WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD REPRESENTED AT NEW ENGLAND D-III CHAMPIONSHIPS

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – For the third straight season, the No. 1 ranked MIT women's indoor track and field team claimed the New England Division III Championship with a win over runner-up Williams College over the weekend. The Engineers had 24 All-New England individual performances and three All-New England relays, along with three victorious individuals and two relays while securing the narrow nine-point overall win (149-140).

Emmanuel was represented at the meet with competitors in the high jump and 4x800m relay.

Senior jumper Ashley Brooks (Danvers, Mass.) cleared 1.56 meters (5 feet 1.25 inches) on her second attempt before bowing out of the event at the 1.61 meter height which would have been a new program record. Brooks finished in 12^th place overall out of 33 competitors from across New England.

The Saints 4x800 meter relay team ran well in a difficult field, clocking in at a season-best 10:17.16 to finish 16^th overall out of 22 relay teams. Sophomore Jordyn Gonsor (Springfield, Mass.) ran the first leg in 2:32.79 before junior Nicole Varca (Wethersfield, Conn.) took over in leg two with a time of 2:33.08. Freshman Allie Gorrill (Whitefield, Maine) ran the third leg in 2:41.75 before sophomore Reilly Boyle (Wells, Maine) brought it home with a final leg time of 2:29.58. Boyle's time would have ranked fourth fastest in program history in the normal 800m event.

The New England Division III Championship meet marks the close of the 2016-17 Indoor Track & Field season for Emmanuel. The Outdoor Track & Field season will pick back up on March 25^th at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn.