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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - The Williams College women's indoor track & field team will be well represented at the 2025 NCAA Division III Championship Friday and Saturday, as 14 Ephs make the journey to Nazareth University's Golisano Training Center in Rochester, New York.
Competing for the Ephs are
Rachel Arthur (60 and 200-meter dashes),
Bella King-Harvey (400 meters, 4x400-meter relay),
Annika Paluska (800 meters, 4x400-meter relay),
Kate Tuttle (1 mile),
Tamar Byl-Brann (5,000 meters),
Claire Jensen (4x400-meter relay),
Cate Donaldson (4x400-meter relay),
Lily Yampolsky (distance medley relay),
Ellie Fitzgerald (pole vault),
Jae Yu (pole vault),
Livi Mazerolle (pentathlon),
Jordan Liss-Riordan (distance medley relay),
Nora Johnson (distance medley relay) and
Ella Sukup (distance medley relay).
"I am excited to be going to my first NCAA Track Championship with such an amazing group of teammates and coaches," said Tuttle. "A number of us went to the NCAA Cross Country Championship in the fall and I enjoyed getting to compete alongside my teammates on a national stage. This is such a great opportunity to continue the momentum from the fall and showcase the strength of our women's track team. I cannot wait to see what the Ephs can accomplish."
King-Harvey, Donaldson and Jensen earned All-American First Team laurels together in the 4x400-meter relay during the 2024 NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships, as they finished third and fifth in the finals, respectively. King-Harvey, Donaldson and Arthur took home All-American First Team honors in the 4x100-meter relay at the 2024 Outdoor Championships, placing seventh in the finals.Â
During the 2023 and 2024 Outdoor Championships, Fitzgerald finished 12th in the finals of the pole vault with marks of 3.80 and 3.76, respectively, as she earned All-American Second Team recognition both times. Mazerolle placed ninth in the heptathlon (4,757 points) at the 2024 Outdoor Championships on her way to being named a Second Team All-American.
Tuttle tallied a personal record with a first-place finish in the finals of the 1 mile (4:52.94) during the Tufts Final Qualifier on March 8 in Medford, Massachusetts. Paluska tallied a college-best time of 2:11.52 in the finals of the 800 meters at the BU Terrier Invitational on Jan. 31. Byl-Brann recorded a first-place effort in the finals of the 5,000 meters at the Harvard Invitational on Feb. 1, while achieving a personal record of 17:01.04 in the finals of the 5,000 during the BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational on Feb. 15.
Yampolsky finished fourth overall with her team during the finals of the distance medley relay (11:41.27) at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational. Yu is hitting her stride at the right time, as she tallied a college-best mark of 3.78 during a third-place finish in the finals of the pole vault at the Tufts Final Qualifier.
Liss-Riordan and Johnson were members of the distance medley relay team that finished second overall (12:08.70) during the finals at the Division III New England Championship on Feb. 28-March 1. Sukup was a crucial factor on the team that finished first overall in the finals of the 4x400 relay (4:06.36) during the Tufts Stampede Open on Feb. 15.
"The national championship meet is always a fun and exciting event," said head coach
Nate Hoey. "We are looking forward to the opportunity and challenge ahead this weekend. The team is always there for each other and full of amazing people who lift each other up. I cannot wait to watch them enjoy being present in this moment, compete, support each other and have a fun meet."
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Written by Trevor Wenners
Manager of Athletic Statistics and Record Keeping
tw11@williams.edu
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