LSU’s Rose runs 1:59.49 to ascend to No. 2 in 800, Florida’s Asekol achieves 4:26.47 to elevate to No. 3 in mile and Alabama’s Lemngole clocks 15:04.71 in 5,000 to improve to second-fastest on 200-meter track and third overall at David Hemery Valentine Invitational; Frerichs, Ryan and Yee all win, with Adams State’s Hyde setting Division 2 record in 3,000

By Erik Boal, DyeStat Editor

Photos by Phil Ponder

The only collegiate record that was produced Friday at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational came from Adams State’s Gracie Hyde, who became the first NCAA Division 2 competitor to eclipse the 9-minute barrier in the women’s 3,000 meters.

But there were also several all-time collegiate performances in the 800, mile and 5,000 from Division 1 standouts at the Track and Tennis Center at Boston University.

LSU’s Michaela Rose elevated to No. 2 all-time in the 800, with Florida’s Flomena Asekol and Alabama’s Doris Lemngole – both Kenyan standouts – ascending to the third-fastest collegiate indoor competitors in history in the mile and 5,000, respectively, in impressive showdowns against professional athletes.

Rose ran a facility record 1:59.49 in the 800, eclipsing the 2019 mark of 1:59.80 produced by fellow American athlete Laura Roesler, to become only the third collegiate female athlete to achieve a sub-2 indoor performance.

Only the 1:58.40 effort in 2021 by Texas A&M star Athing Mu is a faster indoor collegiate performance than the race run Friday by Rose, who also improved to No. 8 in U.S. indoor history.

Madeleine Kelly, a Canadian athlete representing ASICS and Royal City Track Club, finished second in 2:00.93. Penn State sophomore Hayley Kitching secured sixth in 2:01.84.

Regan Yee of Under Armour Dark Sky Distance improved to the No. 3 all-time Canadian competitor in the mile by winning in 4:24.95, an improvement of more than five seconds that helped her hold off Under Armour Mission Run Baltimore Distance athlete Ellie Leather, who ascended to No. 5 in British history at 4:25.23 following a four-second drop.

Asekol clocked 4:26.47 to take third, ranking behind only former North Carolina State star Katelyn Tuohy at 4:24.26 and Colorado standout Jenny Simpson at 4:25.91 in collegiate indoor history.

Duke’s Amina Maatoug, a Dutch athlete, finished fourth in 4:29.22 to ascend to No. 13 all-time on a 200-meter track and 15th in collegiate indoor history, including oversized surfaces.

Courtney Frerichs, a Nike professional athlete, won the women’s 5,000 in 15:01.06 in her first appearance in Boston since running a personal-best 14:48.75 at the same event in 2022.

Hannah Nuttall, a British competitor representing New Balance, clocked 15:03.39 to place second, with Lemngole taking third in 15:04.71, making her the No. 2 all-time collegiate indoor competitor on a 200-meter track behind only the 14:56.11 performance achieved Dec. 2 by Florida’s Parker Valby at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener at Boston University.

Simpson ran 15:01.70 in 2009 on the oversized surface at the Husky Classic at the Dempsey facility in Seattle.

Ella Donaghu, representing Nike Union Athletics Club, finished fourth in 15:06.20, followed by a pair of New Balance competitors in British athlete Izzy Fry placing fifth in 15:07.76 and Canadian standout Julie Anne Staehli securing sixth in 15:07.93.

Lauren Ryan, competing for Under Armour Dark Sky Distance, followed her Australian indoor 5,000 record in Boston two weeks ago by winning the women’s 3,000 in a personal-best 8:42.31, elevating her to the No. 2 indoor performer in her country’s history behind Nike athlete Jessica Hull (8:24.93).

Madie Boreman, representing Oiselle, placed second in 8:45.50 and former Alabama standout Esther Gitahi, a Kenyan competitor, took third in 8:46.51.

Abbey Cooper, a New Balance professional, finished fourth in 8:48.80, with adidas competitors Gabbi Jennings (8:49.64) and Elly Henes (8:49.93) taking fifth and sixth, respectively.

Alabama’s Hilda Olemomoi, representing Kenya, secured seventh in 8:50.07, followed by Georgetown’s Chloe Scrimgeour earning eighth in 8:50.97. Olemomoi ascended to the No. 14 all-time collegiate indoor competitor and Scrimgeour ascended to No. 17.

Glynis Sim of the Vancouver Thunderbirds won the second 3,000 section in 8:52.57, followed by North Carolina State’s Samantha Bush clocking 8:56.31 and Texas Tech’s Juliet Cherubet of Kenya taking third in 8:57.56.

Hyde, a former Arkansas athlete who joined the Grizzlies’ program this season, finished fourth in 8:58.33 to eclipse the previous Division 2 record of 9:06.03 set at last year’s indoor championship meet in Virginia by Irish competitor and Adams State standout Stephanie Cotter.

Hyde improved by more than 15 seconds from last season, giving Adams State the top three performances in Division 2 indoor history, along with Brianna Robles at 9:06.72 from last year’s NCAA final.

Sabrina Southerland, a former Oregon standout representing Under Armour and District Track Club, won the women’s 1,000 meters in 2:41.62, with Penn State graduate and Under Armour Mission Run Baltimore athlete Danae Rivers finishing second in 2:42.72.

North Carolina State prevailed in the men’s distance medley relay in 9:37.96, with Lynchburg elevating to the No. 5 all-time Division 3 indoor program at 9:44.44 to place second.