Kelsey Chmiel of Saratoga Goes US #1 in the Mile Up In Boston

Boston, MA - Running in the Boston Holiday Challenge at the Reggie Lewis Center, Saratoga sophomore Kelsey Chmiel took home the win in the Invitational mile by almost twenty seconds.  Her winning time of 4:51.36 is also a new meet record, lowering that record by 15secs, originally set by Kaley Richards of Lowell, MA in 2014, at 5:06.36.

The mark is the 21st fastest time ever run for the Mile Indoors by a New Yorker.  The current Sophomore State Record over the mile distance is held by Saratoga alum Nicole Blood, who ran 4:46.13 in 2004.  That mark stands as the fifth fastest mile of All-Time.

Chmiel wasn't the only fast miler from New York on Wednesday.  Fayetteville-Manlius' Sophie Ryan went 4:57.97 in a small league meet in the Syracuse area.  The pair are now US #1 and US #3 for the mile distance.  Chmiel's mile win convert's to 4:29.86 for 1500m, the distance contested at the New York State Meet.  That mark would put Chmiel at NY #2, behind Jess Lawson's 4:26.44.  Ryan's mark would convert to 4:35.97, which would be NY #3, with Kaitlyn Ryan (Bronxville) and Sammy Watson (Rush-Henrietta) also under 4:40 for the event.  This sets up what could be a loaded state meet field.


Full Event Results

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               Boston Holiday Challenge - 12/28/2016               
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Event 17  Girls 1 Mile Run Varsity
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 Meet Record: # 5:06.37  12/27/2014  Kaley Richards, Lowell        
    Name                    Year School                  Finals  H#
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Finals                                                             
  1   266 Chmiel, Kelsey      10 Saratoga Springs       4:51.36#  3
  2    32 Walsh, Abby         12 Beverly                5:09.00   3
  3   258 Sullivan, Elizabet  10 Portsmouth RI          5:09.67   3
  4     5 Halloran, Michaela  11 Amesbury               5:17.98   3
  5   276 Starace, Caroline   11 Saratoga Springs       5:21.11   3
  6   335 Falla, Jamie        11 Wachusett              5:23.29   3
  7   158 Giordano, Isabelle  12 Hopkinton              5:23.79   3
  8   251 Sullivan, Haley     12 Pope Francis           5:28.81   2
  9   336 Farley, Rachael     12 Wachusett              5:31.91   3
 10   237 Nugent, Avery       12 Old Rochester          5:32.30   2
 11   166 Stilwell, Jane      10 Hopkinton              5:33.01   3
 12   182 Duggan, Lauren      12 Mansfield              5:34.05   1
 13    63 Jackson, Annie      09 Boston Latin School    5:34.22   2
 14   366 Woodcock, Bethany   10 Westborough            5:34.86   2
 15   356 Desmond, Emily      12 Westborough            5:34.90   3