Erin Kelley Breaks 3000m School Record at USATF Meet

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Senior Erin Kelley (Stoneham, Mass.) broke her own school record in the 3000 meter run, highlighting Regis College's participation at the 2022 USATF New England Masters and Open Indoor Track and Field Championships Sunday at the Providence Career and Technical Academy.

Kelley finished first in the 3000 meter run with a time of 10:51.84, over 13 seconds faster than the previous school record mark of 11:05.29 she established at the Middlebury Winterfell Jan. 22. It is also close to 30 seconds quicker than the time Kelley posted in winning the 3000 meter run at the 2022 GNAC Indoor Track and Field Championships one week ago.

Mikayla Francois (Walpole, Mass.) won the 60 meter hurdles with a collegiate-best time of 10.14 seconds, followed by Hannah Plamondon (Woonsocket, R.I.) in second place in 10.53 seconds. Emily Fagundo (Dover, N.H.) finished third overall in the 200 meter dash with a season-best time of 29.04 seconds.

Nicholas Pastore (Norwood, Mass.) finished second in the men's long jump competition with a top mark of 5.82 meters (19' 1"), while Francois finished sixth in the women's long jump event at 4.46 meters (14' 7.5"). In the 800 meter run, Michael Carroll (Lynn, Mass.) ended up in fourth place overall with a time of 2:10.63.

Select members of the Regis College track and field team will compete at the New England Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships next weekend, with the rest of the squad beginning preparations for the outdoor track and field season.