NORTHAMPTON, Mass. – The Mount Holyoke College indoor track & field team got its 2014-15 campaign underway on Saturday, competing at the non-team scoring 2014 Smith Winter Classic, hosted at Smith College. The Lyons saw a number of outstanding efforts on the day, including a win by junior Camille Coklow in the 60-meter dash.
Coklow (Chicago, Ill./The Latin School of Chicago) posted a time of 7.89 to claim victory in one of her signature indoor events. She went on to post fourth overall in the 200-meter dash with a time of 27.20. Coklow also ran the anchor leg of the 4x200 relay team, helping the group to fourth overall with a time of 1:55.76.
Other members of the relay included first years Shante Henderson (New York, N.Y./Brooklyn Theatre Arts School) and Maria Lewis (Boston, Mass./Fenway), along with senior Sarah Fleming (Elk Grove, Calif./Sacramento Country Day School) and Coklow.
Henderson went on to finish sixth in the 60-meter hurdles, posting a time of 10.02. In the 5000-meter run, the Lyons had a strong showing as sophomore Becca Rogers (Tucson, Ariz./ St. Gregory College Prepatory School), placed third (18:50.39), senior Dana Fry (Tempe, Ariz./Miss Porter's School) finished fourth (18:56.72), junior Elizabeth DeLeon (Boise, Idaho/Timberlane) was eighth (19:46.50), while first year Mia Barnes (Thornville, Ohio/Monteverde Friends School) placed 10th (20:41.89).
In the field events, senior Jennie Ochterski (Middlefield, Conn./Cogincahug) was ninth in the shot put with a throw of 9.31 meters. She went on to place sixth in the 20lb. weight throw with a mark of 12.20 meters.
Senior Regina Crawford (Dorchester, Mass./Fenway) was 12th in the shot put with a throw of 8.83 meters, while classmate Jenny Spicola (River Edge, N.J./Walnut Hill School for the Arts) placed seventh in the 20lb. weight throw with a mark of 10.17 meters.
The Lyons are now idle until January 17 when they return to action at the Tufts Invitational. Action at that meet gets underway at 11am.
Photo courtesy of Frank Poulin Sports Photography.
