From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank

In her 1^st lifetime 3,000-meter steeplechase, sophomore Michaela Schlemo from Egg Harbor Township ran the 9^th-fastest time in Rutgers history.

Schlemo ran 11:45.67 and placed 2^nd Saturday at the Rutgers Relays in Piscataway.  Rutgers senior Emma Baeyans from Watchung Hills won the race in 11:31.16 in her 1^st steeplechase.

Schlemo’s steeple is fastest by a Rutgers woman from South Jersey since Lindsay Bertulis of Millville ran 11:26.50 at Princeton in 2010.

Schlemo ran a 5,000 PR 18:04.41 in her only previous race this outdoor season.