Williamstown, MA – The Williams women's track and field team delivered a standout performance at the two-day F.I.R.E. Meet, hosted on their home track from Friday, May 9th to Saturday, May 10th. The Ephs competed against athletes on teams from across the Northeast, including MIT, Colby, Amherst, and NYU. Despite inclement weather, the Ephs secured multiple personal bests, national qualifying marks, and all-time program top-10 marks across a range of events.
The weekend of competition kicked off with the heptathlon, where Livi Mazerolle '26 placed first with a seasonal-best score of 4600 points – currently 20th in NCAA Division III this season. Mazerolle won the high jump (1.63m) and the 800m (2:23.15, personal best), while placing in the top five in all seven events. Sophomore Vivian Koles '27 also completed an impressive heptathlon, finishing fifth overall with a personal best of 3454 points.
The Ephs dominated in the pole vault, with two Williams athletes achieving lifetime best marks. Ellie Fitzgerald '26 cleared an outdoor seasonal best of 3.87m for second place, ranking #3 all-time at Williams and 14th nationally in NCAA Division III. Jae Yu '25 hit a new personal best of 3.82m for fourth place, rising to #4 all-time and 19th in NCAA Division III. Poppy Miller '25 also hit a personal best in the pole vault, clearing 3.72m for fifth place.
In other field events, the Ephs secured several strong marks. In the long jump, Kelsey Tarby '27 placed second with a personal best of 5.74m – the #9 best mark in Williams school history.
Mireya King '28 jumped 5.26m for 8th in the long jump, and later took third in the triple jump with a personal best mark of 11.33m. In the throws,
Maria Fareti '28 led the way for the Ephs, placing seventh in the shot put (11.81m) and sixth in the hammer throw (46.23m).
The sprinters and hurdlers from Williams also showcased their talent. In the 100m hurdles, Olivia LaBelle '28 ran a collegiate-best time of 15.25 seconds to place sixth in finals after running a prelims time of 15.32 seconds. Ziann Facey '26 placed seventh in the 100m hurdle finals in 15.48 seconds after running 15.50 seconds in prelims. Later in the day, LaBelle made her collegiate debut in the 400m hurdles, taking fifth in 1:05.31. In the 400m, school record holder
Bella King-Harvey '27 took first place in 55.40 seconds, followed by
Claire Jensen '27 in seventh with a collegiate best time of 57.76 seconds.
Rachel Arthur '25 led the Ephs in the 200m dash, placing second in 24.63 seconds. Also in the 200m dash were
Bella King-Harvey '27 (9th, 25.34),
Ella Sukup '26 (11th, 25.38, personal best), and
Malia Klein '25 (13th, 25.59). In the 800m,
Annika Paluska '28 placed second in 2:12.05, followed by
Lily Yampolsky '28 in 17th with a seasonal best time of 2:17.06.
The Ephs impressed in the distance events, too. Kate Tuttle '28 led the Ephs in the 1500m, finishing fourth in a personal best time of 4:32.67. Close behind were Lily Yampolsky '28 (5th, 4:33.34), Jordan Liss-Riordan '27 (8th, 4:34.93, personal best), and Charlene Peng '26 (12th, 4:39.28, personal best). In the 10,000m race, Fiona Picone '26 and Julia Brennan '27 took third and fourth with personal bests of 36:01.44 and 36:08.28, respectively. In the 5,000m race, Morgan Eigel '27 placed seventh in 17:19.60, and Nora Johnson '25 ran a personal best of 17:26.12 for eighth. Ella Kirkwood '28 placed fourth in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 11:21.76.
The FIRE Meet marked a strong close to the Ephs' regular outdoor track and field season and included a Senior Day celebration honoring the Ephs' graduating class. The championship season kicks off next week as Williams hosts the All-Atlantic Region Track and Field Conference (AARTFC) Championships on Wednesday, May 14 and Thursday, May 15. Select Ephs will compete in hopes of improving their national standings to secure their spots at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships.
