FULL RESULTSSWARTHMORE, Pa. – Paced by two winning performances, the Swarthmore College women's track & field team completed the second day of the Centennial Conference Championships in third place among 10 schools on Saturday, May 3 at Clothier Field. The host school ended the afternoon with 33 points through seven scoring events.
The Garnet ended the day on a high note by capturing the 4x800-meter relay crown in 9:12.99, which was less than a second shy of the school record mark of 9:12.42. The group consisted of junior
Liz Tawa, freshman
Indy Reid-Shaw, sophomore
Sarah Nielsen and sophomore
Katie Jo McMenamin.
Junior
Osazenoriuwa Ebose also racked up 10 points for the hosts by winning gold in the discus throw earlier in the day. The school record holder in two throwing events posted a mark of 130-feet, 5-inches, which was nearly five feet better than her nearest competitor.
In addition, Swarthmore had four student-athletes combine to advance past the trials in four events. Junior
Julia Nee qualified for tomorrow's finals in the 200- and 400-meter dash by registering times of 26.29 and 58.79, respectively. Other qualifiers included McMenamin in the 800-meter run, freshman Lulu Allen-Waller in the 100-meter high hurdles and sophomore
Katie Lin in the 400.
Swarthmore will conclude competing at the Centennial Conference Championships tomorrow morning beginning at 11 a.m.
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Team Standings (Through Seven Scoring Events)1. Dickinson 61; 2. Johns Hopkins 37; 3. Swarthmore 33; 4. Gettysburg 29; 5. Muhlenberg 27; 6. Bryn Mawr 23; T-7. Ursinus 19; T-7. Franklin & Marshall 19; 9. Haverford 18; 10. McDaniel 4.
