Elite Olivia Baker secured her second win of the season with a time of 2:00.78 - a two second improvement from her opener. “I had a solid opener in Iowa,” remarked Baker, “and coming into the BU Terrier Classic, I was just hoping to build off of that first race and run faster than I did last time. In Iowa, I felt like I ran my first 400m too fast, so this race I made the correction to run the first half a little slower and finish stronger which ultimately resulted in the faster time.” Her season’s best was paced by fellow Elite Hannah Segrave. Rachael Walters put herself in the race, though faltered over the last 200m to finish tenth.

The next event on the track was the women’s 1k, paced by Walters, in which Allie Wilson, Gemma Finch, and Presley Weems finished second (2:36.31), third (2:37.48), and fourth (2:41.10) respectively. All three women set personal bests and ran under the previous club record of 2:41.16 set by Megan Malasarte in 2020, and Wilson’s time is knocking on the threshold of the American Record 2:34.18. “I was happy with how my opener went!” Wilson said, “I had to have my tonsils removed in the fall which delayed my training a bit so I really had no idea where my fitness was. I’ve always loved racing at BU’s track, and I was excited to line up with my teammates. Rachael brought us through 600 perfectly, but I had let too big a gap to form between myself and Lucia [Stafford] and was unable to make up any ground over the next two laps. I may have been a little too conservative at the beginning, but I’m hoping to get another shot at the 1k this season!”

In her indoor season debut, Emma Grace Hurley smashed her own 3k personal best by 15 seconds and improved upon the former Atlanta Track Club record by over two seconds, running 8:51.34. She boldly went with the front pack and finished fourth in a loaded field, missing the top spot by less than three seconds. In the same race, Gemma Finch doubled back from her 1k with a personal best of 9:19.03, a fine finish for the former multi-discipline athlete in her debut 3k. “My goal going into the race was really just to enjoy it and try to be attached to the leaders as long as possible. Even on the start line, I wanted to enjoy the experience so I focused on being more excited than nervous. Plus my teammates had run well earlier in the day which always gives me some extra confidence! Once the gun went off, I focused on staying with the leaders rather than counting laps. With about 600 to go, I tried to finish as fast as possible! Running a fast time was a bonus - I was just grateful to be healthy and racing again!”

The previous evening saw male Elites Daniel Nixon and Abraham Alvarado competing in the 800. Alvarado took the lead from the start, though faded in the last 200 to finish eighth. Nixon also placed himself in the mix, holding on for a fourth place finish.

In New York City, Shane Streich finished ninth in the Dr. Sander’s Invitational mile. Though he fell short of his goal, he will have further opportunities to pursue standards and personal bests this indoor season.