Maria Michta, Erin Bresnahan Medal at USA Indoor Track & Field Championships

Sachem North graduates Maria Michta (class of 2004) and Erin Bresnahan (class of 2009) finished first and second in the women's 3,000-meter race walk at the 2011 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships, held this past weekend in Albuquerque, NM.

According to ArmoryTrack.com, Michta grabbed her win with a time of 13:40.52. Bresnahan strided across the finish line in 14:22.55 for the silver.

Michta now holds two champion titles in the event, having beating out veteran Olympian talent from Teresa Vaill (2004 Olympian and a three-time U.S. women's 10-kilometer race walk champion, among other accomplishments) and Joanne Dow (a 2008 Olympic Trials champion, her accolades include five champion USA Indoor Track & Field titles) last year en route to the gold.

Michta's time, according to KVAL.com, improved on her 2010 time by 11 seconds.