NORTHAMPTON, Mass. – It was another outstanding weekend for the Mount Holyoke College track & field team as the squad finished sixth of 10 teams at the Smith College Benyon Invitational on Saturday. The Lyons were paced by a number of solid efforts, including a win by senior Kristina Weld in the 20lb. weight throw.
Weld (Warwick, Mass./Pioneer Valley Regional) threw a distance of 12.94 meters to win the weight throw. That mark was also a New England Division III Championship qualifying throw. Sophomore captain Camille Coklow (Chicago, Ill./The Latin School of Chicago) also claimed victory, winning the 60-meter dash in a time of 8.00. That time was also a New England DIII and ECAC qualifying time, which she also posted last week.
Also in the winner's category on Saturday was the Lyons Distance Medley Relay team, which posted a time of 13:10.03 for victory. Members of the foursome included first year Becca Rodgers (Tucson, Ariz./St. Gregory College Prepatory School), Coklow, first year Brianna Weir (Rome, N.Y./Rome Free Academy) and sophomore Elizabeth DeLeon (Boise, Idaho/Timberline).
Other relay highlights included the 4x200 team, which finished fourth with a time of 2:03.87. That foursome consisted of first year Tina Lugor (Greensboro, N.C./Dudley), juniors Sarah Fleming (Elk Grove, Calif./Sacramento Country Day School) and Gretchen Rowe (Marblehead, Mass./Marblehead), along with sophomore Janelle Portmann (Corinth, Maine/Corinth).
In other field events, junior Regina Crawford (Dorchester, Mass./Fenway) placed third in the shot put with a throw of 9.19 meters, while Weld took fifth (8.77m) and junior Jennie Ochterski (Middlefield, Conn./Cogincahug) was sixth (8.76m). Additionally, Ochterski was fifth in the weight throw with a distance of 11.66 meters.
Merrimack took top honors at this year's meet, posting 176.50 points. WPI was second (149), followed by Keene State (103), Wellesley (83), Smith (71.50) and Mount Holyoke (60).
The Lyons return to action next Saturday when it travels to the University of Southern Maine to compete in an invitational meet at 1pm.
Photo courtesy of Frank Poulin Sports Photography.
