BOSTON, Mass.--Ryan Widzgowski ran the second fastest mile time in Keene State College history, and two new school records were set at the Open New England Championships on Saturday.

Widzgowski was part of two performances;  joining with Devin Sanford (Holliston, Mass.), Eric Dietz (Prospect, Conn.), and James Sturgis-Cox (Barnstable, Mass.) to break a record that was set earlier this year.  With a time of 3:21.32, they beat the previous mark by nearly seven full seconds.  

Sanford also set a new school mark in the 400 meter dash, finishing in 50.73 seconds to break the previous mark set by Adrian Packard in 2002 by .01.

Competing against all levels of NCAA competition, Widzgowski (Camden, Maine) set a new PR in the mile in 4:06.41 to place fourth overall and second amongst NCAA Division III competition.  The senior missed out on the school record by .4 seconds.

The 4x800 meter relay team of Patrick Chabot (Derry, N.H.), Hayden Patterson (Dover, N.H.), Ryan Brady (Durham, N.H.), and Ryan Milewski (Ashland, Mass.) ran one of the fastest times in several years, finishing in 12th in 7:47.93.  Milewski also finished 23rd overall in the 1,000 meters in 2:34.39.    Dietz, Chabot, Brady, and Patterson also ran the distance medley relay that finished ninth in 10:13.32.

The Owl women also boasted strong performances, starting with the 4x800 meter relay team of Lauren Markoe (Lagrangeville, N.Y.), Katelyn Terry (Strafford, N.H.), Lindsey Terry (Strafford, N.H.), and Allison Brady (Weymouth, Mass.), who finished in 10th place with a time of 9:29.44.  

Markoe and Katelyn Terry both ran the 800 meter, with Markoe placing 15th in 2:18.83, and Terry in 23rd in 2:21.99.  Markoe and Lindsay Terry, along with Carli Davis (Chester, N.H.) and Kaley Mientzkiewicz (Hanson, Mass.) made up the distance medley relay team that finished 18th in 12:50.33.  Samantha Goldsmith (Derry, N.H.) ran the 3,000 meters in 10:20.50.  

The Owls will have one final meet before the NCAA Indoor Championships get underway - that comes at the ECAC Championships, on March 7-8 in Boston.