Charlottesville, VA – The Patriots split up and competed in two meets on Friday. The Pats sent a trio of distance runners to the University of Virginia for the Virginia Challenge while sending other athletes to the University of Kentucky for the Jim Green Invitational.
 
All three runners in Virginia ran the 5K and came away with amazing performances. The trio each broke the previous school record, led by Alina Boshchuk who ran a 17:11.36 for 14^th overall. Elke Wijkmans followed just behind her for 18^th with a time of 17:17.97 while Lismar Betancourt clocked a 17:37.39 for 30^th. All three times were faster than the school record time of 17:37.96 set by Darcy Mascotti back in 2012. Boshchuk and Wijkmans hit NAIA "A" standards with Betancourt clipping a "B" cut.
 
In Lexington, Savannah Hossfeld hit an "A" standard of her own in the 3000m steeplechase. The junior placed sixth overall behind an 11:17.28 time. She improves off her "B" standard finish two weeks ago at Lee University.
 
Pia Stern was the lone Patriot thrower in action on Friday. She placed 18^th in the hammer throw with a 44.83m toss on her second attempt.
 
Three Patriots raced in the 1500m led by Elizabeth Lucason who crossed the finish line in 19^th with a 4:42.69 time. Ashlyn Liddle followed just behind her with a 4:49.13 finish for 25^th while Chloe West clocked a 5:09.32 for 45^th.
 
Beatriz De Souza rounded out UC's competitors on Friday in the 200m dash. She sprinted to a 27.99 finish, respectively.
 
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