MIDDLETOWN, Conn. -- First-year
Flora Biro, senior
Eliza Cardwell, sophomore
Emma Ramsingh, the Mammoths 4x100m relay team, and the Amherst 4x800m relay team won NESCAC titles as the Amherst College women's track and field team finished second at the NESCAC Track and Field Championships on Saturday at Wesleyan University.
The Mammoths tallied 150 points to finish as the runner up. Williams won their 27th title with 156 points.
Amherst recorded 12 All-NESCAC performances, awarded to the top three finishers in each event, while the Mammoth 4x100m and 4x800m relay teams established new program records.
The Mammoths return to the track next weekend for the New England Division III Outdoor Championships, which will be contested on Friday and Saturday (May 2-3) at Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn.
MEET HIGHLIGHTS:
* The Mammoths 4x100 relay team of sophomore
Rachel Hubley, sophomore
Camilla Lash, Cardwell, and sophomore
Héloïse Hughes won the conference title setting a new program record of 47.11. This surpasses the previous record of 47.71 set in 2014 by Taylor Summers '16, Kiana Herold '17, Naomi Bates '14, and Karen Blake '17.
* The Amherst 4x800m relay team of senior
Ava Zielinski, sophomore
Zoë Marcus, senior
Julia Schor, and junior
Piper Lentz won title finishing over 11 seconds ahead of the runner up crossing the line in 9:09.87. This sets a new school record, beating the previous record of 9:10.81 set in 2013 by Keelin Moehl '16, Amy Dao '14, Keri Lambert '13, and Lauren Almeida '13.
* In her 10000m debut, Biro won the event by seven seconds, registering a time of 36:48.06.
* Cardwell won the 100m hurdle prelim with a time of 14.87, before securing the 100m hurdle NESCAC title with a time of 14.68.
* Ramsingh won her second straight NESCAC title in the discus as she notched a season best of 42.16m.
* Senior
Sylvan Wold finished third in the 1500m, recording a personal record of 4:34.39.
* Junior
Myeh Medina placed second in the 100m hurdles, posting a personal record of 14.78 before finishing second in the 400m hurdles with a personal best of 1:01.90.
* Hughes finished as the runner up in the 100m delivering a personal record of 12.22 before placing third in the 200m crossing the line in 25.22.
* In the 800m, Lentz placed third overall clocking in a personal best of 2:11.00.
* Amherst record
