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2020 Women's Cross Country Roster

Tom Connelly

Grace Bugara

  • Position Distance
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Walter Panas High School
  • Hometown Westchester, N.Y.

Biography

Personal Bests
Event Result
800m 2:37.33
1000m 3:14.04
1500m 4:55.89
Mile 4:57.41
3000m 9:45.64
5000m 17:56.61
3K 10:32.1
5K 19:17.1
6K 22:27.7

Career Highlights:
  • Ranks sixth, All-Time Indoor Performance List: 3000m (9:45.64)
  • Ranks seventh, All-Time Indoor Performance List: distance medley relay (12:01.73)
  • Ranks seventh, All-time Indoor Performance List: 4x800 relay (9:12.58)
  • Ranks ninth, All-Time Indoor Performance List: mile (4:57.41)

2019-2020:
INDOOR
  • Ran a personal-best time in the 5000 meters (17:56.61) at the BU Season Opener (Dec. 7)
  • Placed second in the 3000 meters (10:21.77) at the Joe Donahue Games (Dec. 14)
  • Placed sixth in the mile (5:04.80) at the BU Multi Meet (Jan. 18)
  • Placed seventh in the 3000 meters (9:58.99) and 10th in the distance medley relay (12:27.43) at the New England Championships (Jan. 31-Feb.1)
  • Ran a personal-best time (9:45.64) in the 3000 meters at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invite (Feb 14-15)
  • Placed 12th with a personal-best time (4:57.41) in the mile at the BU Last Chance Qualifier (Feb. 28)

CROSS COUNTRY
  • Ran at the Nassaney Invitational and finished with a personal best time in the 5k of 19:17.0 
  • Competed in Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown with a 5k time of 20:47
  • Ran a personal-best time (22:27.7) in the 6K at the CAA Championships (Nov. 2)
  • Competed in the 6K (22:58.0) at the NCAA Division I Northeast Region Championships (Nov. 15) 

2018-2019:
OUTDOOR
  • Finished fourth in the 1500m (5:12.31) at the BSU Invitational 

INDOOR
  • Finished eighth in the mile (5:16.30) at the Howlin' Husky Invitational  
  • Finished eighth in the mile (5:22.02) at the Joe Donahue Games 
  • Placed third in the distance medley relay (12:01.71) at the New England Championships 
  • Came in fifth in the mile with a time of 5:22.01 at the URI Tribute to Bill Falk 

CROSS COUNTRY
  • Competed in the 6k at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships with a time of 25:52.8  
  • Finished the CAA Championships 6k in 24:05.5  
  • Ran the 5k in 20:29.9 at the New England Championships


2017-18:
OUTDOOR
  • Finished 16th in the 800m (2:37.33) and 27th in the 1500m (5:07.42) at the Minuteman Invite
  • Placed ninth in the 1500m (5:00.04) at the Jay Carisella Invite 
  • Placed seventh in the 3000m race with a time of 10:40.19 at the Brown Springtime Invitational
  • Competed at the CAA Championships in the 5000m and finished with a time of 20:07.20

INDOOR
  • ran to a ninth place finish in the 3000m (10:30.02) at the Dartmouth Relays 
  • Finished fifth in the 3000m (10:32.50) at the Joe Donahue Games  
  • Was a member of the third-place distance medley relay and fourth-place 4x800 relay teams at New England Championships 

Before NU: Eleven-time New Balance Qualifier ... Team Captain and Walter Panas ... Holds the record at Walter Panas in the 1,000m, 1,500m, mile, 3,000m and 5,000m.

Personal: Grace Bugara was born in Westchestern, N.Y. ... Parents are Sean and Sandy Bugara ... Bioengineering major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

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  • 2018Sophomore

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  • 2019Junior

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  • 2020Senior

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