SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Two from the Gustavus women’s track and field team set the highest marks at Pacific Lutheran on Saturday. Elizabeth Donnelly (Sr., Langely, Wash.) set a new record in the 800 M with a time of 2:10.56, beating out the previous time of 2:12.31 set by Ashley Cronen in 2006. Her time also ranks best in NCAA DIII to start the outdoor season.
Birgen Nelson (So., Edina) also had top performances on the NCAA level, ranking first in the 100 M hurdles (14.06) and second in the 400 hurdles (1:03.23).
The Gusties are set to begin the outdoor conference season in the Piper Invitational at Hamline on April 2nd.