Brady closes in on mile record at NYU Invite

NEW YORK CITY -- Kelsey Brady was less than half a second away from setting a new school record on Friday for the Elizabethtown College women's track and field team at the NYU DIII Invitational. Brady took several seconds off her mile time and took third overall, one of two Blue Jays with third-place finishes at the meet. Alexa Feduchak was the other for E-town.

MEET HIGHLIGHTS
-Kelsey Brady placed third in her section of the mile and ran her fastest mile since the 2017 Landmark Indoor Championships on Feb. 25, 2017.
-Alexa Feduchak was one of six throwers total to reach over 14 meters in the weight throw.
-Christina Ippolito (200m) and Carly Allport (800m) won their sections of their events.

TOP TEN MEET PERFORMANCES
3rd place: Kelsey Brady (mile, 5:02.34), Alexa Feduchak (weight throw, 14.13m (46'4-1/4")).
4th place: Carly Allport (800m, 2:23.27)
6th place: Brenna McNamee (5,000m, 18:20.69), Leah Gamber (shot put, 11.26m (36'11-1/2")).
10th place: Colleen Kernan (5,000m, 18:48.17).

TOP TEN ALL-TIME PERFORMANCES
-Brady's mile time of 5:02.34 is .29 shy of breaking Tiffany Kulp's school record of 5:02.06 (3/7/09 at Virginia Tech Last Chance Meet) and moves her from third to second all-time.

Elizabethtown will have the rest of the weekend off before competing at next Friday's S.U. Invite at Susquehanna University, beginning at 4 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Carly Allport: Mid-Distance; 5' 7"; Junior

Kelsey Brady: Mid-Distance; 5' 3"; Senior

Alexa Feduchak: Throws; 5' 6"; Senior

Leah Gamber: Throws; 6' 0"; Junior

Colleen Kernan: Distance; 5' 4"; Junior

Brenna McNamee: Distance; 5' 4"; Senior

Christina Ippolito: Jumps/Sprints; 5' 9"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Carly Allport
: 5' 7"; Junior
: Mid-Distance

Kelsey Brady
: 5' 3"; Senior
: Mid-Distance

Alexa Feduchak
: 5' 6"; Senior
: Throws

Leah Gamber
: 6' 0"; Junior
: Throws

Colleen Kernan
: 5' 4"; Junior
: Distance

Brenna McNamee
: 5' 4"; Senior
: Distance

Christina Ippolito
: 5' 9"; Freshman
: Jumps/Sprints