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Women's Track & Field

Women’s Track & Field Has Strong Showings at Widener, Haverford

Sarah Nielsen placed second in the 800-meter run with an ECAC qualifying time of 2:20.85

WIDENER RESULTS

SEAMUS MCELLIGOTT RESULTS

HAVERFORD, Pa.–The Swarthmore College women's track & field team competed at both the Widener Field Meet and the Seamus McElligott Invitational hosted by Haverford College this weekend as the Garnet continued their indoor season.

On Friday afternoon at Widener, freshman jumpers Greta Studier and Rachel Leifeld achieved a height of 1.47 meters in the high jump.

At Saturday's Seamus McElligott Invite, senior Sarah Nielsen achieved an Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III qualifying time with her mark of 2:20.85 en route to a second-place finish. Junior Indy-Reid Shaw finished right behind in 2:23.59 and Kate Hannah placed seventh with a time of 2:28.31.

Sophomore Jenn Beltran led the way in the 400-meter dash in a personal-best 1:04.42 for a fourth-place result. Junior Lulu Allen-Waller (1:04.62) finished fifth just ahead of freshman Kayla Camacho (1:05.28) in sixth.

In the one-mile run, freshman Kenzie Himelein-Wachowiak paced the Garnet with her time of 5:26.05 as she won her section and posted the sixth-best time at the meet. Irina Bukharin had the seventh-fastest time with her mark of 5:29.85.

The team will compete next Saturday at the Colden Invitational hosted by Ursinus College and the Villanova Invitational in Staten Island, N.Y.
 
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Players Mentioned

Lulu Allen-Waller

Lulu Allen-Waller

Sprints/Hurdles
5' 8"
Junior
Jen Beltran

Jen Beltran

Mid-Distance
5' 5"
Sophomore
Irina Bukharin

Irina Bukharin

Distance
5' 5"
Sophomore
Kate Hannah

Kate Hannah

Mid-Distance
5' 0"
Junior
Sarah Nielsen

Sarah Nielsen

Mid-Distance
5' 7"
Senior
Kenzie Himelein-Wachowiak

Kenzie Himelein-Wachowiak

Mid-Distance
Freshman
Kayla Camacho

Kayla Camacho

Sprints
5' 7"
Freshman
Greta Studier

Greta Studier

Jumps
5' 5"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Lulu Allen-Waller

Lulu Allen-Waller

5' 8"
Junior
Sprints/Hurdles
Jen Beltran

Jen Beltran

5' 5"
Sophomore
Mid-Distance
Irina Bukharin

Irina Bukharin

5' 5"
Sophomore
Distance
Kate Hannah

Kate Hannah

5' 0"
Junior
Mid-Distance
Sarah Nielsen

Sarah Nielsen

5' 7"
Senior
Mid-Distance
Kenzie Himelein-Wachowiak

Kenzie Himelein-Wachowiak

Freshman
Mid-Distance
Kayla Camacho

Kayla Camacho

5' 7"
Freshman
Sprints
Greta Studier

Greta Studier

5' 5"
Freshman
Jumps