ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The highlight of the day came when Row Sullivan finished third overall, claiming a bronze medal, in the men's 3000m when the American University track team closed out the Patriot League Indoor Championships on Sunday. The team concluded the event with eight total record book changes over the weekend, six new PRs, and four more IC4A/ECAC qualifications.

• It was once again Nathan Reeves starting the day for the Eagles, placing sixth overall in the men's mile finals, crossing in 4:12.64 to qualify for IC4A/ECACs with his time and earning three team points.
• Next up, it was freshman Kaden Kluth and junior Ethan Puc in the men's 800m event, finishing fifth and seventh respectively. Kluth's fifth place finish came with his time of 1:53.25, shaving two five tenths of a second off his time in the semifinals on Saturday. Kluth grabbed four points and Puc took two points with their finishes.
• The next event that saw the Eagles competing was the men's 3000m final. Distance standout, Sullivan, came in third overall, grabbing six points for American while also grabbing a four second PR for themself. Alex Murphy and Danny O'Neill both also earned PRs in the event.
• In the women's 3000m event, junior June Mwaniki shaved nine second off her previous best in the event, finishing in 10:03.30. This finish also moved Mwaniki up on the top-10 performers list from tenth to eighth. Freshmen Sophia Staiger and Hannah Schwab also both raced themselves to personal bests in the event.
• The men's distance medley relay team of Tucker Zullo, Puc, Carver Morgan, and Oscar Counsell raced themselves to a fourth-place overall finish, picking up five team points for American and an IC4A/ECAC qualification.
• Brian Gutro, Fernando Ibarra, Oscar Counsell, and Puc ran together as a team in the men's 4x400m relay and topped out at seventh. Together, they etched themselves into AU's top 10-performers list in the event, coming in at second with their time of 3:25.25.
• Jessica Bakas, Chloee Dotts, Cassandra Daniele, and Lucia Ianello rounded out the day in the women's 4x400m relay. The team's final time of 4:09.81 put them at second place in American's top-10 performers list. 

QUOTES FROM COACH GRAHAM
"Very impressive Championship weekend from the entire squad. Our athletes raced aggressively competing for qualifying, scoring, and podium spots, and we got them all in–not to mention a pile of big PRs.
 
"Way too many great performances to list, but particularly impressive 3K by Row Sullivan for a bronze medal finish with a perfectly executed race."
 
NEXT UP

• The Eagles that qualified throughout the season and at the Patriot League Championships will move on to compete in the IC4A/ECAC Indoor Track and Field Championships held March 3-5, Friday through Sunday, in Boston, Mass.

AU INDIVIDUAL RESULTS – DAY 2

EVENT	ENTRIES
Mile, Men (FINAL)	6. Nathan Reeves, 4:12.64*
800m, Men (FINAL)	5. Kaden Kluth, 1:53.25* | 7. Ethan Puc, 1:58.67
3000m, Men (FINAL)	3. Row Sullivan, 8:19.21* (PR) | 18. Alex Murphy, 8:35.63 (PR) | 26. Cooper Michaud, 8:43.70 | 33. Danny O'Neill, 8:56.39 (PR)
3000m, Women (FINAL)	13. June Mwaniki, 10:03.30 (PR) | 31. Rachael Potter, 10:31.17 | 23. Sophia Staiger, 10:34.80 (PR) | 24. Skyler Tatum, 10:35.25 | 26. Brooke Evans, 10:45.95 | 27. Hannah Schwab, 10:49.72 (PR)
DMR, Men (FINAL)	4. Zullo, Puc, Morgan, Counsell, 10:04.06*
DMR, Women (FINAL)	8. Cordasco, Miskimins, Kirk, Riley, 12:22.62
4x400m, Men (FINAL)	7. Ibarra, O'Neill, Reeves, Kluth, 3:25.25
4x400m, Women (FINAL)	10. Bakas, Dotts, Daniele, Ianello, 4:09.81

* IC4A/ECAC Qualification

TEAM RESULTS: MEN
1. Navy, 256
2. Boston University, 137
3. Army West Point, 123.5
4. Lehigh, 61
5. Bucknell, 51.5
6. AMERICAN, 27
6. Holy Cross, 18
7. Colgate, 13
9. Lafayette, 5

TEAM RESULTS: WOMEN
1. Navy, 214.5
2. Boston University, 146
2. Army West Point, 131.25
4. Bucknell, 78.25
5. Lehigh, 60.5
6. Holy Cross, 40
7. Loyola Maryland, 17
8. Lafayette, 10.5
9. AMERICAN, 2
10. Colgate, 1
 
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