Stefanie Smith smashes university’s mile record by 11 seconds
University of Windsor athlete Stefanie Smith smashed the university's mile record on Friday running 4:46.01 at the Doug Hansen Open (SVSU).
She does it again! @steffy16 breaks another @WindsorLancers school record in the Mile running 4:46.01!
— Windsor Lancer T&F (@WindsorLancerTF) January 22, 2016
Stefanie Smith broke a long-standing university record for the second consecutive week as the University of Windsor athlete ran 4:46.01 in the women’s indoor mile.
The London, Ont. native took more than 10 seconds off the previous record running at the Doug Hansen Open hosted by Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU) in University Centre, Mich., just outside of Saginaw. Smith finished second to Sarah Boyle, a professional Saucony athlete.
The previous Windsor Lancers indoor record was 4:57.50 held by Missy McCleary.
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Below is Smith updating the record board in the St. Denis Athletic Centre after her record-breaking 3,000m run (9:26.59) last weekend from the Bob Eubanks Invitational at Grand Valley State University.
The 3,000m indoor record was also previously held by Missy McCleary.
Record board update! Congratulations @steffy16 who ran 9:26.59 breaking a 20 yr old 3000m @WindsorLancers record! pic.twitter.com/ZDf85belq0
— Windsor Lancer T&F (@WindsorLancerTF) January 18, 2016
Smith won bronze at the 2015 CIS Cross-Country Championships in Guelph, Ont. in November and is translating that success into the indoor season. She earned a spot on the Canadian world university cross-country team which will be travelling to Italy in March.
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Women’s mile results (top 10)
1. Boyle, Sarah Saucony Hurricanes — 4:42.45
2. Smith, Stefanie Windsor — 4:46.01
3. Borchers, Claire Unattached — 4:49.43
4. Badger, Sydney Unattached — 4:50.59
5. Stephenson, Amy Western Ontario — 5:06.46
6. Tomlin, Alicia Saginaw Valley — 5:12.98
7. Becker, Kieren Northern Michigan — 5:13.25
8. Nantes, Ainsley Western Ontario — 5:14.69
9. Snelgrove, Erin Western Ontario — 5:14.77
10. Emilio, Sarah Western Ontario — 5:14.81
Full results can be found here.
Featured image: Edwin Tam / Windsor Lancers Sports Information.
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