WATERVILLE, Maine – First-year Eliza Cardwell and the Mammoths 4x400m relay team each captured New England championships to lead the Amherst College women's track and field team to a third-place finish on the final day of the New England Division III Indoor Championships on Saturday at Colby College's Alfond Athletics & Recreation Center.

The Mammoths tallied 85.5 points at the meet for their best finish since 2007, posting 17 All-New England finishes overall, an honor that is awarded to the top eight finishers in each event. Williams won its fourth straight title by a razor-thin margin with 101 points, just half a point ahead of second-place Tufts.

The Mammoths, ranked second in the Mideast Region in the latest USTFCCCA Division III rankings, will compete again on Saturday, March 5, at the Tufts National Qualifying Meet for one last chance to post top times before the NCAA Division III Indoor Championships beginning March 11. The top 20 athletes in each individual event and top 12 teams in each relay earn entry to the NCAA Championships.

DAY 2 HIGHLIGHTS

* Cardwell won the 60m hurdles, setting an Amherst and track record with her time of 8.73, which currently stands as the fourth-best time in Division III this season. Cardwell broke the Amherst record held by Ella Rossa '21, who set the mark of 8.85 while winning this event the last time this championship was contested in 2020.
 

Eliza Cardwell is the New England Division III Champion in the 60m hurdles with a new Amherst school record time of 8.73! That's the fourth-best time in Division III this season entering today.
WATCH LIVE as the championships continue: https://t.co/hKrKIVNXbP pic.twitter.com/2irGL8LJDG

— Amherst College Athletics (@AmherstMammoths) February 26, 2022

* The Mammoths 4x400m relay team captured the New England title for the first time ever, as seniors Anna Madden, Juanita Jaramillo and Katie Lingen and first-year Casie Eifrig clocked a time of 3:57.64 to set the track record at Colby's new facility.
 

Katie Lingen brings it home and @AmherstXCTF is the New England Division III Champion in the 4x400m relay for the first time ever! Anna Madden, Juanita Jaramillo and Casie Eifrig got this race started.
Mammoths finish third overall at New Englands, best finish since 2007! pic.twitter.com/pWPefZgd9m

— Amherst College Athletics (@AmherstMammoths) February 26, 2022

* Cardwell was also one of two Mammoths to earn All-New England honors in the long jump, finishing second with a personal-best mark of 5.58m. Sophomore Muffie Mazambani finished fourth in her New England Championship debut with a personal-best mark of 5.39m. Mazambani earned an All-New England spot in the triple jump as well with a personal-best 11.31m that ranked fifth.

* In addition to their titles in the 4x400m relay, Lingen and Jaramillo each picked up additional All-New England honors in the middle distance races. Lingen was fourth in the 600m with a personal-best time of 1:37.97 to match her finish from the 2020 championship, while Jaramillo clocked a 59.53 in the 400m to finish seventh.

* First-year Sidnie Kulik and junior Sophia Wolmer each earned All-New England honors in the 3000m. Kulik finished second with her best time of the season in 9:54.93, a time that ranks 15th in the nation. Wolmer repeated as an All-New England finisher with a season-best 10:02.92 to finish fourth to follow up a fourth-place finish in yesterday's 5000m.

* A pair of first-years earned top-eight finishes in the 800m as Julia Schor was fourth with a season-best time of 2:18.86 and Ava Zielinski posted a 2:21.73 to claim sixth place.

* First-year Julia Zacher captured All-New England honors in the high jump, clearing 1.59m to finish sixth in her New England Championship debut.