The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
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Boston Terrier Classic
Tobias of No. 1 Women's Track & Field Breaks 800m UT Record
01.28.2023 | Track & Field / Cross Country
Women's distance crew set 10 personal bests in Boston.
BOSTON, Mass. – For the second day in a row, a Longhorn took down the 800m program record on the Boston University track. Valery Tobias of the No. 1 women's track and field team just so happened to beat her own record.
Tobias got the day rolling as the top collegiate-finisher in the 800m, finishing with the fifth-fastest time at 2:02.25. Her time not only leads the NCAA, but also bests her previous Texas record in the 800 and set the new Mexican National Record. Sophomore Amity Ebarb set her first personal best of the day in the race finishing 12th with a time of 2:09.67. Freshman Katarzyna Kwiatkowski also set a six-second personal best to close out the event.
Tobias joined Crayton Carrozza of the No. 13 men's track and field team by breaking the 800 program records on back-to-back days.
The two-time All-American wasn't done there, breaking into the All-Time top-10 performer list in the mile with her new personal-best time of 4:43.97. Kwiatkowski joined in the mile with a finish of 5:12.27.
Ebarb boasted her second PB of the day only two hours later during the 1000m, shedding three seconds off her previous time to finish 14th with a time of 2:51.84.
Fifth-years Isabel and Monica Hebner both boasted personal bests in the 3000m, bettering both times by 25 seconds. Isabel finished the 3K in 9:23.06, while Monica crossed the finish line in 9:23.88. Beth Ramos added the Longhorns eighth personal-best time of the day finishing the 3K with a time of 9:36.30, while Kelsie Vicknair added a 15-second PB at 9:45.24.
Sophomore Eva Jess was the final Longhorn to compete and added the last personal-best time after finishing the 5000m run in 16:50.70.
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