On Saturday, the women's track and field team traveled to the Bridgewater State Invitational. Led by a strong throwing squad, as well some impressive performances by underclassmen, the Jumbos enjoyed a strong start to their outdoor season.
"[The meet] was a good opportunity to post some qualifying marks and get used to the larger track," senior tri?captain Anya Price said. "Our throwers proved that they can really do some damage during this season."
Junior Kelly Allen led the charge, claiming first place in each of her three events. She had a heave of 147?11 in the discus, a 168?3 mark in the hammer throw and a 41?6 1/2 in the shot put. She was rewarded with NESCAC Performer of the Week accolades for the third time in her career, adding to her collection of three All?American honors.
Fellow juniors RonkeOyekunle and Sabienne Brutus and sophomore Robin Armstrong each placed in the top seven of the same three events. The highlight for the throwing team was a dominant 1?2?3 finish in both the hammer throw - Allen, Brutus and Oyekunle took the top three spots, respectively - and the shot put, where the order was Allen, Oyekunle and then Brutus. Allen, Armstrong and Oyekunle also finished first, second and fourth in the discus, respectively.
In the track events, freshman Christina Harvey made a splash by winning two events of her own, the 100? and 200?meter dashes, with times of 12.34 and 25.96 seconds, respectively. Junior Alyssa Corrigan earned a sixth?place finish in the 4000?meter dash.
"We plan to make a big impression early on in our outdoor season. We're fortunate to have a huge amount of momentum from four of our women who came home from NCAAs as All?Americans," Price said. "This year, we want to set our sights on winning NESCACs."
