Results
Rochester, NY — The Williams Women's Track and Field team traveled to Nazareth College to compete in the Nazareth Conference Challenge on Friday January 28th, 2022. The meet spanned two days, with all running and field events on Saturday and the pentathlon on Sunday. This weekend marked the first overnight trip in over a year for the Ephs, who were eager to compete and support one another on the track.
The pole vault squad had all around outstanding performances, many of which qualified for the DIII New England Championship meet. Captain
Kelsie Hao '22 took 2nd overall with an impressive jump of 3.75m. This mark qualifies Hao for DIII New Englands and was a seasonal best. Other key pole vault performances were by Captain
Cristina Young '22 and
Jae Yu '25 who took 6th and 7th, respectively. Both Young and Yu had DIII New England qualifying marks at 3.35m, a seasonal best for Young.
Poppy Miller '25 also qualified for DIII New Englands with a jump of 3.20m.
The Ephs saw success in sprint events as well. 60m school record-holder
Kiara Tan took 1st place with a speedy 60m dash of 7.80 seconds, a seasonal best for her. Close behind was
Rachel Arthur '25 who took 2nd place, clocking in at 8.01 seconds. Both Arthur and Tan had DIII New England qualifying times. Also in the 60m race was
Malia Klein '25, finishing 10th with 8.28 seconds. The 200m race also saw impressive performances, with
Camryn Taylor '24 securing 3rd in 26.31 seconds. This race was a new personal record for Taylor and made her a DIII New England qualifier.
Malia Klein '25 also came back for the 200m and took 7th place.
Daisy Valle '25 had a strong debut in the 400m, clocking in at 63.00 seconds for a new personal record.
Jumpers had strong performances amongst the competition, too. Freshman
Hayden Colfax secured first place in the triple jump with an 11.10m mark. She set a new personal record and qualified for DIII New Englands with this outstanding jump. Captain
Cailin Stollar '21.5 also finished strongly with a 10.93m mark in the triple jump. This was a seasonal best for Stollar and a DIII New Englands qualifying mark.
The Ephs took charge in the middle distance events. In the 800m,
Lucy Gagnon '24 and
Grace Kaercher '25 secured 1st and 2nd place, respectfully. Gagnon's winning time of 2:19.15 and Kaercher's time of 2:21.71 secured them both qualifications for DIII New Englands.
Sophia Stephens took 9th, with her 2:27.23 time setting a new personal record and qualifying for DIII New Englands. Also in the 800m were
Nora Johnson '25 and
Sammie Seamon '23, with both Ephs securing DIII New Englands qualifications and Seamon setting a new personal record.
The success continued throughout the distance races.
Molly Fitzgibbons '24 took 1st place in the 3,000m race in 10:30.20, an impressive race earning her a DIII New Englands qualification. In the 5k, captain
Emma Tapscott '23 took 3rd in 17:53.00 and
Charlotte Staudenmayer '25 took 4th in 18:02.47. This race marked a personal record for Tapscott and DIII New Englands qualifying marks for both of the Ephs. Lastly, the mile had numerous successful races as well.
Abby Scott '22.5 secured 2nd for the Ephs, clocking in at 5:05.39 for a new personal record.
Claudia Zhang '24 also competed in the mile, taking 6th with a time of 5:23.35. Both Scott and Zhang had DIII New Englands qualifying times in this race.
The relay teams carried on the Ephs' success with pride. 4x200 team of
Kiara Tan '23,
Rachel Arthur '25,
Malia Klein '25 and
Camryn Taylor '24 had an outstanding performance. Their time of 1:44.79 was a meet record, a facility record, and now #2 on the Williams All-Time list. In the 4x400 relay, the Ephs team of
Kristen Chou '24,
Claudia Iannelli '23,
Daisy Valle '25 and Katie Nath '23 took 7th in 4:16.41. Lastly, the distance medley relay (DMR) team of
Lucy Gagnon '24,
Camryn Taylor '24,
Abby Scott '22.5 and
Grace Kaercher '25 won the event with a very speedy time of 12:30.40.
The meet closed with impressive performances all around by the pentathletes.
Caroline Douglas '23 rounded out the competition with a total of 3,302 points, putting her in 2nd place and #6 on the Williams All-Time list. Within her pentathlon events, Douglas had personal records in the high jump with 1.5m and long jump with 5.75m. Her outstanding long jump was also a facility record and tied the Williams school record for the event. Close behind Douglas was
Hayden Colfax '25 who collected a total of 3,067 points in the pentathlon, securing her a 3rd place finish and the #10 spot on the Williams All-Time list.
With numerous top finishes, the Ephs won the meet overall with 144 points, trailed by Geneseo College's 125 points, Ithaca College's 116 points and Rochester University's 67 points. Happy about the team's performances this weekend and progress throughout the season, head Coach
Nate Hoey commented, "This was a fun meet with some really good competition. The team brought energy and competed well. Additionally, we got some good work in. We need to continue to keep the big picture in mind and be present in the moment as we move forward. I'm excited about the progress as we continue on our journey."
The Ephs will continue training in preparation for the BU Valentine's Invitational in two weeks.
