BOSTON, MASS. – Cortland posted 11 ECAC Div. III Championship qualifying performances at the two-day Boston University Valentine Invitational.

Freshman Sarah Bonnell (Norwich) recorded two of those efforts with her 18th-place time of 8.02 seconds in the 60-meter dash and her 36th-place time of 26.14 seconds in the 200-meter dash. Graduate student Kristen Serikstad (Oyster Bay) tied for sixth place in the high jump by clearing 1.63 meters (5' 4.25”) and sophomore Alexis Fairbanks (Apalachin/Owego Free Academy) finished 37th of 139 runners in the 800 meters (2:17.63).

Two Red Dragons posted ECAC times in the 5,000 meters. Junior Alyson Dalton (Sherrill/Vernon-Verona-Sherrill) finished 32nd in 17:53.88 and senior Caitlin Sullivan (Elmira/Thomas A. Edison) was 49th in 18:15.13. Sophomore Jordyn Naylon (Fairport) finished 62nd of 147 in the mile (5:13.52) and freshman Emily Cotey (Norwood/Norwood-Norfolk) was 81st in the 3,000 meters (10:45.18).

Two Cortland entries in the 4x400-meter relay met ECAC qualifying standards. The combination of junior Veronica Montrose (Clintondale/Highland), junior Abby Vander Veen (Delanson/Faith Bible Academy), junior Jenna Evarts (West Islip) and sophomore Lex Grable (Pine Bush) finished 23rd (4:07.22), while freshman Trisha Clark (Pulaski), sophomore Caitlin Triantafillou (Getzville/Williamsville North), junior Liz Henry (Massapequa Park/Massapequa) and junior Val Basciano (New City/Albertus Magnus) placed 28th (4:08.61).

In addition, the Distance Medley Relay team of Fairbanks, Grable, freshman Laura Quercia (Marcellus) and Naylon finished 21st with an ECAC time of 12:40.55.

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