PALO ALTO, CA - Iona College women's outdoor track graduate student Hollie Rowland ran the second fastest time in school history in the 10,000-meter event at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational at Stanford University.
Rowland's time of 34:28.25 is more than six seconds faster than former No. 2 Emmily Chelanga (34:34.93). She joins Chelanga and school record holder Salome Kosgei (33:44.61) as the only three performers in school history to run a sub-35 minute 10k.
Rowland was the seventh collegiate and 13th overall finished in the Section 2 10k event at Stanford.
Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational
Stanford Cobb Track and Angell Field - Palo Alto, CA
April 29, 2012
Iona Results:
10k: Hollie Rowland, 13th, 34:28.25.
Iona 10,000-meter Outdoor Top 10 All-Time
1.) Salome Kosgei 33:44.61 3/30/07 Stanford Invitational 2.) Hollie Rowland 34:28.25 4/29/12 Payton Jordan Invitational 3.) Emmily Chelanga 34:34.93 4/16/04 Mt. SAC Relays 4.) Marion Joly-Testault 35:00.76 4/19/12 Mt. SAC Relays 5.) McKayla Plank 35:05.30 3/30/07 Stanford Invitational 6.) Anna Holm-Joergensen 35:19.21 4/22/10 Penn Relays 7.) Ashling Baker 35:28.06 4/24/09 Penn Relays 8.) Marion Joly-Testault 35:49.70 5/14/11 ECAC 9.) Salome Kosgei 36:06.99 5/06/07 MAAC 10.) Ashling Baker 36:22.73 5/16/08 ECAC
