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Hopkins Women Thrive At David Hemery Valentine Invitational

Seven Blue Jays Posted Top-10 National Times

Meet Information 
• Meet: David Hemery Valentine Invitational
• Locations: Boston University Track & Tennis Center
• Date: February 14th

Meet Highlights
3,000

Julianna Lazzari and Caelyn Reilly got the day off to a great start for the Blue Jays. Lazzari ran a 9:53.99, a time that would rank in the top-10 nationally. Reilly got on track in 2020 with her best performance of the season thus far, running a time of 9:55.18, which would also rank in the top-10 nationally at the DIII level. 
• In the night race, the Blue Jays were even more dominant. Felicia Koerner posted the second-fastest time to date in Division III with a 9:43.29. Rebecca Grusby came in less than two seconds later at 9:45.23 for the third-fastest national time. Finally, Samantha Levy ran it in 9:52.67, putting her inside the top-10 as well.
•  Based off the top-times coming into the weekend, the Blue Jays will potentially have five of the top-10 fastest times in Division III in the 3,000.
Mile
•  Ariel Keklak was outstanding in the mile, putting forth one of the fastest times at the Division III level this season at 4:54.01. Ella Baran put forth a similar effort, coming it at 4:57.08 which would place her in the top-10 in the country.
60
• In the 60 meter, Chinaza Nwankpa ran her best time of the season by .08, clocking in at 8.17.
200
• Nwankpa clocked her top 200 meter time of the season, as well, coming in at 26.35 while Alexandra Damron rank a 26.72 and Claudia Sesso ran a 26.80.
400
•  Ashley Tyburski ran the top 400 meter time for the Blue Jays this season, running a time of 59.10 which would place her in the top-25 in DIII. Damron wasn't far behind, clocking her best time of the season at 59.32, up from 59.94.
Helena Hall-Thomsen & Hailey Sheppell came in just over a minute in the 400, posting times of 1:00.66 & 1:00.89 respectively.

Up Next
• Split this weekend, the rest of the Blue Jay women will participate in the Susquehanna Invitational tomorrow. 
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Players Mentioned

Ella Baran

Ella Baran

Distance
5' 3"
Sophomore
Alexandra Damron

Alexandra Damron

Sprinter
5' 2"
Junior
Rebecca Grusby

Rebecca Grusby

Mid-Distance
5' 1"
Senior
Ariel Keklak

Ariel Keklak

Distance
5' 3"
Junior
Julianna Lazzari

Julianna Lazzari

Distance
5' 2"
Sophomore
Samantha Levy

Samantha Levy

Distance
Senior
Chinaza Nwankpa

Chinaza Nwankpa

Sprints
5' 8"
Sophomore
Caelyn Reilly

Caelyn Reilly

Mid-Distance
5' 6"
Senior
Hailey Sheppell

Hailey Sheppell

Sprints
5' 5"
Junior
Ashley Tyburski

Ashley Tyburski

Sprints
5' 8"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Ella Baran

Ella Baran

5' 3"
Sophomore
Distance
Alexandra Damron

Alexandra Damron

5' 2"
Junior
Sprinter
Rebecca Grusby

Rebecca Grusby

5' 1"
Senior
Mid-Distance
Ariel Keklak

Ariel Keklak

5' 3"
Junior
Distance
Julianna Lazzari

Julianna Lazzari

5' 2"
Sophomore
Distance
Samantha Levy

Samantha Levy

Senior
Distance
Chinaza Nwankpa

Chinaza Nwankpa

5' 8"
Sophomore
Sprints
Caelyn Reilly

Caelyn Reilly

5' 6"
Senior
Mid-Distance
Hailey Sheppell

Hailey Sheppell

5' 5"
Junior
Sprints
Ashley Tyburski

Ashley Tyburski

5' 8"
Sophomore
Sprints