WASHINGTON - The American University track team continued its outdoor campaign with the two-day Colonial Relays, hosted by William & Mary on Friday and Saturday. The Eagles departed the meet with six new personal records (PR's) and three program all-time top-10 finishes.

HEAR FROM COACH GRAHAM...
"We had a solid weekend down in Williamsburg for the Colonial Relays. On the men's side, the 1500m squad raced very well with a few coming away with new PR's. Russell Sullivan had a great 5k after some time off due to illness, and I'm really happy with how aggressive they raced. The men's DMR was another highlight - they were fighting for the win in the final 100 meters and ended with the seventh-fastest time in program history. 

"The women's team also had a great meet. Clare Hernandez had her fastest 5k in quite some time, and came back to run a strong leg in the 4x1500m the next day. Nia Holden had a big PR in the 400m and put in solid legs in both the sprint medley and 4x400m on Saturday. Callia Cordasco also had a PR in the 1500m and came back to take a leg in the 4x1500m. We're excited to see times coming down and people competing well and we're excited to stay close to home next weekend with the meet at George Mason."

#AUTF NOTES

• Junior Nia Holden moved up into fourth in the program top-10 lists with her 58.96 PR in the 400m dash on Friday.
• She was back on the track on Saturday in the 4x400m relay, helping lead the squad to the eighth-fastest time in AU history (4:16.29) along with classmate Eva Gibson, sophomore Cassandra Daniele, and freshman Lucia Ianello.
• On the men's side, the distance medley squad of senior Aidan Caggiano, juniors Nathan Reeves and Tucker Zullo, and sophomore Ethan Puc also added their names to the record books with the seventh-fastest time in AU history. The foursome crossed in 10:07.14, good for fourth in the field.
• The Eagles also brought home five PR's in the individual events, starting with the women's 5000m run on Friday morning. Senior Clare Hernandez bested her outdoor PR with an 18:26.08 crossing while junior Emily Neuner fell just one second of her best with a final time of 19:27.50.
• Junior Russell Sullivan also earned a new career-best in the men's 5k field, placing fifth overall in 14:29.34. 
• Sophomore Callia Cordasco ducked under her previous top time in the 1500m, placing 26th overall in 4:51.11. 
• The men's field also saw a couple new personal bests, starting with Caggiano's 3:58.85 crossing for 15th overall in the university field. Freshman Michael Cullen also hit a new top time with a 4:14.23 performance.
• Junior Nathan Reeves placed 10th overall in the 1500m invitational field while classmate Tucker Zullo highlighted the invitational race with a 12th-place finish, just missing out on a PR of his own with a final time of 3:54.34.

NEXT UP
The Eagles will stay close to home next weekend with the Mason Spring Invitational on Saturday, April 9. 

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#AUTF RESULTS

EVENT	RESULTS
400m Dash, Women	24. Nia Holden, 58.96 PR #4
800m Run, Men	50. Malcolm Going, 2:05.50 / 53. Ethan Puc, 2:11.83
1500m Run, Women	26. Callia Cordasco, 4:51.11 PR / 53. June Mwaniki, 5:14.36
1500m Run, Men	10. Nathan Reeves, 3:57.97 / 15. Aidan Caggiano, 3:58.85 PR / 69. Michael Cullen, 4:14.23 PR
1500m Run, Men (Invite)	12. Tucker Zullo, 3:54.34
5000m Run, Women	14. Clare Hernandez, 18:26.08 PR / 35. Emily Neuner, 19:27.50
5000m Run, Men	5. Russell Sullivan, 14:29.34 PR / 39. Alex Murphy, 15:19.62
Sprint Medley, Women	11. (Agarwal, Holden, Daniele, Ianello), 4:25.53
Distance Medley, Women	15. (Daniele, Miskimins, Gibson, Tianga), 13:43.40
Distance Medley, Men	4. (Caggiano, Puc, Reeves, Zullo), 10:07.14 #7
4x1500m, Women	7. (Cordasco, Mwaniki, Hernandez, Potter), 20:10.94
4x400m, Women	20. (Ianello, Holden, Gibson, Daniele), 4:16.29 #8