It was a little quieter on the competition front with only three Lions in action this first weekend of February. However, while the numbers were small, the performances were quite large.
After such a good experience in Boston last weekend, Stephen Evans stuck around for a second go producing a new indoor best at 800 metres and walking away with the victory at the Scarlett and White Invitational. The 25-year-old led the field from start to finish, crossing the line in a time of one minute and 48.72 seconds. Evans’ previous indoor best was set last weekend at 1:49.09 and he holds an outdoor best of 1:48.28.
Also in Boston, Amelia Van Brabant made her season debut with a 5:02.87 effort in the mile. The grade 11 student placed 29th in the university dominated field of 83.
New York City was the scene of the another personal best time in the mile for Kevin Robertson. The Syracuse junior placed fifth in the college section with a time of 4:06.50, shaving nearly four seconds of his previous best set last weekend in a win at Cornell. While Robertson had indicated he was hoping for a sub-4:05 effort at The Armory, he can take some solace in the fact he has now dropped nearly nine seconds off his personal best the last two weeks and has moved to 13th all-time in Club history.