AMES, Iowa
? Bradley junior Katie Nowak (Avon Lake, Ohio/Avon Lake H.S.) completed the mile run in 4:50.88 at the ISU Open, Saturday, winning her third race of the indoor season and breaking the previous Bradley indoor record in the mile run set by Mary Ellen Hill in 1999.
Nowak's time of 4:50.88 beat runner-up Nicole Braunsdorf of Drake by almost two full seconds (4:52.79) and broke the previous BU best by Hill of 4:53.16. Hill set three indoor school records from 1998-99, as Nowak's performance on Saturday made her the first Brave to set a new mark previously held by Hill. Including outdoor track & field performances, Hill still owns six all-time BU track & field records. In all, Hill won two MVC cross country titles and owns 10 Valley titles overall. She received all-American honors in the 5,000-meter run in the 1998 NCAA indoor championships after a ninth place finish and a fourth place finish at the outdoor championships.
Junior Rachel Brubaker (Davis, Ill./Durand H.S.) turned in a solid effort in the non-seeded 3,000 meter run, finishing fourth in the race with a time of 10:54.10. Classmate Tracy Lotter (Winnebago, Ill./Winnebago H.S.) finished two spots behind Brubaker in sixth, clocking in at 11:02.95. Amanda Switzer (Machesney Park, Ill./Harlem H.S.), another BU junior, finished 14th in the race with a time of 11:12.83.
Senior Amanda Harms (Wheaton, Ill./Warrenville South H.S.) set a new season-best for the Braves in the 60 meter hurdles, finishing 38th overall with a time of 10.12 seconds in the seventh heat. Freshman Tatierra Bivens (Chicago, Ill./Marist H.S.) turned in the top BU performance in the 60 meter dash with a time of 8.40 seconds for 45th place.
In the non-seeded high jump, freshmen Lyndsey Cleghorn (Oswego, Ill./Oswego H.S.) and Kortnie Janson (Cambridge, Ill./Cambridge H.S.) finished a four-way tie for third place with a jump of four feet, 11 inches.
The Braves will return to competition next Saturday at Northern Iowa. Events are scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.
