Boniface Sets School Record

April 18, 2003

WALNUT, Calif. (www.hurricanesports.com) – University of Miami senior Dan Boniface set a school record and qualified for the NCAA Regional meet in the 3,000-meter Steeplechase Thursday night at the 44th Mt. San Antonio College Relays in Walnut, Calif.

Boniface (Seattle, Wash.) ran a personal best time of 9:06.00 to place 13th in the event, but exceeded the old Miami school record of 9:07.03 that Boniface set at the 2001 BIG EAST Championships on May 5, 2001. His performance Thursday night improved his 2003 seasonal best by six seconds and qualified him for a spot in the NCAA Regional Qualifying meet to be held May 30-31.