Indoor Track Sets Five PR's at Cardinal Classic

Saturday, January 20

Landover, MD

10 a.m.

George Washington University

Robert Comstock Cardinal Classic

Track Photo at Cardinal Classic (1/20/24)

1/20/2024 8:19:00 PM | Women's Track/Cross Country

LANDOVER, Md. – The George Washington women's indoor track & field team continued the 2023-24 season with five personal records at the Robert Comstock Cardinal Classic on Saturday afternoon. The Revolutionaries also enjoyed four top-five finishes in various events as well.

Leading the way for the Revolutionaries was sophomore Sarah Mitchell who finished second in the mile with a time of 5:05.02. Behind Mitchell was GW first-year Una Boylan who clocked a personal record time of 5:09.62 for third place. Boylan also set a PR in the 800m dash, recording a 2:25.72 for eighth. Rounding out GDUB's top-five finishers in the mile was junior Olivia Syftestad with a PR time of 5:11.45. The personal record earned Syftestad a fourth-place finish to cap a strong effort by the Revolutionaries in the mile. In her event debut, first-year Julia Shanes finished seventh with a 5:27.58, while fellow first-year Lola Dinneen notched tenth with a 5:37.65.

In the 60m dash, graduate Rachel Horowitz led the way with a fourth-place finish. Horowitz tallied her best time of the day in the finals, finishing with an 8.01. Horowitz recorded an 8.03 in the semis and an 8.13 in the prelims in her only event of the day. Senior D'leela Saiyed notched a new PR in the 60m as well, finishing with an 8.84 in the prelim race.

In the 800m, sophomore Rita Mazumder led the way with a PR mark of 2:24.52. Mazumder finished sixth on the day in her lone event. First-year Emma Friedrich started her collegiate career on a good note, placing fifth in the 3000m with an event debut time of 11:05.86.

WOMEN'S 60M PRELIM
6. Rachel Horowitz – 8.13
15. Janae Russell – 8.31
36. D'leela Saiyed – 8.84 (Personal Record)

WOMEN'S 60M SEMI
5. Rachel Horowitz – 8.03
11. Janae Russell – 8.26

WOMEN'S 60M FINAL
4. Rachel Horowitz – 8.01

WOMEN'S 200M FINAL
17. Kamryn Holness – 27:56

WOMEN'S 400M FINAL
20. Kirsten Long – 1:06.10 (Event Debut)
23. Sonia Lountchenko – 1:09.19

WOMEN'S 800M FINAL
6. Rita Mazumder – 2:24.52 (Personal Record)
8. Una Boylan – 2:25.72 (Personal Record)
14. Lola Dinneen – 2:35.15 (Event Debut)

WOMEN'S MILE FINAL
2. Sarah Mitchell – 5:05.02
3. Una Boylan – 5:09.62 (Personal Record)
4. Olivia Syftestad – 5:11.45 (Personal Record)
7. Julia Shanes – 5:27.58 (Event Debut)
9. Catherine Ruffino – 5:34.27
10. Lola Dinneen – 5:37.65 (Event Debut)

WOMEN'S 3000M FINAL
5. Emma Friedrich – 11:05.86 (Event Debut)
8. Ashley Robinson – 11:15.22