Results
Winston-Salem, NC — The Williams Women's Track and Field team tackled day 1 of the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships on March 11th, 2022. The events that took place on Friday were mainly field events, preliminary running events, relays, the pentathlon and the 5k race. There were Ephs to represent the team in most of Friday's events.
The Ephs finished 22nd overall with 10 team points.
The day's competition kicked off with the women's pentathlon.
Caroline Douglas '23 and
Hayden Colfax '25 represented the Ephs in the event. With a strong finish in the pentathlon 60m hurdles, Colfax finished in 18th overall. Douglas also performed well in the 60m hurdles and the shot put but unfortunately didn't finish the pentathlon or her long jump competition due to an injury.
Molly Fitzgibbons '24 had an outstanding two days of competition at Nationals. On Friday, she competed in the mile preliminary race and placed 8th with a time of 5:02.18, securing her spot in the finals on Saturday. After only a night's rest, Fitzgibbons came to impress in finals, placing 5th with a time of 4:55.31. This was an incredibly impressive performance, marking a huge personal record for the Eph that puts her at #5 all-time in Williams history. Her top 5 performance at Nationals also makes her an All-American, an honor reserved for only the top athletes from each division. The team is incredibly proud of Molly's performance on and off the track this weekend.
Sprinters had strong performances in their respective races on Friday.
Kiara Tan '23 ran in the 60m dash prelims and tied 3-ways for 7th place for an extremely fast time of 7.68. Due to the tie-breaker, she placed 9th overall. This time beats Tan's personal record and previous indoor 60m school record of 7.71 which she set earlier this season, further securing her status as #1 in all-time Williams history. In the 400m prelims,
Camryn Taylor '24 closed out her indoor season with a great race. Taylor placed 16th with a 58.31 mark, representing the Ephs well.
Captain
Kelsie Hao '22 was extremely successful in the pole vault competition as she has been throughout this season. She vaulted 3.85m to place 4th overall and become an All-American. This incredible mark is a personal record and makes Hao tied for #1 in all-time Williams history. Hao represented the Ephs well in her own performance and in team spirit this weekend.
In the 5k at Nationals, senior
Emma Tapscott represented the Williams team. Her overall 12th place finish on Friday with a time of 17:27.85 was very fast and a great way to close out her indoor season this year.
The success of the women's DMR team at Nationals was a surprise to no one. With a time of 11:49.20, they placed 8th overall which earned them the All-American honors. The team included
Lucy Gagnon '24,
Camryn Taylor '24,
Grace Kaercher '25, and
Abby Scott '22.5, with each Eph running extremely fast in their respective leg of the relay.
The Ephs' performance at Nationals was outstanding but not surprising due to the sheer level of talent and team spirit on the team. Head coach
Nate Hoey reflected on the exciting weekend: "I am so proud of this team. The weekend included a wave of great moments and some challenging moments. Through it all the positive energy and support they brought was awesome and we learned some valuable lessons to help us as we move to the outdoor season. I can't wait to continue on our journey." Each member of the team that competed this weekend represented the Ephs with pride and closed out this indoor season with some great performances. The team looks forward to kicking off their 2022 outdoor season over spring break in two weeks.
