Temple University Athletics
Saturday, January 18
Staten Island, N.Y.
4:00 PM
Temple University
vs
Penn 8-Team Select
Howard and Lally Earn Gold at Penn 8-Team Select
1.18.20 | Women's Track and Field
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – The Temple track and field team kicked off the 2020 portion of its indoor slate at the Penn 8-Team Select on Saturday, Jan. 18 at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex. The meet was highlighted by individual victories by Millie Howard and Alanna Lally as well as multiple top-times for the season thus far.
About the Meet
> Sydney Williams got the action started for the Owls on the straightaway for the 60m hurdles. The junior had a solid rust-buster in prelims, clocking in at 9.06 to advance to finals. In the finals, Williams bested her previous time by .02, finishing sixth overall with a time of 9.04.
> A handful of distance runners made their 2020 track debuts with a steady group performance in the mile. Howard took the title, racing the 1600m in 4:51.01 to emerge victorious in the 49-person field.
> In her first track race in Cherry and White in almost a year, senior Grace Moore also had a superb race to finish fifth in the mile with a time of 4:53.01. Mikaela Vlasic clocked in at 5:00.05 for her first race of 2020, good for 12th overall.
> Junior Mallorie Smith raced well in her first meet back, finishing 13th in the 400m with a time of 58.28.
> Representing the Owls in the 800m for the first time this season, Lally came out strong to win the event with a time of 2:13.91. Also having a stellar first track performance of the season was Helene Gottlieb, who finished third overall with a time of 2:14.45.
> Moore, Howard and Gottlieb each returned to the track to represent the Owls in the 3000m. Moore took the top spot for the Cherry and White, clocking in at 9:48.45 to take silver. Howard trailed her teammate by just over two seconds, finishing third with a time of 9:51.00. Rounding out the top-five for the Owls was Gottlieb, who ran the 3K in 10:06.56. Michelle Joyce also earned a spot in the top-10 with a time of 10:16.99.
> Candus Burks had a pair of steady performances in the field, finishing fourth in the triple jump with a mark of 11.52m and placing eighth in the long jump with a mark of 5.43m.
> The 4x400m relay of Smith, Vlasic, Lally and Williams finished the evening well for Temple, earning fifth with a time of 3:55.89.
From the Coach
> "It was our first meet back after we had a long time off over the holiday break," said head coach Elvis Forde. "We had some good performances, but there is definitely some rust that still needs to be knocked off. Millie and Grace were phenomenal in the mile and then both came back to run great 3K's, which was really a highlight of the day. Alanna, Mikaela and Helene all looked steady in the 800m and I look forward to watching them grow and improve as the season goes on. It was a solid first meet of the year, and we know there is a lot of work left ahead of us as we go into the next month of competition."
Up Next
> The Owls will be back in action next weekend to compete at the two-day Dr. Sanders Columbia Challenge. Competition will begin on Friday, Jan. 24 at 12 p.m. and will run through Saturday, Jan. 25 at the N.Y. Armory.
About the Meet
> Sydney Williams got the action started for the Owls on the straightaway for the 60m hurdles. The junior had a solid rust-buster in prelims, clocking in at 9.06 to advance to finals. In the finals, Williams bested her previous time by .02, finishing sixth overall with a time of 9.04.
> A handful of distance runners made their 2020 track debuts with a steady group performance in the mile. Howard took the title, racing the 1600m in 4:51.01 to emerge victorious in the 49-person field.
> In her first track race in Cherry and White in almost a year, senior Grace Moore also had a superb race to finish fifth in the mile with a time of 4:53.01. Mikaela Vlasic clocked in at 5:00.05 for her first race of 2020, good for 12th overall.
> Junior Mallorie Smith raced well in her first meet back, finishing 13th in the 400m with a time of 58.28.
> Representing the Owls in the 800m for the first time this season, Lally came out strong to win the event with a time of 2:13.91. Also having a stellar first track performance of the season was Helene Gottlieb, who finished third overall with a time of 2:14.45.
> Moore, Howard and Gottlieb each returned to the track to represent the Owls in the 3000m. Moore took the top spot for the Cherry and White, clocking in at 9:48.45 to take silver. Howard trailed her teammate by just over two seconds, finishing third with a time of 9:51.00. Rounding out the top-five for the Owls was Gottlieb, who ran the 3K in 10:06.56. Michelle Joyce also earned a spot in the top-10 with a time of 10:16.99.
> Candus Burks had a pair of steady performances in the field, finishing fourth in the triple jump with a mark of 11.52m and placing eighth in the long jump with a mark of 5.43m.
> The 4x400m relay of Smith, Vlasic, Lally and Williams finished the evening well for Temple, earning fifth with a time of 3:55.89.
From the Coach
> "It was our first meet back after we had a long time off over the holiday break," said head coach Elvis Forde. "We had some good performances, but there is definitely some rust that still needs to be knocked off. Millie and Grace were phenomenal in the mile and then both came back to run great 3K's, which was really a highlight of the day. Alanna, Mikaela and Helene all looked steady in the 800m and I look forward to watching them grow and improve as the season goes on. It was a solid first meet of the year, and we know there is a lot of work left ahead of us as we go into the next month of competition."
Up Next
> The Owls will be back in action next weekend to compete at the two-day Dr. Sanders Columbia Challenge. Competition will begin on Friday, Jan. 24 at 12 p.m. and will run through Saturday, Jan. 25 at the N.Y. Armory.
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