La Salle freshman Gillian Lovett from Mainland Regional and Catholic senior Kate Inglis from Moorestown both ran big steeplechase PRs Saturda in Lewisburg, Pa.
Lovett ran 10:48.24 and placed 5th in the Bucknell Bison Classic at Christy Mathewson Memorial Stadium, and Inglis finished just a few steps behind her, 7th in 10:49.69, a school record.
La Salle is one of the few Division 1 schools that doesn’t have an all-time top-10, but Inglis broke her own school record.
Lovett’s previous PR was a 10:59.98 in her last race last weekend at Princeton. Inglis lowered her PR and school record from 11:07.96 from a meet in Fairfax, Va., also last week.
Lovett’s time is No. 4 in the Atlantic 10 this year. Inglis’s time is fastest in the Landmark Conference this year and also fastest in NCAA Division 3 South Region. It’s No. 7 overall in NCAA Division 3.
There isn’t an extensive history of South Jersey women running a 3,000-meter steeplechase with a water jump, but Julianna Catania from Egg Harbor and Penn looks like the fastest from South Jersey with her 10:28.23 at the 2018 Penn Relays.
Also in the race was Lafayette sophomore Ava Severino from Haddon Heights, who ran 11:32.43.
Here’s a look at the sub-10:50 performers I found. I’m probably missing a couple. Feel free to message me with any omissions or errors.
10:28.23 … Julianna Catania [Egg Harbor Twp.], April 26, 2018, Philadelphia
10:29.27 … Natalia Ocasio [Lenape], April 22, 2016, Charlottesville, Va.
10:37.20 … Jena Peacock [Our Lady of Mercy], May 26, 2012, Claremont, Calif.
10:45.30 … Alicia Belko [Rancocas Valley], May 25-27, 2017, Alliance, Ohio
10:46.47 … Alyssa Condell [Timber Creek], Princeton, May 11, 2019
10:48.24 … Gillian Lovett [Mainland Reg.], Lewisburg, Pa., April 12, 2025
10:48.66 … Anna Sasse [Williamstown], Chester, Pa., May 13, 2024
10:49.69 … Kate Inglis [Moorestown], Lewisburg, Pa., April 12, 2025
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 