MIDDLEBURY, Vt. -- The Amherst College women's track and field team brought strong performances in the field at the Middlebury Winter Invitational on Saturday.

Amherst returns to action at the Middlebury Small College Invitational hosted at the TRACK at new balance on Sunday, January 26 at 9 am. 

MEET HIGHLIGHTS:

* Senior Payton Sorenson recorded a mark of 3.25m in the pole vault placing second overall. 

* Sophomore Emma Ramsingh produced a personal best in the weight throw notching a distance of 12.56m and placing fifth overall.

* First-year Lily Meadows opened her collegiate debut in the shot put with a mark of 10.69m to finish sixth.

* In the long jump, Amherst went fourth, fifth, and sixth as sophomore Leah Smith posted a mark of 5.19m while first-year Sophia Ford jumped a distance of 5.09m and classmate Katie Oliver jumped 5.03m. 

* In the pentathlon, senior Anaya Thomas placed third overall totaling 2851 points to qualify for the New England Division III Championships while first-year Madison Vant followed in fourth with 2581 points.
 

NEW ENGLAND DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIPS QUALIFIERS
Event	Student-Athlete	Mark
800m	Zoë Marcus	2:15.46 #
	Hannah Adhikari	2:18.09 #
1000m	Piper Lentz	3:00.29 #
	Sylvan Wold	3:00.55 #
	Hannah Adhikari	3:01.72 #
Mile	Piper Lentz	5:06.14 #
	Julia Schor	5:07.43 #
3000m	Hannah Stephenson	9:59.46 #
	Julia Schor	10:01.47 #
	Flora Biro	10:05.48 #
	Audrey Seeger	10:14.49 #
5000m	Flora Biro	17:26.46
	Hannah Stephenson	18:11.55
	Addison McGoey	18:27.58
	Allison Lounsbury	18:29.64
60m Hurdles	Arissa Grace McGowan	9.69
Pole Vault	Payton Sorensen	3.25m
Long Jump	Leah Smith	5.19m
Pentathlon	Anaya Thomas	2850

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