WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - The Williams College women's indoor track & field team competed at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational on the Track & Tennis Center in Boston and the Tufts Cupid Challenge at the Gantcher Family Sports and Convocation Center in Medford, Massachusetts, this weekend, as the Ephs recorded 22 personal-best marks.
During the Tufts Cupid Challenge, Williams recorded a handful of first-place efforts, as
Ginger Long '29,
Clara Gahm '28 and
Maria Fareti '28 tallied personal-best times and placed first overall in the 800 meters (2:15.79), 3,000 (10:13.54) and weight throw (16.52 meters), respectively.
Lily Yampolsky '28 and
Ellie Fitzgerald '26 were the first-place finishers in the 1,000 (2:59.44) and pole vault (3.75), respectively.
Mirembe Mubanda '28 registered a runner-up effort with a personal record of 3:09.23 during the 1,000, while
Helen Hurden '27 was the second runner to cross the finish line in the 3,000 (10:16.35).
Uma Champe '28 earned third-place honors in the 1 mile, clocking a personal-best time of 5:19.61, while
Audrey Cheng '29 finished third in the pole vault with a mark of 3.47.
The Ephs also saw personal-best efforts by
Fiona Picone '26 (1 mile, 5:25.34),
Ella Kirkwood '28 (1 mile, 5:32.19),
Linnea Cox '29 (3,000, 10:43.29),
Eliana Zitrin '26 (3,000, 10:56.86) and
Eliza Ayres '29 (60 hurdles, 9.44).
Mireya King '28 competed in the pentathlon and earned a personal-best mark of 3,028 points, while setting individual records in the 800 (2:39.05), 60 hurdles (9.64), high jump (1.46), long jump (5.30) and shot put (8.67) events.
During the Valentine Invitational hosted by Boston University,
Alex Eremenko '28 (400, 100:32),
Greta Vaughn '26 (400, 102:87),
Jordan Liss-Riordan '27 (3,000, 9:46.88),
Charlene Peng '26 (5,000, 16:44.22),
Tamar Byl '27 (5,000, 16:49.13) and
Morgan Eigel '27 (5,000, 16:56.45) set personal-best times.
The Ephs will compete in the Division III New England Championship on Feb. 28 and March 1 at The Track at New Balance in Boston.
