Day 1 Recap/Results The native of Baiersbronn, Germany, rewrote the record books in the 1,500 meters, breaking a mark that had been in the books since 2013. Burkard's third place finish in 4:15.63 erased Sophie Curl's previous USF's best of 4:16.09, also set at Stanford's Cobb Track and Angell Field. "We felt pretty confident going into this weekend she was ready to run faster than she ran three weeks ago," remarked USF head coach Helen Lehman-Winters.
STANFORD, Calif. – The San Francisco track and field team punctuated a successful weekend at the Cardinal Classic with a school record for senior Elena Burkard.
Burkard Races to Record at Cardinal Classic
