TROY, N.Y. - She's getting faster.
For the fourth consecutive weekend, Bard junior Perry Scheetz broke a school track and field record. Four weeks ago, it was in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Millersville Metrics. Three weeks ago it was in the 5,000 meters at Vassar's Spring Invitational. Last week it was again in the steeplechase, as she ran away with the Liberty League Championship in the event.
On Saturday, she won the event at the Capital District Classic, hosted by RPI. Her time - 11:13.16 - was more than two seconds faster than her time last week at the league meet.
Complete results
And she wasn't the only one setting records for Bard on Saturday. Junior Cara Chalk broke her own mark in the javelin with a throw of 29.11 meters, good for seventh place in the event.
Also for the Bard women, Shareesa Bollers took 10th in the 100 and seventh in the 200; and Victoria Castiglione was seventh in the pole vault and eighth in the long jump.
For the Bard men, Eliot Thompson was 15th in the 100, Jay Lawrence took 21st in the 800; and Bard's 4x100 meter relay team took second out of four teams. That group including Jeremy Arnstein, Gabriel Kilongo, Sam Wendel and Eliot Thompson. Also, the Raptors' 4x400 relay team placed third out of six teams - Eric Reed, Luke Johnson, Michael DiRosa and Ian McMillan.
Up next for both Bard teams is the Twilight Invitational, on Friday at Vassar at 5 p.m.