LEWISBURG, Pa. — Mackenzie Carver shattered her previous PR in the 800m by more than three full seconds and recorded one of the top times in the Atlantic Region to date, competing at the Bucknell Bison Outdoor Classic.
(Pictured, from left: Head track & field coach Ben Bevevino, Mackenzie Carver, assistant coach Eric Laughlin.)
Competing in a field largely comprised of Division I athletes, Carver authored the best 800m of her collegiate career.
She took 26th in the field with a time of 2:13.65, carving off more than three seconds off her previous PR of 2:16.49 set last season at the PSAC Championships.
Carver’s time allowed her to jump a spot on the all-time performance list. She swaps spots with Maureen Long, who had previously been in second place in the 800m with a time of 2:15.7. The program’s record in the outdoor 800m is 2:12.0, set by Molly Smathers in 2009.
Entering this weekend, Carver ranked third in the Atlantic Region in the 800m, with her time of 2:17.20 set at the Carnegie Mellon Invitational. Her performance on Sunday would rank as the new top mark in the Atlantic Region, topping Concord’s Emily Wallace and her time of 2:17.15.
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