Junior Ariane Arndt recorded a personal-best for the second consecutive meet in the 800 meters at the Stanford Invitational, clocking a 68 second first lap and closing with a 65-second final lap. She closed strong, passing three runners over the final 100 meters, finishing second in a St. Francis school record time of 2:13.71. She reset a mark set in 2003 by Ingrid Kantola (2:14.69).

“I was really nervous to run because I knew I could do better than 2:15 (her PR) and I wanted to PR really badly,” said Arndt. “I always wanted to get a record, something to put your name on. It means a lot.”

The St. Francis relays also had impressive days. The 4×400-meter relay consisting of Kiani Reyna, Arndt, Lilly Enes and Sydney Hunter were second in the final event of the day, posting a time o 3:59.00. The foursome also finished fourth in the 4×100-meter relay earlier in the day.

800 Meters

2nd - Ariane Arndt, 2:13.71 (SF School Record)

4×400-Meter Relay

2nd - St. Francis (Arndt, Reyna, Enes, Hunter), 3:59.00

4×100-Meter Relay

4th - St. Francis (Reyna, Arndt, Enes, Hunter), 49.33