At the Scarlet Knight Open for track and field, junior Magdalena Brogioli broke another university record in the indoor 60-meter hurdle. The meet took place at the Armory in N.Y. and was hosted by Rutgers University.
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Brogioli originally broke this record last season at the Northeast Conference (NEC) championship, running a time of 8.74. This past December, she broke her own record with a time of 8.70.
“Most recently I broke the record again at the Armory running a time of 8.60 seconds, which was significantly faster than the last,” said Brogioli. Brogioli has had a variety of accomplishments in her career at SHU so far, including four athlete of the week awards. Breaking another school record was exciting for Brogioli.
“I feel like seeing that I’m getting faster reminds me that the work I’m putting in is paying off, whether it was a school record or not,” said Brogioli. “Knowing that this is the second record I’ve broken definitely motivates me to keep working hard and trying to break it again.”
For the indoor season, Brogioli looks to continue beating the 60-meter hurdles and potentially break the 60-meter dash record. Sophomore Lauryn Piccirelli is another athlete with various accomplishments, such as multiple high jump event wins. While facing the difficulties on the high jump, Piccirelli finished the day at the Scarlet Knight Open in third.
“High jump is a very mental event. It’s easy to psych yourself out when you’re standing 50 feet away from a bar taller than you,” said Piccirelli.
To help with the mental aspect of high jump, Piccirelli relies on her pre-meet routine.
“I like to set my intentions for the meet in a journal. Writing this helps me focus on a specific goal I’d like to reach for the meet, whether it’s to PR [Personal Record] or to just have fun doing what I love,” said Piccirelli.
Brogioli and Piccirelli are both multis, which means they train and compete in multiple events. Both women are preparing themselves for the final stretch of their season at the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) meet.
“I believe our team will make a great debut into the new conference, and I’m very excited to watch everyone, me included, compete to their highest potential,” said Piccirelli.
“The conference championship is coming up, so I’m preparing myself for that meet where I will most likely be running the 60m hurdles, 60m dash, high jump and long jump,” said Brogioli.
Women’s track and field competes in the MAAC championship on Saturday, Feb. 22 and Sunday, Feb. 23 at the Armory.
Sacred Heart Athletics contributed to this article.
