[Pcalumnixctrack] Millie Paladino Runs Second Fastest Time In NCAA

[Brendan T Sullivan]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 11, 2017<calendar:T2:Feb.%2010,%202017>

Contact- Brendan Sullivan (401) 865-1245<tel:(401)%20865-1245>



Millie Paladino Runs Second Fastest Time In NCAA

The Friars competed in the first day of the BU Valentine Invitational.



BOSTON, MASS. – The Providence College women’s track and field team competed at the Boston University Valentine Invitational on Friday, February 10. The meet was highlighted by outstanding performances in the distance events.



Providence had the most impressive showing in the Mile. Entering the weekend, junior Millie Paladino (Morgantown, W. Va.) was ranked 13th in the NCAA with a time of 4:37.53. Paladino ran a great race and finished as the top collegiate and fifth overall. Paladino’s time of 4:34.49 is the second fastest in the NCAA this season. Paladino's time is the third fastest in Providence history behind Olympians Kim Smith and Marie McMahon.   Junior Brianna Ilarda (Perth, Australia) also had a strong race in the second heat. Illarda, competing in the mile for the first time since finishing second in the event at the 2016 BIG EAST Indoor Championships, slowly moved through the field to take the win with a personal best time of 4:43.25. Freshman Abbey Wheeler (Pine City, N.Y.) and senior Keelin Hollowood (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) also had strong races in the mile as both set personal bests in their respective heats. Wheeler finished fifth in heat three while Hollowood finished second in heat five, with times of 4:51.05 and 4:58.19, respectively.



Other notable performances for the Friars include junior Katie Lembo (Penfield, N.Y.) in the 3,000 meters and Alexandra DeCicco (Holtsville, N.Y.) in the 1,000 meters. Lembo, competed in the first heat of the 3,000 meters, finished 10th with a time of 9:30.87.  DeCicco finished 13th overall with a time of 2:55.79.



The Friars return to action on Saturday, February 11th for the second day of the Boston University Valentine Invitational. The second day will feature the men’s races.



-GO FRIARS! -

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.providence.edu/pipermail/pcalumnixctrack/attachments/20170211/d8b7dd77/attachment.html