THE BASICS:
 
- Location: Blake Track (Springfield, Mass.)
 
- The Lead: Led by seven event wins, the No. 12 ranked MIT women's track and field team captured the 2023 New England Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championship on Saturday with a total of 135 points. The victory marks the program's 10th all-time New England D3 outdoor title.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED ON FRIDAY:
 
- Sophomore Alexis Boykin (Clayton, Ohio) shattered the MIT school record with the top-ranked throw in the country in the hammer as she posted a distance of 193 feet, eight inches to win the event by 28 feet. Sophomore Emily Ball (Des Moines, Iowa) placed third in the event as she finished with a mark of 158 feet, four inches.
 
- In the 10,000 meters on Friday night, senior Anna Haddad (Tacoma, Wash.) won the event by a 2.13-second margin as she crossed in a personal-best time of 36:21.44. In the long jump, junior Emma Martin (North Andover, Mass.) finished in eighth as she posted a personal-best leap of 17 feet, 11.5
 
HOW IT HAPPENED ON SATURDAY:
 
- Boykin completed the trifecta on Saturday as she won the discus at 157 feet, one inch and the shot put with a throw of 47 feet, 2.25 inches. Sophomore Emily Ball (Des Moines, Iowa) was second in the discus, posting a toss of 143 feet, nine inches.
 
- In the high jump, first-year Katie Kempff (St. Charles, Ill.) broke the MIT rookie record as she finished fifth with a clearance of five feet, 4.5 inches. Sophomore Marina Miller (Bel Air, Md.) won the 400 meters with a personal-best time of 56.32, bettering her previous mark by .67 seconds. Junior Madeline Hon (Manhasset, N.Y.) crossed in seventh place in 58.51 seconds.
 
- Senior Einat Gavish (Newton, Mass.) took nearly nine seconds off her PR in the 3,000-meter steeplechase as she won the event with a time of 10:43.89. Junior Julia Howarth (Barrington, R.I.) won the 800 meters as she finished in 2:13.67.
 
- In the 1,500 meters, junior Gillian Roeder (Delmar, N.Y.) finished third in a PR of 4:29.99, followed by Christina Crow (Mercer Island, Wash.) with a PR of 4:36.79 to place sixth.
 
- First-year Hailey Surace (Snohomish, Wash.) placed fifth in the pole vault with a clearance of 11 feet, 5.75 inches. First-year Nony Otu Ugwu (Katy, Texas) posted a PR In the triple jump, finishing eighth with a leap of 37 feet, 6.5 inches.
 
- The Engineers had a pair of scorers in the javelin as Ball finished seventh with a toss of 120 feet, one inch. She was followed in eighth by first-year Elaine Wang (West Des Moines, Iowa) with a throw of 118 feet.
 
- First-year Katherine Sanderson (West Hartford, Conn.) finished in second in the 5,000 meters in 17:20.58, followed by senior Kirsi Rajagopal (Harrison, N.Y.) in third at 17:36.74.
 
- In the 4x800 relay, the Engineers finished in third place with a time of 9:35.18. In the 400-meter hurdles, junior Paige Cooksey (Ormond Beach, Fla.) ran a time of 1:04.58 to finish in fifth. First-year Shreya Kalyan (Troy, Mich.) placed sixth in the 200 meters, crossing in 25.63 seconds.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT returns to action on Friday-Saturday, May 12-13 as the team travels to the Northeastern University Track in Dedham, Mass. for the All-New England Championship.
 
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