The Villanova Women’s Track and Field team has a long history of excellence. The team won the 2015 Big East Championships and has produced Olympians like Sheila Reid, Vicky Huber and Sonia O’Sullivan. Last weekend, at the Great Dane Classic, one more athlete’s name was added to the list of Villanova greats.
Angel Piccirillo ran the second fastest 1,000 meters in school history, shaving a full three seconds off her previous personal best. Piccirillo posted a time of 2:43.04 to pace a field of 34 runners and finish six seconds ahead of the rest of the runners. Piccirillo’s time was the fastest by a Wildcat runner since current Head Coach Gina Procaccio set the school record with a 2:42.