NORTHAMPTON, Mass. – Sophomore Eliza Cardwell swept the hurdles races and classmate Margo Pedersen won the 800m as the Amherst College women's track and field team competed in the second day of Carla Coffey Invitational on Saturday at Smith College.

The Mammoths finished second of 11 teams at the meet, scoring 153.2 points to rank behind only Middlebury's 171.5 points.

The Mammoths are back in action next weekend, competing in the Collier Invitational on Saturday, April 22, at MIT.

MEET HIGHLIGHTS:

* Cardwell won the 100m hurdles in 14.66 seconds and posted a blazing time of 1:01.68 to win the 400m hurdles, a personal best that ranks third nationally in Division III so far this season. First-year Arissa Grace McGowan placed fourth in the 100m hurdles in 15.64 seconds and classmate Anastasia Ioppolo was sixth in 16.00 seconds. Junior Trintje Nydam placed seventh in both hurdles events with a personal-best 16.20 in the 100 and a time of 1:06.01 in the 400.

* Pedersen notched first collegiate win in an individual race, leading a strong Amherst contingent that claimed four of the top eight spots in the 800m. Pedersen's time of 2:14.81 is a personal best and ranks among the top 20 nationally in Division III so far this season. First-year Bella Lozier placed third in 2:18.00 and classmate Piper Lentz was fourth in 2:18.33, both personal bests. Sophomore Ava Zielinski claimed eighth place with a time of 2:21.05.

* First-year Daphne Theiler was the runner-up in the 5000m run, clocking in at 18:12.19. Sophomore Sophia Price placed fourth in 18:19.58 in her first collegiate 5k on the track.

* The Mammoths placed two teams in the top four of the 4x400m relay. Sophomore Casie Eifrig and first-years Mads Rabb, Halle Hanna and Myeh Medina finished second in 3:59.24, the best mark for an Amherst squad this season and a time that currently ranks in the top 25 in Division III and top 5 in New England. Lentz, Lozier, Zielinski and senior Susannah Auderset finished fourth with a time of 4:11.35.

* Cardwell also finished second in the long jump with a leap of 5.51m that ranks among the top five in New England this season. Ioppolo placed sixth with a mark of 5.09m.

* Junior Deb Thayer used a season-best throw of 34.61m to finish second in the discus. Classmate Bethany Martin was sixth with a mark of 30.92m and first-year Morgan Rome placed seventh in both the discus (30.19m) and the shot put (10.11m)

* Eifrig placed third in the 400m with a personal-best time of 58.70, which ranks among the top 10 in New England so far this season.

* McGowan, Ioppolo and Cardwell teamed with junior Mia Bawendi to finish fourth in the 4x100m relay, circling the track in 48.62 seconds, a time that ranks in the top 10 in New England in Division III so far this season.

* Sophomore Julia Schor finished fourth in the 1500m with a time of 4:40.18, a season-best time that ranks among the top 20 in New England. Classmate Sylvan Wold placed eighth in 4:46.37 and junior Ally Deegan was just behind at 4:50.59 to finish ninth.

* Sophomore Anaya Thomas finished sixth in her first collegiate heptathlon with 3,395 points, a score that ranks in the top 10 in New England this season.

* Sophomore Olivia Steele placed seventh in the triple jump with a personal-best mark of 10.50m.