Looker runs 2:13.87 for 800m @ Terrier Invitational, ME AT #2
Ellsworth senior Aleta Looker was just off Maine all-time best for indoor 800m
Ellsworth senior Aleta Looker came very close to etching her name in the Maine all-time record books on Friday afternoon at the BU Terrier Invitational as she ran a personal best 2:13.87 for the 800m. The effort moves Looker to #2 in the Maine all-time indoor 800m list just behind the record time of 2:13.69 of Wendy Delan.
The time improved on her previous seasonal best of 2:16.15 run 2 weeks ago at the Dartmouth Relays. Looking at last year Aleta ran a 2:18.10 in this same meet before going on to win the Class B indoor 800m title, and a runner-up finish in the 1000m at the New England Championship where she broke the Maine all-time best with her 2:53.77. She ended last winter with a best of 2:14.22. If her progression continues along this steady path, with a peak aimed at the New Balance Nationals in March, the time of 2:13.69 could be blown away.
Post race we cuaght up with Looker who was pleased with her run and looking to the future, "B.U. has a fast track and I was feeling fantastic - can't wait to see what some real pace work with spikes (instead of snowy roads) will bring for my next shot at 800 meters!"
Results via Lancer Timing
Section 2
1 McDonnell, Shannon Yale 2:11.62
2 Pauls, Caroline Ucf 2:12.89
3 Gallagher, Kieran Harvard 2:13.61
4 Looker, Aleta Ellsworth Tr 2:13.87
5 Wood, Keira Geneseo St. 2:14.36
6 Jorgensen, Janelle Boston U. 2:14.39
7 Nicholas, Nicole Rutgers 2:16.38
8 Brillante, Frances Rhode Island 2:17.05
A look at Looker's 800m indoor progression
- 2014 Indoor 2:13.87
- 2013 Outdoor 2:14.30
- 2013 Indoor 2:14.22
- 2012 Outdoor 2:18.38
- 2012 Indoor 2:16.04
- 2011 Outdoor 2:21.68
- 2011 Indoor 2:24.03
