CHESTER, PA – The Johns Hopkins women's outdoor track and field team made its final push for NCAA Championship berths at the Widener Final Qualifier, with four Blue Jays achieving qualifying marks for the upcoming NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
 
Emma Kothari, Harrinee Senthilkumar, Cooper Brotherton and Carter Brotherton led the charge, joining previously qualified teammates Sara Bartlett and Annie Huang to solidify their places at the Championship.
 
To qualify, the top 22 declared individuals in each event and the top 16 relay teams, one per institution, are selected for the NCAA Championships.
 
Bartlett and Huang had already posted qualifying marks prior to Monday's meet, but each improved their standing. Bartlett locked in her place in the triple jump with a season-best leap of 12.05 meters—the ninth-best mark in Division III this season. Huang ran a personal-best 2:07.48 in the 800 meters, the second-fastest time in program history, to strengthen her position.
 
In the 1500-meter run, Kothari and Senthilkumar both punched their tickets with standout performances. Kothari entered the day ranked 24^th nationally and climbed to 17^th with a personal-best 4:28.02—the third-fastest time in program history. Senthilkumar followed closely, clocking 4:28.81, a personal record and the fourth-fastest mark ever by a Blue Jay, to enter the top 22.
 
The Brotherton sisters rounded out the list of new qualifiers. Cooper secured her spot in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:38.03—the second-fastest in program history and the eighth-fastest in the nation this season. Carter earned her berth in the 5000-meter run with a time of 16:37.31, good for fourth in school history and 14^th nationally.
 
While Claudia Ouimet and Lianne Saussy did not meet NCAA qualifying standards, both delivered respectable performances. Ouimet broke the Hopkins freshman record in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.25—fifth-fastest in program history. Saussy ran 1:02.46 in the 400-meter hurdles, the second-fastest time ever by a Blue Jay.
 
Hopkins return to action Wednesday, May 14, at the ECAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships, hosted by Goucher College in Towson, MD.