THE BASICS:
 
- Location: BU Track and Tennis Center (Boston, Mass.) and The TRACK at New Balance (Boston, Mass.)
 
- The Lead: At the John Thomas Terrier Classic and the River Hawk Invitational, the No. 13 ranked MIT women's track and field team posted seven top-20 nationally-ranked marks over the weekend.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED AT THE TRACK AT NEW BALANCE:
 
- In the 800 meters, junior Julia Howarth (Barrington, R.I.) finished fourth overall with a time of 2:16.29 to rank No. 11 in the country. In the 200, first-year Shreya Kalyan (Troy, Mich.) placed 20th in a time of 26.13 seconds, while the Engineers had a pair of top-20 finishers in the 400. Sophomore Marina Miller (Bel Air, Md.) crossed in 12th with a time of 59.65 seconds, with junior Madeline Hon (Manhasset, N.Y.) finishing 18th at 1:00.11.
 
- In the high jump, first-year Katie Kempff (St. Charles, Ill.) placed eighth by clearing five feet, three inches, while first-year Hailey Surace (Snohomish, Wash.) was 20th in the pole vault with a height of 10 feet, 0.5 inches.
 
- First-year Nony Otu Ugwu (Katy, Texas) was 10th in the triple jump at 35 feet, 7.75, along with a 16th-place finish by senior Laena Tieng (Kent, Wash.) with a leap of 34 feet, 9.5 inches.
 
- Sophomore Alexis Boykin (Clayton, Ohio) continued her outstanding season as she was second in the weight throw and third in the shot put. In the weight throw, she posted a toss of 58 feet, 4.75 inches to go with her throw of 42 feet, 11.75 inches in the shot.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED AT BU:
 
- In the mile, the Engineers had five runners all run times within the top-30 in the country. Junior Gillian Roeder (Delmar, N.Y.) led the way with the No. 2 time in the nation at 4:54.37. Junior Olivia Rosenstein (Urbana, Ill.) was next up and is 15th in the country at 4:59.91, with junior Sarah Bentley (Pacific Palisades, Calif.) at No. 22 in a time of 5:02.06. First-year Lexi Fernandez (Stevenson Ranch, Calif.) was right behind Bentley at 5:02.10 to rank 10th in the country, along with sophomore Christina Crow (Mercer Island, Wash.) at 29th nationally in 5:02.96.
 
- The 4x400 relay of Hon, junior Paige Cooksey (Ormond Beach, Fla.), Miller and Howarth finished sixth overall and is fourth in the country as they crossed in a time of 3:51.84. That time was just over two seconds from the MIT school record that was set in 2012.
 
- In the 400 meters, Cooksey was 12th overall and is ranked 11th in the nation with her time of 57.26 seconds. First-year Krystal Montgomery (San Jose, Calif.) ran a time of 2:19.24 in the 800 meters, while junior Meagan Rowlett (Dana Point, Calif.) crossed in 2:26.35. First-year Stella Gassman (Larchmont, N.Y.) was 34th overall in the 1,000 meters with a time of 3:11.75.
 
- In the final race of the weekend, the Engineers had four runners all run times that rank in the top-25 nationally in the 5,000 meters. First-year Katherine Sanderson (West Hartford, Conn.) finished second in her heat and 15th overall in a time of 17:14.15 to rank No. 10 nationally. Junior Archana Mohandas (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) was fourth in her heat, 17th overall and is 12th in the country with a time of 17:15.32. Senior Anna Haddad (Tacoma, Wash.) finished eighth in her heat and is No. 21 in the country at 17:42.15, followed in ninth by senior Einat Gavish (Newton, Mass.) at 17:44.62 as she is 23rd in the nation.
 
- Below are the current top-20 rankings for the Engineers, from meets up to this point in the season as listed at www.tfrrs.org.
 
400-Meter Hurdles
11. Paige Cooksey - 57.26
 
800 Meters
11. Julia Howarth - 2:16.29
17. Gillian Roeder - 2:17.07 @
 
Mile
2. Gillian Roeder - 4:54.37
15. Olivia Rosenstein - 4:59.91
 
5,000 Meters
10. Katherine Sanderson - 17:14.15
12. Archana Mohandas - 17:15.32
 
4x400 Relay
4. Madeline Hon, Paige Cooksey, Marina Miller, Julia Howarth - 3:51.84
 
High Jump
13. Katherine Kempff - 5' 5"
 
Shot Put
4. Alexis Boykin - 46' 10.75"
 
Weight Throw
2. Alexis Boykin - 60' 1.25"
 
@ Denotes time converted from a flat track to a banked track
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT returns to action next weekend at the Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational at Boston University and the Tufts Cupid Challenge at Tufts University on Saturday, February 4th.
 
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