Spring Break
Seven run in ECACs
by Melissa Siegel
Staff writer
Sports | 5/20/08
Posted online at 12:59 AM EST on 5/20/08
Competing for the first time in the Eastern College Athletic Conference Division III Championships at Springfield College last Friday, women's track team runner Beth Pisarik '10 didn't know what to expect.
But despite her inexperience, Pisarik ran the 1500-meter race in 4 minutes, 49.06 seconds, better than her qualifying time of 4:51.04, placing 15th out of 31 runners.
"My goal was to run under 4:50, so I just made it," Pisarik said. "I was kind of lucky in that I was able to [finish] in the time that I wanted."
In fact, two out of the three Brandeis women's track team members competing in the event improved on their qualifying times. The third ran a mere half second above her qualifying time.
To qualify for ECACs, runners need to surpass a certain qualifying time that is different for each event.
Marie Lemay '11 was the squad's highest finisher, earning 11th place in the 1500-meter run. Lemay ran a 4:44.68, just slightly higher than her qualifying time of 4:44.17.
Fellow rookie Grayce Selig '11 also competed in the 1500-meter race. Selig, who had the 28th-fastest time out of 37 competitors going into the race, improved her qualifying time of 4:51.78 to finish in 19th place in 4:50.91, a personal best.
"They've been really great to train with and … they're both really great runners," Pisarik said of her teammates. "I was really happy with the way they did … I think we all trained the right way before the end of the season."
Men's team runner Dan Anastos '11 was impressed with the race strategy employed by his female counterparts.
"They've been working on really getting out in the race and getting in a good position and just settling in and then making their move at the right time with a few hundred meters left in the race," Anastos said. "They really ran with confidence."
The men, on the other hand, could not build off the women's team's success, with all four participants posting results slower than their qualifying times.
But despite her inexperience, Pisarik ran the 1500-meter race in 4 minutes, 49.06 seconds, better than her qualifying time of 4:51.04, placing 15th out of 31 runners.
"My goal was to run under 4:50, so I just made it," Pisarik said. "I was kind of lucky in that I was able to [finish] in the time that I wanted."
In fact, two out of the three Brandeis women's track team members competing in the event improved on their qualifying times. The third ran a mere half second above her qualifying time.
To qualify for ECACs, runners need to surpass a certain qualifying time that is different for each event.
Marie Lemay '11 was the squad's highest finisher, earning 11th place in the 1500-meter run. Lemay ran a 4:44.68, just slightly higher than her qualifying time of 4:44.17.
Fellow rookie Grayce Selig '11 also competed in the 1500-meter race. Selig, who had the 28th-fastest time out of 37 competitors going into the race, improved her qualifying time of 4:51.78 to finish in 19th place in 4:50.91, a personal best.
"They've been really great to train with and … they're both really great runners," Pisarik said of her teammates. "I was really happy with the way they did … I think we all trained the right way before the end of the season."
Men's team runner Dan Anastos '11 was impressed with the race strategy employed by his female counterparts.
"They've been working on really getting out in the race and getting in a good position and just settling in and then making their move at the right time with a few hundred meters left in the race," Anastos said. "They really ran with confidence."
The men, on the other hand, could not build off the women's team's success, with all four participants posting results slower than their qualifying times.
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