It was two for the price of one last weekend in Massachusetts for the Lions crew. A double header weekend that included a stops at both Harvard and Boston University produced a number of personal bests and more than a few all-time top ten marks.
Among the top performers was Olympian Farah Jacques in the hurdles. After lowering her personal best the weekend before at McGill, Jacques dropped the time again Friday in Cambridge as she ran to victory in 8.33 seconds. The time vaults Jacques into a two way tie for third on the all-time list with Ashlea Maddex. Showing a solid level of consistency, Jacques came back Saturday at BU to secure another victory, in 8.39 seconds.
Also breaking through barriers was Stephen Evans, who snuck under the 1:50 barrier for the first time indoors on Saturday. After notching an indoor personal best the week before on the same track, Evans dropped another second off the clock, crossing in 1:49.24 to finish fourth overall.
Also on the fast track of Boston University, Sydney Smith and Marie-Eve Dahms found themselves re-writing the Club’s record book at 500 metres. The pair went 2-3 in the two and half lap race, nearly crossing the line in lock step as Smith edged Dahms 1:14.82 to 1:14.83. The times now rank fifth and sixth respectively in Club history.
Also moving up the all-time list over the weekend was Philip Frank as he added more than two hundred points to his previous best in the heptathlon. A sophomore at the University of Texas, Frank placed 1oth at the Razorback Invite in Fayetville with a total of 5159 points. After a personal best of 6.99 seconds seconds to start the competition, the former Canadian U20 medalist in the high jump could only muster a clearance of 1.87 metres to finish off day one. However, he came back on day two with a trio of lifetime bests to role right on past the 5000 point plateau. Frank’s total now moves him to second in Club history.
The Lions return to action this weekend as they head down to Windsor for the Lancer Team Challenge.