WPI's Julie Tevenan of Weymouth, Mass., Resets Mile Run Record for the Second Time in Less Than a Week

2015 Feb 16

Julie Tevenan set the WPI school record in the mile for the second time in less than a week on Friday afternoon at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational, hosted by Boston University.

Tevenan shaved a second off last week's record-breaking time, and earned an invite to the All-New England Championships, with a 5:05.49.

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