COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – The Swarthmore College women's track & field team continued its weekend at Ursinus College for the Centennial Conference Outdoor Championships on Saturday. The Garnet sit in second place through nine events.
Swarthmore won three events and produced six medalists on the day.
Hannah Swale,
Trel Trelstad, and
Tate Garcia were victorious in the heptathlon, high jump, and discus respectively. Swale broke a 39-year-old program record in the process.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Swale took the title in the heptathlon with a school-record 4646 points, which now ranks 14
th in Division III this year. She surpassed the previous total of 4189 points set by Ramona O'Halloran in 1986. It is Swale's second straight victory in the event and her third consecutive medal. She was the top athlete in the javelin (33.95m) and 800 meters (2:30.60) and placed fifth (4.94m) in the long jump. Swale's time in the 800 was a personal best and she was the top finisher in four of the seven events in the competition.
- The Garnet swept the podium in the discus with Garcia first (40.91m),
Lydia Morris-Kliment second (40.14m), and
Lee Bickford third (38.87m). It is the third year in a row in which a Swarthmore athlete has won the event.
Jordyn Bernard and
Amelia Landry also competed, finishing 17
th (27.99m) and 18
th (27.42m) respectively.
- Trelstad captured their second career conference crown in the high jump and first since 2022. The senior posted a height of 1.60m.
Caroline Hill and
Deedra Closser came in seventh (1.50m) and 13
th (1.30m) respectively.
- The 4x800 meter relay of
Morgan Mouer,
Ania Wong,
Alina Irvine, and
Elizabeth Page took second place with a time of 9:20.69. The quartet was edged out by just 0.04 seconds. The Garnet have medaled in the event in every year in which they have competed since 2013.
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Evie Parts crossed the line 13
th in the 3000 meter steeplechase with a time of 12:30.14.
Eli Dellinger followed in 20
th place in a season-best 13:31.00.
Kya Boldizsar competed in the long jump and came in 17
th (4.62m).
- Wong and
Katelyn Becker both qualified for the 800 meters final, taking fourth (2:21.81) and sixth (2:22.79) respectively in the prelims. Becker's time was a career-best.
Leilani Fleming was 12
th in the event with a personal-record time of 2:26.91 and
Lucy Valencia was 17
th (2:33.70).
- Hill advanced to the final in the 100 meter hurdles, finishing seventh in the prelims in a personal-best 16.38 seconds. Swale posted a time of 16.57 and came in 10
th place.
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Hannah Garrou took 10
th (1:02.84) in the 400 meters prelims and
Vivian Molnar came in 13
th (1:17.68) in the prelims of the 400 meter hurdles.
UP NEXT
Swarthmore wraps up the championships on Sunday.
