Princeton University Athletics
Scatchard Sets New 3000m Program Record at Indoor Season Opener
December 12, 2024 | Women's Track and Field
BOSTON, M.A. – Beginning the indoor season on a high note, Mena Scatchard set a new program record in the 3000m at the BU Sharon Colyear-Danvile Season Opener this past weekend.
Representing Princeton individually, Scatchard ran a time of 9:00.86 for a new personal best and a 15th place finish at the meet.
Her time now ranks first in program history, breaking the previous record of 9:11.96 set by Abby Loveys '23 in 2023. Her time is also the fourth-fastest indoor 3000m performance in the history of the Ivy League.
Scatchard currently ranks 10th nationally at 3000M on the 2024-2025 Performance List. In March, the top-16 performers will advance to the NCAA Championships.
Scatchard's star weekend sets the tone for the indoor season after the senior's dominant cross country season.
Scatchard represented Princeton at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in November after qualifying individually with her time at the Mid-Atlantic Regionals, where she came in 9th place while running the 6k in 19:58.2. At the NCAAs in Madison, Wis., Scatchard took 123rd with a time of 20:41.2, during what was her first trip to the cross country national championships.
Scatchard also earned five top-finishes for the Tigers during the cross country season, including a second place finish at the Ivy Heptagonal Championships which helped Princeton to its first Ivy title since 2015.
Scatchard is no stranger to the record books at both Princeton and the Ivy League.
Last indoor season, Scatchard won the 1000m at Heps and set a new school record in the event with a time of 2:43.23, also taking the Ivy League record.
She also holds the program record in the outdoor 1500m (4:11.10; 2024), which was the third-fastest time in league history, and the Ivy League indoor record and championship record in the 4x800 (Anchor Leg).
Scatchard and the Tigers will be looking to make an impact on the record books again later this season, next taking the track at the Navy Dual on January 11th in Annapolis, Md.
Representing Princeton individually, Scatchard ran a time of 9:00.86 for a new personal best and a 15th place finish at the meet.
Her time now ranks first in program history, breaking the previous record of 9:11.96 set by Abby Loveys '23 in 2023. Her time is also the fourth-fastest indoor 3000m performance in the history of the Ivy League.
Scatchard currently ranks 10th nationally at 3000M on the 2024-2025 Performance List. In March, the top-16 performers will advance to the NCAA Championships.
Scatchard's star weekend sets the tone for the indoor season after the senior's dominant cross country season.
Scatchard represented Princeton at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in November after qualifying individually with her time at the Mid-Atlantic Regionals, where she came in 9th place while running the 6k in 19:58.2. At the NCAAs in Madison, Wis., Scatchard took 123rd with a time of 20:41.2, during what was her first trip to the cross country national championships.
Scatchard also earned five top-finishes for the Tigers during the cross country season, including a second place finish at the Ivy Heptagonal Championships which helped Princeton to its first Ivy title since 2015.
Scatchard is no stranger to the record books at both Princeton and the Ivy League.
Last indoor season, Scatchard won the 1000m at Heps and set a new school record in the event with a time of 2:43.23, also taking the Ivy League record.
She also holds the program record in the outdoor 1500m (4:11.10; 2024), which was the third-fastest time in league history, and the Ivy League indoor record and championship record in the 4x800 (Anchor Leg).
Scatchard and the Tigers will be looking to make an impact on the record books again later this season, next taking the track at the Navy Dual on January 11th in Annapolis, Md.
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