Utica, NY (1-14-13) – Junior Samantha Prendergast, of the Utica College women’s track and field team, was named the College’s Female Athlete of the Week Monday for her performance over the weekend.
Prendergast won the 1,000 meter run, for the first time in her career, as she clocked a final time of 3:24.32, four seconds ahead of the competition. The local Utica native opened up the season with a third place finish and a final time of 2:35 in the 800 meter run at the Springfield Invite on Dec. 1st.
UC returns to action Saturday Jan. 19 in Canton, NY for the St. Lawrence University Invitational. The meet is set to begin at 11 a.m. and will take place at the Newell Field House. The Empire 8 Indoor Championships will be held the following week on Jan. 25, 2013 in Ithaca, NY.
