THE BASICS:
 
- Meet: Sean Collier Invitational
 
- Locations: Cambridge, Mass. (Sherie and Don (1961) Morrison Track)
 
- The Lead: The MIT women's track and field team produced five nationally-ranked performances and five victories among numerous personal records at the two-day Sean Collier Invitational this past weekend.
 
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS:
 
- In the 10,000m, sophomore Katherine Sanderson (West Hartford, Conn.) claimed the victory in 35:08.35, which ranks sixth in the country and is a PR.
 
- MIT's 4x400 relay of junior Marina Miller (Bel Air, Md.), senior Paige Cooksey (Ormond Beach, Fla.), junior Olivia Dias (East Taunton, Mass.), and senior Julia Howarth (Barrington, R.I.) broke the tape first with a time of 3:48.09. The Engineers' "B" relay of sophomore Krystal Montgomery (San Jose, Calif.), senior Madeline Hon (Manhasset, N.Y.), senior Meagan Rowlett (Dana Point, Calif.), and sophomore Erin Hovendon (Laurel Park, Mass.) was the runner up in 4:04.34.
 
- Sophomore Katelyn Howard (Lake Oswego, Ore.) won the pole vault at a height of 3.90m (12' 9.5"), which ranks third in Division III this season and is a PR. Sophomore Hailey Surace (Snohomish, Wash.) finished second at 3.85m (12' 7.5"), which is sixth in the nation and tied her PR.
 
- Juniors Alexis Boykin (Clayton, Ohio) and Emily Ball (Des Moines, Iowa) finished first and fourth, respectively, in both the hammer throw and the shot put. Boykin's mark of 59.63 (195' 8") in the hammer throw leads the country and is a PR while Ball reached 45.74m (150' 1"). In shot put, Boykin led the way with a distance of 14.45m (47' 5") as Ball had a performance of 12.78m (41' 11.25").
 
- In the 400m, Miller claimed second place as her time of 56.47 ranks 14^th in the nation. Howarth (56.88) and Dias (57.80) both registered PRs as they finished third and sixth.
 
- Junior Christina Crow (Mercer Island, Wash.) was the runner up in the 800m with a PR of 2:15.37. Montgomery finished close behind in fourth place (2:16.48) while Hovendon was seventh (2:17.48).
 
- Boykin was second in discus (47.40m / 155' 6") while Ball was third (44.37m / 145' 7").
 
- Ball captured second place in javelin with a throw of 36.84m (120' 10"), just ahead of sophomore Elaine Wang (West Des Moines, Iowa) in third place at 35.38m (116' 1").
 
- First-year Jessica Meza (Columbus, Md.) finished third in the 1500m with a PR of 4:51.96. Competing in the 1500m Invitational during Friday's Sean Collier Distance Night, Crow placed sixth (4:35.64) while first-year Heather Jensen (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) was ninth (4:40.72), both of which were personal bests.
 
- Senior Emma Martin (North Andover, Mass.) was third in the long jump with a distance of 5.26m (17' 3.25").
 
- Sophomore Nony Otu Ugwu (Katy, Texas) place fourth in the triple jump at 11.32m (37' 1.75").
 
- In the high jump, senior Tolu Akinbo (Naperville, Ill.) and sophomore Katie Kempff (St. Charles, Ill.) tied for fifth place at a height of 1.57m (5' 1.75").
 
- 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
14. Marina Miller – 56.47 (Sean Collier Invitational)
 
800 Meters
3. Julia Howarth – 2:08.08 (Friar Invitational)
 
10,000 Meters
8. Katherine Sanderson – 35.08.35 (Sean Collier Invitational)
 
400 Hurdles
7. Paige Cooksey – 1:02.62 (UConn Northeast Challenge)
 
4x400 Relay
2. Marina Miller, Paige Cooksey, Olivia Dias, Julia Howarth – 3:46.69 (Raleigh Relays)
 
Pole Vault
3. Katelyn Howard – 3.90m / 12' 9.5" (Sean Collier Invitational)
6. Hailey Surace – 3.85m / 12' 7.5" (Sean Collier Invitational)
 
Shot Put
1. Alexis Boykin – 15.15m / 49' 8.5" (UConn Northeast Challenge)
 
Discus
3. Alexis Boykin – 48.90m / 160' 5" (Amherst Spring Fling)
8. Emily Ball – 46.08m / 151' 2" (UConn Northeast Challenge)
 
Hammer
1. Alexis Boykin – 59.63m / 195' 8" (Sean Collier Invitational)
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT will travel to Springfield College for the two-day NEWMAC Championship which begins on Friday, April 26.
 
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