Weller Flies at McElligott Invite
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Junior Ross Weller ran the sixth-fastest indoor 3,000 as the Swarthmore indoor track & field team competed at the Haverford McElligott Invite Saturday morning.
Weller finished ninth out of 41 runners with a personal-best time of 8:53.24, just beating 2003 Centennial Cross Country Runner of the Year Lang Reynolds '05 time of 8:53.80 for the sixth-fastest in school history. Senior Vernon Chaplin was close behind in 12th place (8:56.24) while freshmen Andrew Van Buren (36th, 9:44.62) and David Riccardi (37th, 9:56.95) both qualified for the Centennial Conference Championships in February with strong performances.
Freshman Johnnie Tompkins put together a strong double on Saturday, finishing 28th in the 3,000 with a time of 9:20.79 and then clipped off a 2:04.42 in the 800 for 13th place out of 27.
On the women's side, freshman Cait Mullarkey stretched out to 3,000 meters for the first time and hit the top-ten with a time of 11:22.39. Teammate Emma Stanley was just as impressive in the 5,000, taking fourth out of 13 runners with a time of 18:45.98.
The Garnet travel to Ursinus College on Sat., Feb. 3 for the annual Frank Colden Invite that is set to begin at 10:00 a.m.