TRK | Gaels Fly in Final Day at Mike Fanelli Classic

Thursday, March 30

San Francisco, CA

10:00 AM

Saint Mary's College of California

Mike Fanelli Classic

TRK | Gaels Fly in Final Day at Mike Fanelli Classic

4/1/2023 4:51:00 PM | Men's Track and Field

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – With the shorter events on deck for the final day of the Mike Fanelli Classic, the Saint Mary's Track and Field teams brought the speed, as a handful of runners posted big personal best times.

The women's 800m got the action underway for SMC on a sunny afternoon in the city by the bay. Klara Frih was the quickest Gaels, finishing 20^th out of 103 runners with a time of 2:14.44.

Penelopea Gordon crossed the line next for the Gaels, finishing 38^th in a time of 2:17.32. Lotte Van Schaik finished soon after, claiming 87^th in a time of 2:28.20. Piper Kunesh rounded out the field for SMC, as she claimed 103^rd in a time of 2:45.00.

On the men's side, two Gaels finished inside the top-20 in a field of 121. Leading the way was Jason Habash, as he stormed home to finish 18^th in a personal best time of 1:54.90. Reinder Prince wasn't far behind Habash, crossing the line in 20^th in a time of 1:54.96, a two second improvement from his 800m two weeks ago at the Cardinal Classic.

Next to finish for Saint Mary's was Eric Martinez, crossing the line in a time of 1:56.8, as he too dropped time from his last 800m.

Jackson Seubert finished next for SMC, as he claimed 75^th in a 2:00.14. Two more Gaels wrapped up the event, as Isaiah Jimenez finished 102^nd in a time of 2:06.63, and Raphael Lobo in 115^th in a time of 2:10.86.

The events kept getting shorter as they day went on, with the 400m next.

Jaden DeSouza brought the speed for SMC, finishing 3^rd out of 44 runners in the event. She smashed her previous personal best of 1:00.39, as she dipped under the one-minute mark with a 58.86.

Maddie Fletcher also snuck in the top-20, as she claimed 17^th with a time of 1:01.09. Kaitlin rounded out the field for SMC, finishing 38^th in a time of 1:06.39.

In the women's 100m, three Gaels competed in the shorter discipline of the afternoon. All the runners finished one right after another, with Emily Quinby in 51^st with a 4.62, McKenna Burrows in 52^nd with a 14.63, and Natalia Nathan in 53^rd with a 14.73.

In the last event of the day, the Gaels competed in the 1600 sprint medley relay. The relay requires two 200m legs, followed by a 400m and 800m leg. The SMC women were the best of the lot, winning the event in a time of 4:12.39. A relay consisting of Maddie Fletcher, Jaden DeSouza, Klara Frih, and Penelopea Gordon took home the win, outpacing the University of Hawaii by seven seconds.

UP NEXT
Saint Mary's will be back on track next weekend as they head to Berkeley for the Brutus Hamilton Invitational on April 8.

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