Falcons Soar At Billy Brockmueller Invitational
Providence, R.I. – The Fitchburg State University women’s indoor track & field team competed at the 2020 Billy Brockmueller Invitational, hosted by Brown University this afternoon.
Murphy, Gibbons, Guzman & Tormey pace Green and Gold with first place efforts
Providence, R.I. – The Fitchburg State University women's indoor track & field team competed at the 2020 Billy Brockmueller Invitational, hosted by Brown University this afternoon.
The Basics
Meet: Billy Brockmueller Invite
Location: Brown-Olney-Margolies Athletic Center
Scoring: No team scoring
How It Happened
Sophomore Chloe Guzman (Pawtucket, Conn.) led the way for the Falcons, placing first overall in the 60 meter dash with a MASCAC qualifying time of 8.50 seconds, while classmate Selina Gibbons (Littleton, Mass.) added a first place effort of 28.81 seconds in the 200 meter to qualify for the post-season.
In the 800 meter, freshman Abigail Murphy (Plaistow, N.H.) claimed top honors with a post-season qualifying time of 2:30.07, while fellow freshman Devin Tormey (Fitchburg, Mass.) registered a first place time of 10.62 seconds in the 60 meter hurdles to qualify for the MASCAC's.
In the 60 meter dash, Gibbons (8.66) and sophomore Denise Yeboah (Worcester, Mass.) (8.73) placed third and fifth, qualifying for MASCAC's, while Guzman (3rd), Yeboah (7th) and newcomer Kelsie Graham (10th) turned in post-season qualifying times of 29.08 seconds, 30.79 seconds and 32.37 seconds in the 200 meter.
Junior Olivia Mullins (Quincy, Mass.) posted a second place time of 11:42.30 in the 3000 meter to qualify for the post-season, while in the 400 meter, Guzman turned in a MASCAC qualifying time of 1:07.19 after placing second overall in the event.
The 4x200 meter relay team of Gibbons, Guzman, Yeboah and Tormey finished second with a MASCAC qualifying time of 1:56.44, while freshman Lilah McAndrew (Old Lyme, Conn.) posted a post-season qualifying time of 5:53.62 in the mile to also qualify for MASCAC's.
Rounding out the top efforts for the Green and Gold on the afternoon, was Yeboah, placing second in the long jump with a post-season qualifying mark of 4.48 meters.
- Chloe Guzman 1st place in the 60 meter (8.50)
- Selina Gibbons 1st place in the 200 meter (28.81)
- Abigail Murphy 1st place in the 800 meter (2:30.07)
- Devin Tormey 1st place in the 60m hurdles (10.62)
- Chloe Guzman 2nd place in the 400 meter (1:07.19)
- Olivia Mullins 2nd place in the 3000 meter (11:42.30)
- Selina Gibbons, Chloe Guzman, Denise Yeboah, Devin Tormey 2nd place in the 4x200m (1:56.44)
- Denise Yeboah 2nd place in the long jump (4.48m)
- Selina Gibbons 3rd place in the 60 meter (8.66)
- Chloe Guzman 3rd place in the 200 meter (29.08)
- Denise Yeboah 5th place in the 60 meter (8.73)
Up Next
Falcons will compete at the 2020 MASCAC Championships next Saturday, hosted by Smith College, starting at 10:00 AM.