ROCHESTER, N.Y. – For a second consecutive day, senior Jessica Hoffmann (Millington, N.J./Watchung Hills) broke an indoor program record and notched a top three individual finish for The University of Scranton women's track and field team at the AARTFC Regional Championships that were hosted by Nazareth College this weekend.
Hoffmann took home a bronze medal in the 3,000 meters as she finished third in 10:17.20, surpassing her previous personal best and indoor program record of 10:20.69 that she had set at last week's Landmark Conference Championship meet.
Elsewhere for Scranton, Jessica's younger sister, freshman Samantha Hoffmann (Millington, N.J./Watchung Hills) registered a ninth place finish in the mile with a new indoor program record time of 5:18.26.
For the men's track and field team, senior Shane McKeon (Royersford, Pa./Pope John Paul II) posted a 13th place finish in the mile in a personal-best time of 4:21.37, more than a second ahead of his previous best of 4:22.60, and also finished the 5,000 meters in 8:52.77.
The University of Scranton men's and women's track and field teams will open up the outdoor portion of the schedule on March 25 and 26th at the Jim Taylor Invite that will be hosted by Susquehanna.
--ROYALS--
