FAIRFAX, Va. – The American University track team ran dominantly at the George Mason Patriot Games (Jan. 30-31), winning six events on the flat track. The team ran a total of five top-10 times in their second full-team meet of the indoor season.

• On Friday evening, freshman Emma Colavito started the meet with a debut in the 5k, running a seventh AU all-time performance of 17:43.46.
• Sophomores Jaden Frederick and Daniel Messer both ran PRs in the 5k. Frederick ran a 13-second indoor PR of 14:55.51, and Messer ran a 31-second PR of 14:57.80.
• Freshman Lilia Jones placed second overall in the 60 meters, improving her second all-time mark to 7.72 seconds.
• Senior Carver Morgan won the mile in a PR of 4:06.33, improving his fourth all-time mark.
• Freshman Shealyn Brochu won the women's 800 in a decisive race, running 2:14.54, good for fourth AU all-time. Sophomore Barak Goldstein won the men's 800 in 1:55.16.
• Senior Ciera Thacker and freshman Maren Holecek were a 1-2 punch in the 200 meters, running 25.93 seconds and 26.13 seconds, respectively.
• Both distance medley relay quads won their respective races. The women's time of 12:15.47 was a seventh all-time performance for AU.
• In the women's 3k, junior Estella Miller and senior Annie Ripol led the Eagles, running personal bests of 10:32.33 and 10:37.01, respectively.
• Sophomore Noah Smith placed second in the men's 3k in 8:39.57, and senior Jack Chandler ran a 10-second personal best iof 9:03.30.

See the full results here.

Coaches' Corner
"I was very pleased with how the team performed this weekend," said head coach Sean Graham. "George Mason is a challenging place to run fast, and we had numerous athletes set PRs and season bests. More importantly than that, we had a lot of event wins, heat wins, and championship-style racing moves — all done after a very challenging week for the team battling snow, ice, bitter cold. 

"We're digging out now, getting back on our track this week and back to work before we hit two great opportunities two weeks from now."

""We use this meet as an opportunity to develop our skill sets mid season and set ourselves up for weeks of great racing in late February," said associate head coach Zach Prescott. "The team did just that, and I was particularly impressed with our event winners throughout the day. I feel confident that our ability to compete well on a flat track at this point in the season will pay huge dividends later in the season and into indoor."

Next Up
The Eagles will split in a couple of weeks, with some competing at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational and some competing at the Liberty Darius Dixon Invitational (Feb. 13-14).

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AU RESULTS

5000m, Women	3. Emma Colavito, 17:43.46 (PR)*
5000m, Men	4. Cooper Michaud, 14:43.27 | 6. Jaden Frederick, 14:55.51 (PR) | 9. Daniel Messer, 14:57.80 (PR)
60m, Women	2. Lilia Jones, 7.72 (PR)* | 7. Tamara Dorval, 7.83 | 9. Ciera Thacker, 7.92
60m, Men	9. Jason Omari-Anim, 7.16 | 29. Gregory Celariste, 7.45 | 33. James Soergel, 7.54
Mile, Women	9. Zoe Rector, 5:18.69 | 14. Scarlett Lestina, 5:29.81
Mile, Men	1. Carver Morgan, 4:06.33 (PR)* | 2. Kaden Kluth, 4:06.63 | 5. Emmett Engelhardt, 4:15.22 (PR) | 6. Zack Zerbe, 4:15.97 (PR)
400m, Women	2. Zoe Clark, 59.36 | 26. Adeline DiPaolo, 1:08.60
400m, Men	22. Owen Garrett, 56.09
500m, Women	12. Hannah Puckett, 1:26.81
800m, Women	1. Shealyn Brochu, 2:14.54* | 5. Kara Langbaum, 2:19.24 | 6. Kate Riley, 2:19.55 | 11. Charlotte Orr, 2:21.57
800m, Men	1. Barak Goldstein, 1:55.16 | 4. Papakojo Danquah, 1:57.58 | 6. Daden Grogan, 1:58.74
1000m, Men	4. Ty Parker, 2:32.80 (PR)
200m, Women	1. Ciera Thacker, 25.93 | 2. Maren Holecek, 26.13 | 11. Chloee Dotts, 26.79 | 28. Adeline DiPaolo, 28.84
200m, Men	7. Gregory Celariste, 23.30 | 10. Jason Omari-Anim, 23.41 | 22. Owen Garret, 24.96
Distance Medley Relay, Women	1. Langbaum, Gin, Orr, Brochu, 12:15.47*
Distance Medley Relay, Men	1. Zerbe, Danquah, Morgan, Goldstein, 10:33.65
3000m, Women	8. Estella Miller 10:32.33 (PR) | 10. Annie Ripol, 10:37.01 (PR) | 11. Lydia Drago, 10:41.34 | 13. Skyler Tatum, 10:45.51
3000m, Men	2. Noah Smith, 8:39.57 | 8. Jack Chandler, 9:03.30 (PR)

* Top-10 Mark
*** New Program Record