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Owls earn two top-three finishes in New York

Two Owls placed in the top three and two others set personal bests at the Fastrack National Invitational on Friday in Staten Island, New York.

Sophomore distance runner Katie Leisher placed 15th in the mile, and freshman distance runner Grace Moore came in 17th. Leisher and Moore each set personal bests, finishing the race in four minutes, 53.4 seconds and 4:53.49 respectively.

Senior sprinter Kenya Gaston ran a season best 56.31-second 400 to place third in a field of 44 competitors. Gaston, along with freshman distance runner Millie Howard, sophomore multis competitor Crystal Jones and senior sprinter and jumper Bionca St.