BOSTON, Mass.---Anna Pataki launched the 2021 Track and Field Indoor season with a historic performance at the BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener last weekend, setting a new national indoor 5K record for Hungary, her home country. Her time of time of 15:55.65 also is good for third all-time in the Portland record books in the 5K.
The Pilot standout shattered the previous all-time Hungarian record of 16:00.17, set by Krisztina Papp in 2004. Pataki shaved off more than 20 seconds from her previous best in the event to finish in 22nd place at the meet.
"This is a huge accomplishment for Anna!