COLLEGEVILLE, PA- The Owls traveled to Ursinus College on Saturday, February 8th to compete at the Frank Colden Invitational. Bryn Mawr collected a series of personal records and earned top-ten finishes on the day.
Highlights
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Sprints/Hurdles: Mika Heshiki started the Owls off Saturday morning with a new personal record in the 60m hurdles and lowered her Conference Qualifying mark to 10.41s. Senior Novy Goetgeluk joined Heshiki with a qualifying mark and a season best in the 60m dash (8.44s). Molly Fancher also earned a personal record in the event, running 8.82s. First-year Shelbey Lu notched a season best in the 200m dash in a time of 30.83s. Heshiki and Lauren Kitay both qualified and notched season bests in the 400m dash, while Autumn Williams recorded a season best as well.
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Jumps : Fancher returned to the long jump event after a two-week hiatus to earn her second-best jump of the season (4.46m). Teammate Jess Johnson used her third attempt in trials to earn a spot in the finals, eventually landing a mark of 4.91m to secure a sixth-place finish. Triple jump continued to be the dominant event for the school record-holder as Johnson finished fourth in the event, marking a 10+ meter attempt for the sixth meet in a row.
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Endurance: Eva Ackley earned a Centennial Conference qualifying mark in the 5k, running 19:38.36, and teammate Sohini Sarkar set an indoor personal record of 22:22.80. In the 800m, Malin Just (2:21.76) and Lauren Kitay (2:25.30) both set personal records and qualified for championships. Phylicia Cannon also notched a personal record in the event. Milers Megan McDonald (5:50.98) and Emma Smirk (6:09.91) both set personal bests at the distance as well.
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Multis: First-year Dahlia Nemes stepped up for the Owls and competed in the Pentathlon for the first time in her track & field career. The rookie set a personal record and hit a Centennial Conference qualifying mark in the long jump with a 4.25m leap. Another personal record was set in the shot put with a toss of 6.32m. Nemes finished her day with a stunning time (2:57) in the 800m. In addition to hitting the long jump mark, Nemes' performance qualifies her for the Centennial Conference Championships in the Pentathlon.
The Owls will return on Saturday, February 15th, where they will travel to NYU for the Division III Invitational. Tune in to live results on gobrynmawr.com and follow @bmcathletics to stay up to date with your favorite Bryn Mawr teams.
