PAC Release
 
TRAFFORD, Pa. – Mariah Helvy-Bruce (Braddock, Pa./Woodland Hills) of the Allegheny women's track and field team earned Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Newcomer of the Week honors for her performance at Slippery Rock's Dave Labor Invitational.
 
This marks the second time Helvy-Bruce has earned honors from the conference after receiving the same accolades during the indoor season.
 
Helvy-Bruce ran with Aubryanna Snyder (Aliquippa, Pa./Hopewell), Renee Tetlow (Geneva, Ohio/Geneva) and Evie Ellenberger (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair) in the 4x100. The group took second with a school record time of 48.53 seconds. That time also marks the fastest in the PAC this season by almost two seconds. Individually, the first-year sprinter also placed 27th out of 60th in the 200 meter dash with a time of 26.75, second best in the PAC.
 
The Gators are back in action this weekend, competing at Mount Union's John Homon Open as well as the Westminster Invitational.