Friday, February 8
Boston, MA
TBA
Brown University
at
BU Valentine Invitational
Women’s Track & Field Competes at BU Valentine Invite
2/9/2019 11:39:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
BOSTON – The Brown women's track & field team kicked off the weekend with the opening day of the Boston University Valentine Invitational Friday at the BU Track & Tennis Center.
The 4x400 meter relay team of Maddie Frey (Waukesha, Wis.), Gracie Whelan (Charlotte, N.C.), Shari Rauls (Larchmont, N.Y.) and May Stern (Providence, R.I.) posted the third-best time in school history at 3:44.77, placing seventh out of 53 teams. Stern ran the fastest split at the meet in a time 53.47.
"One of our objectives going into the day was to put our 4x400 relay in a position to contend at the Ivy League championships in two weeks," said head coach Tim Springfield. "I think we did that today. May ran a tremendous anchor leg and really set herself up for the upcoming Ivy championships."
Samantha Valentine (Middleton, Wis.) turned in a strong performance in the 1,000 meters, as she finished 17th overall at 2:52.11 for the seventh-best time in program history.
Stern also finished third overall in the 500 meters, crossing the finish line in a time of 1:14.09, while Bailey Pate (Valencia, Calif.) and Rauls took 13th and 14th in the event, respectively, at 1:14.97 and 1:15.41.
Brown will compete at the Yale Giegengack Invitational on Saturday while the men's side will wrap up the Valentine Invitational.
The 4x400 meter relay team of Maddie Frey (Waukesha, Wis.), Gracie Whelan (Charlotte, N.C.), Shari Rauls (Larchmont, N.Y.) and May Stern (Providence, R.I.) posted the third-best time in school history at 3:44.77, placing seventh out of 53 teams. Stern ran the fastest split at the meet in a time 53.47.
"One of our objectives going into the day was to put our 4x400 relay in a position to contend at the Ivy League championships in two weeks," said head coach Tim Springfield. "I think we did that today. May ran a tremendous anchor leg and really set herself up for the upcoming Ivy championships."
Samantha Valentine (Middleton, Wis.) turned in a strong performance in the 1,000 meters, as she finished 17th overall at 2:52.11 for the seventh-best time in program history.
Stern also finished third overall in the 500 meters, crossing the finish line in a time of 1:14.09, while Bailey Pate (Valencia, Calif.) and Rauls took 13th and 14th in the event, respectively, at 1:14.97 and 1:15.41.
Brown will compete at the Yale Giegengack Invitational on Saturday while the men's side will wrap up the Valentine Invitational.
Players Mentioned
Sprints
/ Women's Track & Field
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
Middle Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
Sprints
/ Women's Track & Field
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
Sprints
/ Women's Track & FieldTuesday's 10 with Elle Riley - Women's Track & Field
Friday, April 24
2026 Brown Invitational Recap - Track and Field
Wednesday, February 25
Brown University 50th Anniversary Event Recap
Friday, April 11
Tuesday's 10 with Jada Joseph - Track & Field
Monday, March 31
