April 14, 2013

Complete Results

BALTIMORE, MD -- Katherine Hamlet broke a 28-year-old program high jump record and Hannah Oneda set the program freshman record in the 1500m to lead the Johns Hopkins women's track & field team to a first place finish at the Hopkins-Loyola Invitational Saturday.

The Blue Jays won six events to handily defeat the competition with 216 points, finishing ahead of Salisbury (112.50) and Howard Community College (111).

After steadily climbing by two-inch increments throughout the day, Hamlet leapt over the bar at 1.60m (5'3") on her second attempt to break the long-standing Hopkins outdoor high jump record. Cindy Harper (1985) and Kim Fahrenbrook (1991) had previously shared the record (1.58m). The freshman Hamlet tied for second in the event.

Hopkins was impressive in the 800-meter run, as Maggie Shelton, Ingrid Johnson and Alexandra Popkin each posted personal records to sweep the top-three positions in the field. Shelton pulled away from the pack to win comfortably in 2:13.97, while Johnson and Popkin clocked 2:18.08 and 2:18.29, respectively.

Freshman Hannah Oneda took to a shorter event Saturday and broke Laura Paulsen's (2007) freshman record in the 1500m with a third place time of 4:41.17. Sophia Meehan, Ashley Murphy, Frances Loeb and Johnson each broke 4:50 in the event, as well.

Senior Annie Monagle opened the day by taking first place in the 5000m with a personal record time of 17:39.73, with teammate Abby Flock close behind in 18:11.72 for third overall. Senior Emily Swenson placed first overall in the javelin, recording a personal record mark of 41.49m (136'01").

A pair of strong performances was turned by freshmen Imoni McCorvey and Remington Ricciuti. McCorvey took first in the triple jump (11.09m), while Ricciuti re-broke her freshman long jump record with a mark of 5.17m.

Kelley Hussey dipped under 13 seconds for the second time this season with a 12.95 for third place in the 100m, as Chloe Ryan ran a personal record time of 26.65 in the 200m. Additionally, freshman Nikki Kerns tied a personal record in the 100m hurdles with a time of 16.03.

The 3000m steeplechase provided a venue for major improvement as Maggie Hashmall crushed her previous personal record by over 30 seconds to take second place in 11:57.79. Frances Dougherty was fourth in 12:20.37.

The Jays also took first overall in the 4x100m and 4x400m relay races, turning in season-best times of 49.69 and 3:58.72, respectively.

Hopkins returns to action next weekend as it travels to Widener University in Chester, PA.

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