Freshmen Rececca Broadbent Breaks School record in 5k
Broadbent finished 9th at New England College Invitational
Hennicker, NH -Rebecca Broadbent (North Dighton, MA) finished 9th overall in her first collegiate race with a time of 20:46, just 46 seconds behind top finisher Amy Irving from Salve Regina. Salve Regina went on to take the Women's Team Event by sweeping the podium, with Aubrey Palmquist and Victoria Vatone taking second and third in the race.
Not only did Broadbent finish with the highest placing by a female runner at Vermont Tech, she also broke the six year old 5k record by more than a minute. The record of 22:18 had been held by Sarah Flint since the Plattsburg State Invitational Meet in 2008.
Rebecca and Coach Bob Dunkle are looking forward to seeing what she can do at the next race on Sept 13th, on her home course at VTC.
Mayflower Cross Country Invitational Top 10
1 AMY IRVING SALVE REGINA 20:00
2 AUBREY PALMQUIST SALVE REGINA 20:10
3 VICTORIA VARONE SALVE REGINA 20:14
4 ABBY SHAFER NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE 20:23
5 EMILY LOPEZ COLBY-SAWYER COLLEGE 20:29
6 KYLEE PARKER COLBY-SAWYER COLLEGE 20:37
7 OLIVIA WILSON SALVE REGINA 20:40
8 MELANIE PLATTNER BABSON COLLEGE 20:44
9 REBECCA BROADBENT VERMONT TECH 20:46
10 ERICA PANTALEO COLBY-SAWYER COLLEGE 20:54
Mayflower Individual Females Results
