Women’s Indoor Track Sets Four Program Records, Opens Season at Youree Spence-Garcia Meet

Saturday, December 2

Ocean Breeze, NY

4 p.m.

George Washington University

Youree Spence-Garcia Meet

Women's Track at Youree Spring-Garcia Meet (12/2)

Women’s Indoor Track Sets Four Program Records, Opens Season at Youree Spence-Garcia Meet

12/2/2023 11:02:00 PM | Women's Track/Cross Country

OCEAN BREEZE, N.Y. – The George Washington women's indoor track & field team opened the 2023-24 season with a solid showing at the Youree Spence-Garcia Meet. The Revolutionaries were paced by junior Olivia Syftestad who tallied gold in the 3000m run with a PR time of 10:04.95, while also setting four program records in the process.

Along with Syftestad, GW finished with four of the top five finishers in the 3000m. Sophomore Una Boylan tallied second with a PR time of 10:05.09, while first-year Julia Shanes finished third with a mark of 10:11.31 in her event debut. Rounding out the top five was first-year Lola Dinneen with a 10:22.59 in her event debut. Senior Catherine Ruffino also finished with a PR in the event, notching a 10:29.99 for seventh.

Senior Kirsten Long kicked-off her fourth collegiate season with a fourth-place finish in the 1000m. Long notched a time of 3:05.62, just over one second off her PR time of 3:04.16. Sophomore Rita Mazumder also put together a solid showing in the event, recording a 3:10.07 in her event debut.

Grad transfer Rachel Horowitz finished fifth in the 300m dash, recording a 39.94 and setting a new program record in her first event with the Buff & Blue. Horowitz also tallied sixth in the 60m with a time of 7.86, tying her PR and setting a new program record.

First-year Kamryn Holness also set a program record, tallying a 26.23 in the 200m for the title. Holness finished eighth in the event and broke the previous record by just under one second. Also recording a program record on the day was sophomore Alexia Massoud. Massoud recorded a 1:22.07 in her event debut to beat the previous record by over four seconds.

WOMEN'S 60M
6. Rachel Horowitz – 7.86 (Personal Record) (Program Record)
19. Janae Russell – 8.19 (Event Debut)
26. Emma Benzinger – 8.39

WOMEN'S 200M
8. Kamryn Holness – 26.23 (Event Debut) (Program Record)
13. Janae Russell – 26.88 (Event Debut)
24. Marcella Mancini – 27.54
27. Emma Benzinger – 27.69
31. Kayla DeSousa – 27.92 (Event Debut)

WOMEN'S 300M
5. Rachel Horowitz – 39.94 (Event Debut) (Program Record)
13. Kamryn Holness – 42.25 (Event Debut)
26. Marcella Mancini – 45.05
33. Alexia Massoud – 46.14

WOMEN'S 500M
17. Alexia Massoud – 1:22.07 (Event Debut) (Program Record)
18. Kayla DeSousa – 1:24.37 (Event Debut)

WOMEN'S 1000M
4. Kirsten Long – 3:05.62
6. Rita Mazumder – 3:10.07 (Event Debut)
9. Sonia Lountchenko – 3:11.10 (Event Debut)

WOMEN'S 3000M
1. Olivia Syftestad – 10:04.95 (Personal Record)
2. Una Boylan – 10:05.09 (Personal Record)
3. Julia Shanes – 10:11.31 (Personal Record)
5. Lola Dinneen – 10:22.59 (Event Debut)
7. Catherine Ruffino – 10:29.99 (Personal Record)
18. Erin Wallwork – 11:00.21 (Event Debut)
20. Ashley Robinson – 11:03.53 (Personal Record)

UP NEXT
The Revolutionaries are back in action after the new year to compete in the Cardinal Classic. The event is hosted by Catholic University. The meet is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Jan. 20.