Seniors Holly and Lucy Van Dalen (Wanganui, New Zealand) ran at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships at Texas A&M this weekend.

Lucy was seeded first in the 3000 and Holly was seeded seventh in the 5000. Both girls were seeking All-American status, after being named for cross country and outdoor.

Lucy, who entered the race with the fastest 3000 time, was named indoor track All-American Saturday night after finishing third.

With a time of 9:14.12, she ran most of the race among the top 5 and lost by a mere second to Oregon’s Jordon Hasay and Villanova’s Sheila Reid, respectively.

Her sister, however, did not fare as well.

Friday night, Holly was among the top 3 with 800 meters to go in the 5000. Unfortunately, she became dehydrated and was unable to finish the race.

“Holly has had some fantastic performances in the red of Stony Brook,” said head coach Andy Ronan. Despite her inability to finish, Ronan predicts “a lot more from her is still to come.”

The Stony Brook track and field team will begin the outdoor season, the twins final season as Seawolves, in two weeks. The team will compete at the Monmouth Invitational in New Jersey on March 26.