LEWISBURG, Pa. - The American University track team had a memorable close to its 2022 outdoor regular season on Saturday, as the Eagles picked up six new program all-time top-10 marks and 10 personal records during the Bucknell Team Challenge in Lewisburg, Pa. Junior Russell Sullivan also highlighted the day's events as the team's only individual winner, pacing the men's 3000-meter field with a new record book time.

HEAR FROM COACH GRAHAM...
"We had a really good day at the track today. Both the men's and women's teams wrapped up the season with nearly everyone clicking off season bests, career bests, and even some record book marks. The women's 3000m run saw great races from June Mwaniki, Rachael Potter, Kylie Raymond, and a couple of PR's for Clare Hernandez and Catie Anderson. Neev Agarwal in the 100m set a new PR of her own to go along with a solid performance in the long jump. And the women's 4x400m relay climbed up to No. 4 all-time in AU history. 

"On the men's side, the 1500m saw a huge PR from Aidan Caggiano and some very good performances from Oscar Counsell, Alex Murphy, and Michael Cullen. In the 3000m, Russell took the win after a commanding move from 1200-meters out to run away from the field. Then there were two huge PR's in the 800m from Tucker Zullo and Nate Reeves to plant them in the AU all-time top-10 with some pretty impressive names. 

"This was a great way to end the regular-season and an exciting lead-up to the championship in two weeks!"

#AUTF NOTES

• For the second consecutive meet, senior Aidan Caggiano picked up a new personal record, this time coming through with a new career-best in the 1500m run. He took third in the field with a time of 3:52.22, followed by freshman Oscar Counsell in ninth.
• The men's 800-meter run had a similar story with junior Tucker Zullo leading the way for the Eagles with a fourth-place overall finish. He added his name to his first AU all-time top-10 list with a 1:51.63 crossing - the eighth-fastest time in program history. Classmate Nathan Reeves was right on his heels with the ninth-fastest time in AU history, crossing in fifth overall in 1:51.72.
• In the women's field, junior Nia Holden improved on her PR with a 2:15.32 finish for fifth overall. She came into the weekend already ranked eighth in the program record books and now sits only 0.02-seconds away from taking over the seventh spot.
• The men's and women's 3000-meter runs closed the individual events for the Eagles. In the men's field, junior Russell Sullivan paced the field with the seventh-fastest time in program history, coming across the line in 8:23.37.
• Sophomore June Mwaniki also added her name to the record books, hitting the ninth-fastest 3k time in AU history with her second-place finish in 10:20.62.
• The foursome of sophomore Callia Cordasco, junior Nia Holden, senior Elise Hooker, and freshman Lucia Ianello finished out the day with the fourth-fastest 4x400-meter relay time in program history, coming through in 4:08.63 for sixth in the field.

#AUTF RESULTS

EVENT	RESULTS
100m, Women	24. Neev Agarwal, 13.87 PR
200m, Men	22. Brian Gutro, 23.51 PR / 26. Khalil Mer, 24.18
400m, Men	17. Brian Gutro, 53.42
800m, Men	4. Tucker Zullo, 1:51.63 #8 / 5. Nathan Reeves, 1:51.72 #9 / 18. Ethan Puc, 1:59.75 PR / 27. Malcolm Going, 2:06.32
800m, Women	5. Nia Holden, 2:15.32 #8 / 10. Callia Cordasco, 2:20.12 PR / 20. Lucia Ianello, 2:23.48 PR / 24. Elise Hooker, 2:26.21 / 31. Kelsey Miskimins, 2:31.02 / 36. Eva Gibson, 2:50.80
1500m, Men	3. Aidan Caggiano, 3:52.22 PR / 9. Oscar Counsell, 3:55.74 / 11. Alex Murphy, 3:59.69 PR / 24. Michael Cullen, 4:11.24 PR
3000m, Men	1. Russell Sullivan, 8:23.37 #7
3000m, Women	2. June Mwaniki, 10:20.62 #9 / 5. Rachael Potter, 10:29.83 / 8. Kylie Raymond, 10:37.63 / 11. Clare Hernandez, 10:45.26 PR / 14. Emily Neuner, 10:55.96 / 16. Catie Anderson, 11:29.22
3k Steeplechase, Men	11. Danny O'Neill, 10:18.09 PR
3k Steeplechase, Women	10. Kirah Tianga, 12:29.09 / 11. Cassandra Daniele, 12:36.93
4x400m, Women	6. Callia Cordasco, Nia Holden, Elise Hooker, Lucia Ianello, 4:08.63 #4
Long Jump, Women	17. Neev Agarwal, 4.74m (15-6.75)

NEXT UP
The Eagles now look to the start of the championship season with the Patriot League Outdoor Track & Field Championships in two weeks, hosted by Navy on May 6 and May 7.

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