BOSTON -- Senior Tara DeBrielle shattered the East Carolina University indoor record in the 800-meter run to lead the Lady Pirates to an 18th place finish among 74 teams competing in the ECAC Indoor Track and Field Championships, hosted by Boston University.

DeBrielle placed fifth in the 800 with a time of 2:10.51, coming up 1.5 seconds shy of qualifying for the NCAA Championships. She shaved over one second off the previous school record, which she had set a day earlier in the event's preliminaries.

The Lady Pirates finished with 15 team points. Pittsburgh won the competition with 62 points.

Three other ECU athletes competed on Friday. Senior Colleen McGinn finished third in the high jump and junior Tammie Mentzel was fourth in the pole vault. Freshman Lindsey Rosales also qualified for the pole vault competition but did not meet the minimum height on Friday.

"We feel good about the four athletes we had competing here this weekend," ECU head coach Matt Munson said. "Earning a top-20 finish among 74 teams in this meet gives us a nice springborad to the outdoor season."

The outdoor portion of the schedule begins at the UNCW Seahawk Invitational, March 18-20.

ECAC Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships

ECU RESULTS

800 Meters
 5. Tara DeBrielle    2:10.51
    Tara DeBrielle    2:11.60

High Jump
 3. Colleen McGinn    5-7

Pole Vault
 4. Tammie Mentzel    11-11.75
    Lindsey Rosales   NH