THE BASICS:
 
- Location: Springfield College Field House (Springfield, Mass.)
 
- The Lead: The MIT women's track and field team recorded six top-six finishes, including a trio of victories, at the Springfield College Triangle Classic on Saturday.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- For the third week in a row, junior Emily Ball (Des Moines, Iowa) swept the shot put and weight throw. She recorded a PR in the shot put with a distance of 13.24m (43' 5.25") and won the weight throw with a mark of 16.31 (53' 6").
 
- In the pole vault, sophomore Katelyn Howard (Lake Oswego, Ore.) finished first and equaled her PR of 3.70m (12' 1.75"). Sophomore Tessa Baker (Reno, Nev.) also set a PR as she cleared 3.25m (10' 8").
 
- Sophomore Katie Kempff (St. Charles, Ill.) was the runner up in the high jump as she cleared 1.56m (5' 1.5"). She also finished fourth in the long jump with a mark of 5.05m (16' 6.75") on her last attempt.
 
- 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 Meters
17. Marina Miller – 57.18
 
800 Meters
12. Julia Howarth – 2:13.31
 
Mile
7. Lexi Fernandez – 4:53.72
 
3,000 Meters
18. Lexi Fernandez - 9:49.15
 
5,000 Meters
12. Katherine Sanderson – 16:52.31
 
4x400 Relay
20. Olivia Dias, Marina Miller, Julia Howarth, Meagan Rowlett – 3:56.50
 
Distance Medley Relay
5. Rujuta Sane, Paige Cooksey, Julia Howarth, Lexi Fernandez – 11:41.06
 
Pole Vault
6. Hailey Surace – 3.85m (12' 7.5")
19. Katelyn Howard – 3.70m (12' 1.5")
 
Triple Jump
16. Nony Otu Ugwu - 11.62m (38' 1.5")
 
Shot Put
2. Alexis Boykin – 14.73m (48' 4")
 
Weight Throw
1. Alexis Boykin – 19.43m (63' 9")
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT will compete in the two-day New England Division III Championship beginning on Sunday, Feb. 25 at The TRACK at New Balance in Boston.
 
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