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Women's Track & Field

Throws Highlight Strong Weekend for Women’s Track & Field

CHESTER, PA. - The Swarthmore College women's track & field team finished off its weekend action at the Widener University Paul Donahue Invitational and the Moravian College Coach Pollard Invitational on Saturday. 

Throws combined for eight top-10 finishes across four events. Lydia Morris-Kliment had the best result of the meet, finishing first overall in the discus throw with a season-best mark. Tate Garcia and Aislinn Comerford placed top-10 in both the shot put and discus. Garcia headlined the duo with a fourth-place effort in the shot put. 

HOW IT HAPPENED
PAUL DONAHUE INVITE 
- Morris-Kliment won the discus throw with a season best of 43.46m, recording the 22nd best throw in Division-III. Brianna Eugene, Garcia and Comerford also placed inside the top-10 in the event. Eugene (36.00m) led the trio with a fifth-place performance, while Garcia (35.91m) followed in sixth and Comerford (34.44m) claimed ninth. Both Eugene and Comerford recorded personal records in the event. 

- Garcia placed fourth in the shot put with a distance of 11.78m. Comerford recorded her second top-10 finish of the meet, throwing a top mark of 10.93m. 

- Amelia Landry placed seventh overall in the javelin throw, recording a top distance of 32.77m. Hannah Swale followed with a 13th-place effort with a distance of 30.16m. 

- Gabby Bredbenner was eighth overall with a 59.30 finish in the 400m dash. The rookie set a new personal record with her first sub-one-minute effort. She later placed 25th in the 200m dash at 26.27, which marked another personal best. Hannah Garrou also ran in the 200m dash with a 26.64 mark. 

- Vivian Molnar was ninth overall in the weight throw with a top effort of 41.33m. Garcia (38.85m) threw in the event to place 14th, while Comerford (37.12m) was 17th overall. 

- Olivia Montini finished towards the top of a crowded 1500m run. The senior placed 13th overall with a time of 4:47.77. 

- Charlotte Martin placed 22nd overall out of 89 runners in the 5000m run. The sophomore crossed the finish line at 18:25.16, cutting approximately 40 seconds off her previous best. 

- Ania Wong raced in the 800m run elite field with a time of 2:21.10, finishing a few seconds off her personal best. 

COACH POLLARD INVITE 
- Kate Reiter and Rebekah Gendler both competed in the long jump, placing 20th and 22nd respectively. Reiter had a top distance of 4.84m, while Gendler recorded a distance of 4.82m.

UP NEXT
The Garnet return to action at the Haverford Mid-Week Meet on Tuesday.
 
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Players Mentioned

Tate Garcia

Tate Garcia

Throws
Senior
Hannah Garrou

Hannah Garrou

Sprints
Senior
Rebekah Gendler

Rebekah Gendler

Jumps/Sprints
Sophomore
Amelia Landry

Amelia Landry

Throws
Senior
Vivian Molnar

Vivian Molnar

Sprints/Throws
Sophomore
Olivia Montini

Olivia Montini

Distance
Senior
Lydia Morris-Kliment

Lydia Morris-Kliment

Throws/Jumps
Junior
Ania Wong

Ania Wong

Distance
Sophomore
Gabby Bredbenner

Gabby Bredbenner

Sprints
Freshman
Aislinn Comerford

Aislinn Comerford

Throws
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Tate Garcia

Tate Garcia

Senior
Throws
Hannah Garrou

Hannah Garrou

Senior
Sprints
Rebekah Gendler

Rebekah Gendler

Sophomore
Jumps/Sprints
Amelia Landry

Amelia Landry

Senior
Throws
Vivian Molnar

Vivian Molnar

Sophomore
Sprints/Throws
Olivia Montini

Olivia Montini

Senior
Distance
Lydia Morris-Kliment

Lydia Morris-Kliment

Junior
Throws/Jumps
Ania Wong

Ania Wong

Sophomore
Distance
Gabby Bredbenner

Gabby Bredbenner

Freshman
Sprints
Aislinn Comerford

Aislinn Comerford

Freshman
Throws