Providence College Athletics
Thursday, April 25
Philadelphia, Pa.
Providence College
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Penn Relays
Track Competes At The 125th Penn Relays
4/26/2019 4:10:00 PM | Women's Track and Field
Brianna Ilarda won the 3,000 meter steeplechase on the first day of Penn Relays.
April 26, 2019
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Providence College track & field team competed at the 125th Penn Relays on Thursday, April 25. The Friars had athletes competing in the women's 3,000 meter steeplechase, women's 5,000 meters and the men's 5,000 meters.
Senior Brianna Ilarda (Perth, Western Australia) was the highlight of the night in the women's 3,000 meter steeplechase. Ilarda took control of the race early and attempted to break the field by making it an honest pace. She opened a gap with five laps to go and never looked back. Ilarda would go on to take the victory in a time of 9:55.43 breaking the meet record. This was Ilarda's third Penn Relays title of her career.
Junior Abbey Wheeler (Elmira, N.Y.) and graduate student Regan Rome (Dalla, Pa.) raced in the first section of the women's 5,000 meters. Wheeler and Rome ran a tactically smart race as they positioned themselves in the lead pack. As the race progressed the field began to string out with Wheeler and Rome running in the top five. With one mile to go Wheeler took the lead and began to gap the field along with two other runners. Wheeler would go on to finish third in a time of 16:07.01. Her time has qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round in the past. Rome was not far behind, placing eighth overall in a time of 16:33.97.
Sophomore Marcelo Rocha (Peabody, Mass.) had a solid race in the top heat of the men's 5,000 meters. Rocha placed 13thin the heat and ran a personal best time of 14:17.19.
Providence's next race will be the Brown Springtime Invitational on Sunday, April 28.
-GO FRIARS!-
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Providence College track & field team competed at the 125th Penn Relays on Thursday, April 25. The Friars had athletes competing in the women's 3,000 meter steeplechase, women's 5,000 meters and the men's 5,000 meters.
Senior Brianna Ilarda (Perth, Western Australia) was the highlight of the night in the women's 3,000 meter steeplechase. Ilarda took control of the race early and attempted to break the field by making it an honest pace. She opened a gap with five laps to go and never looked back. Ilarda would go on to take the victory in a time of 9:55.43 breaking the meet record. This was Ilarda's third Penn Relays title of her career.
Junior Abbey Wheeler (Elmira, N.Y.) and graduate student Regan Rome (Dalla, Pa.) raced in the first section of the women's 5,000 meters. Wheeler and Rome ran a tactically smart race as they positioned themselves in the lead pack. As the race progressed the field began to string out with Wheeler and Rome running in the top five. With one mile to go Wheeler took the lead and began to gap the field along with two other runners. Wheeler would go on to finish third in a time of 16:07.01. Her time has qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round in the past. Rome was not far behind, placing eighth overall in a time of 16:33.97.
Sophomore Marcelo Rocha (Peabody, Mass.) had a solid race in the top heat of the men's 5,000 meters. Rocha placed 13thin the heat and ran a personal best time of 14:17.19.
Providence's next race will be the Brown Springtime Invitational on Sunday, April 28.
-GO FRIARS!-
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