up in the 4x400m as they finished second in 3:56.60.
• Saint-Martin also competed in the 5,000m just prior to the 4x400m and finished 15^th in 15:35.86.

 
SAINT LEO WOMEN:

• Redshirt sophomore Skyelar Aguilar brought home the first win of the evening as she bested the field in the 600m with a time of 1:44.74. She also led a quartet of Lions in the 400m as she placed fourth overall in 1:02.84. Sophomore Robyn Burrows (1:03.76), junior Georgia Clode (1:06.28) and freshman Tanisha Cave (1:06.96) finished sixth, seventh and eighth, respectively.   
• The Lions' second win of the evening came in the 800m as junior Aoife Mahony crossed the line in 2:20.27. Junior Kerry Reilly joined her in the event and took seventh at 2:32.05. Mahony also led a trio of Lions in the 1,500m as she took second with a time of 4:53.95. Clode earned a top-five finish in fifth at 5:13.03 while Reilly came in ninth after crossing the line in 5:23.77.
• The final Lion victory came from Burrows who took first in the 200m after stopping the clock at 26.59. Cave and freshman Barbara Whitty finished in sixth and seventh, respectively. Cave crossed the line in 30.07 while Whitty clocked in at 31.48. Whitty also picked up a fourth place finish in the 100m earlier in the meet after crossing the line in 14.96.
• Freshman Anna O'Connor earned a top-five finish in the 5,000m as she placed fourth in a time of 18:32.62.
• Aguilar, sophomore Vyctoria Boger, Burrows and Clode teamed up to take fourth in the 4x400m relay as they combined to finish in 4:23.38.

 
UP NEXT:
Saint Leo heads back to Daytona Beach, Fla. to take part in the Blue and Gold Invite hosted by Embry-Riddle. The event is scheduled for Saturday, March 20.    
 
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Keeping Our Lions Healthy & Safe
Saint Leo University Athletics is keeping our student-athletes healthy and safe by following a number of measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This includes having student-athletes tested or screened on a regular basis, traveling in smaller groups, holding competitions without fans in attendance, avoiding overnight trips, and wearing masks when not competing. These safety standards meet those set by the NCAA Division II and the Sunshine State Conference President's Council. At Saint Leo University, the COVID-19 Incident Command Team also reviews the teams' safety protocol and monitors adherence on a regular basis.