THE BASICS:
 
- Location: Gantcher Field House (Medford, Mass.)
 
- The Lead: In the final regular-season competition of the indoor season, the No. 12 ranked MIT women's track and field team competed at the Tufts National Qualifying Meet on Saturday afternoon in Medford.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- In the 800 meters, junior Julia Howarth (Barrington, R.I.) won the event in a time of 2:14.46 as she won the event by a 0.45-second margin and is ranked No. 15 in the nation heading to nationals.
 
- In the long jump, junior Emma Martin (North Andover, Mass.) finished seventh with a jump of 17 feet, 0.5 inches on her final attempt. Sophomore Emily Ball (Des Moines, Iowa) placed fifth in the weight throw as she posted a toss of 50 feet, 2.75 inches.
 
- First-year Katie Kempff (St. Charles, Ill.) placed fourth in the high jump with a height of five feet, 3.25 inches as junior Tolu Akinbo (Naperville, Ill.) followed her in seventh at five feet, 1.25 inches. First-year Nony Otu Ugwu (Katy, Texas) was fourth in the triple jump as she posted a mark of 35 feet, 10.75 inches.
 
- In the mile, sophomore Christina Crow (Mercer Island, Wash.) finished fifth at 4:59.75 as senior Anna Haddad (Tacoma, Wash.) was eighth in a time of 5:09.82. Senior Kirsi Rajagopal (Harrison, N.Y.) placed fourth in the 3,000 meters as she crossed in a time of 9:53.60.
 
- 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.
 
800 Meters
15. Julia Howarth - 2:12.93 @
 
Mile
7. Gillian Roeder - 4:52.78
 
4x400 Relay
8. Madeline Hon, Shreya Kalyan, Marina Miller, Julia Howarth - 3:49.60
 
Distance Medley Relay
9. Christina Crow, Sonia Purohit, Julia Howarth, Gillian Roeder - 11:45.22
 
Pole Vault
14. Hailey Surace - 12' 5.5"
 
Shot Put
7. Alexis Boykin - 47' 7.25"
 
Weight Throw
6. Alexis Boykin - 60' 1.25"
 
@ Denotes time converted from a flat track to a banked track
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT is back in action on Friday, March 10th and Saturday, March 11th as the Engineers travel to the NCAA Division III National Championship in Birmingham, Ala. More information on that upcoming championship will be posted as it becomes available.
 
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