The Amherst College women's track and field team kicked off a busy weekend with Mammoths in action at three different meets on Friday. Most of the team is at Connecticut College for the Silfen Invitational while the heptathletes are competing at the Williams Invitational and junior Sophia Wolmer and first-year Sidnie Kulik traveled to Princeton to compete in the 5000m at the Larry Ellis Invitational.

Friday's action at Connecticut College included field events and elite distance races in which additional heats will run on Saturday and results from both days will be combined. The fastest heats in those events ran on Friday so the top times are not expected to be challenged. The heptathlon at Williams is a multi-day event that concludes tomorrow.

Saturday's action begins at 9 a.m. at Connecticut College and 11 a.m. at Williams.

MEET HIGHLIGHTS:

* At Princeton, Wolmer ran a personal-best 16:50.39 in the 5000m to finish seventh in a field of Division I athletes and alumnae with a time that ranks in the top 10 nationally in Division III so far this season. Kulik clocked in at 17:19.33 to finish 12th.

* Leading the Mammoths at Connecticut College was junior Mary Kate McGranahan, who ranked second in the 3000m steeplechase with a personal-best time of 11:22.31, a top-20 time in Division III this season. First-year Claire Callon was eighth in 11:58.93.

* First-year Julia Schor posted a personal-best time of 4:41.16 in the 1500m to rank third.

* First-year Ava Zielinski ranked sixth in the 800m with a time of 2:19.44.

* In final results from the pole vault, first-years Eve Giancarlo and Jordan Hecker and sophomore Mia Bawendi all cleared 3.10m to finish tied for seventh.

* Only three events were completed on Friday at Connecticut College with the results putting Coast Guard in the early lead with 19 points. Amherst sits tied for 11th place with 3 points.