Schiller’s Speedy 400 Leads at Colden Invite
COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. - Swarthmore senior Matt Schiller ran the 3rd fastest 400 meters in the Centennial Conference this season, placing sixth of 61 runners with a time of 52.22 as the Garnet indoor track squads competed at the Frank Colden Invitational at Ursinus.
Out of 20 teams competing, the men placed 15th with 17 points, while the women were 17th with seven points.
Junior Ross Weller followed up his fast 3,000 meters a week ago with a 2nd-place performance in the 1,000m. Weller finished 0.95 seconds behind the race winner with a time of 2:36.29. Classmate Jonathan Shoop was third in the 3k with a 9:08.38, and the Garnet distance runners also fared well in the mile, with first-year Jonnie Tompkins and sophomore Erik Saka placed 12th and 19th, respectively, with times of 4:37.91 and 4:44.27.
The woman's 4x200 relay team of sophomore Caitlin Mullarkey and first-years Caitlin O'Neill, Mariel Fagen, and Taylor Rhodes ran their fastest time of the year, cracking the two-minute barrier with a 1:59.54. Mullarkey also ran her best time of the year in the 400 meters. Mullarkey's 1:03.34, good for 15th place is the eighth fastest time run by a Centennial woman this season. Classmate Kathy Feeney also placed 15th in her event, the mile, with a time of 5:42.22, while Bettina Tam '10 set a new personal best time (6:55.89) in the same race. First-year Nyika Corbett had the highest finish of any Swarthmore woman, grabbing 4th place in the 1,000 (3:09.66).
Swarthmore's next meet is the Valentine Invitational held next weekend at Boston University.