THE BASICS:
 
- Meet: Amherst Spring Fling
 
- Location: Amherst, Mass. (Neuhoff-Lumley Track)
 
- The Lead: The MIT women's track and field team produced eight victories and six nationally ranked performances at the Amherst Spring Fling on Sunday.
 
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS:
 
Javelin
- Junior Emily Ball (Des Moines, Iowa) finished first with a throw of 37.55m (123' 2") while sophomore Elaine Wang (West Des Moines, Iowa) was fourth with a distance of 34.28m (112' 5").
 
Hammer Throw
- Junior Alexis Boykin (Clayton, Ohio) won the hammer throw with a toss of 54.63m (179' 2") as Ball was the runner up (48.21m / 158' 2"). First-year Macy Brennan (Westlake, Ohio) captured fifth place with a mark of 42.74m (140 '2) while sophomore Lilia Ould-Hammou finished right behind her in sixth place (42.33m / 138' 10").
- Boykin's distance is second in Division III this season.
 
3000m Steeplechase
- First-year Olivia Girand (New York, N.Y.) claimed the victory in her outdoor debut with a time of 11:09.20, which ranks 18^th in the country.
 
Pole Vault
- Sophomore Hailey Surace (Snohomish, Wash.) cleared 3.80m (12' 5.5") to capture the win and rank eighth in the nation.
 
Shot Put
- Boykin finished first with a distance of 14.05m (46' 1.25") as Ball placed second (13.12m / 43' 0.50") and first-year Lily Siegelman (Newton, Mass.) was fifth (10.96 / 35' 11.50").
- Ball's performance currently ranks 19^th in Division III.
 
200m
- Junior Marina Miller (Bel Air, Md.) won the event with a PR of 25.19 while first-year JoJo Miller (Marietta, Ga.) also recorded a PR as she finished in 25.82.
 
Discus
- Boykin won discus with a PR of 48.90m (160' 5") as Ball finished second (44.34m / 145' 5"). Brennan recorded a personal best with a toss of 39.86m (130' 9") which resulted in fourth place.
- Boykin currently stands third in the country while Ball ranks eighth.
 
5000m
- Sophomore Katherine Sanderson (West Hartford, Conn.) captured first place with a time of 17:24.43.
 
Triple Jump
- Sophomore Nony Otu Ugwu (Katy Texas) was the runner up with a leap of 11.36m (37' 3.25").
 
1500m
- First-year Heather Jensen (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) finished second in 4:40.97 while graduate student Kirsi Rajagopal (Harrison, N.Y.) was fifth (4:43.56).
 
High Jump
- Senior Tolu Akinbo (Naperville, Ill.) tied for second place at a height of 1.62m (5' 3.75") as sophomore Katie Kempff (St. Charles, Ill.) and first-year Amalia Christina Toutziaridi (Athens, Greece) both tied for sixth place at 1.57m (5' 1.75").
- Akinbo's performance currently ranks 20^th in Division III this season.
 
800m
- Sophomore Krystal Montgomery (San Jose, Calif.) finished third with a PR of 2:16.23, followed by senior Meagan Rowlett (Dana Point, Calif.) with a PR of 2:17.52 in fifth place and first-year Megan Diulus (Akron, Ohio) in sixth (2:20.83).
 
4x400 Relay
- The 4x400 relay comprised of Rowlett, sophomore Erin Hovendon (Hendersonville, N.C.), Diulus, and junior Olivia Stoner (Haddonfield, N.J.) finished fourth in 4:12.85.
 
400m
- Senior Madeline Hon (Manhasset, N.Y.) ranked fifth with a time of 1:00.53.
 
Long Jump
- Otu Ugwu placed seventh with a PR of 5.00m (16' 5") as senior Emma Martin (North Andover, Mass.) finished right behind her in eighth (4.95m / 16' 3").
 
- 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
16. Marina Miller – 57.29 (Raleigh Relays)
 
800 Meters
3. Julia Howarth – 2:11.08 (Raleigh Relays)
 
400 Hurdles
6. Paige Cooksey – 1:02.81 (Raleigh Relays)
 
3000m Steeplechase
18. Olivia Girand – 11:09.20 (Amherst Spring Fling)
 
4x400 Relay
2. Marina Miller, Paige Cooksey, Olivia Dias, Julia Howarth – 3:46.69 (Raleigh Relays)
 
High Jump
20. Tolu Akinbo – 1.62m / 5' 3.75" (Amherst Spring Fling)
 
Pole Vault
8. Hailey Surace – 3.80m / 12' 5.5" (Amherst Spring Fling)
 
Shot Put
4. Alexis Boykin – 14.24m / 46' 8.75" (Raleigh Relays)
19. Emily Ball – 13.12m / 43' 0.5" (Amherst Spring Fling)
 
Discus
3. Alexis Boykin – 48.90m / 160' 5" (Amherst Spring Fling)
8. Emily Ball – 44.34m / 145' 6" (Amherst Spring Fling)
 
Hammer
2. Alexis Boykin – 54.63m / 179' 3" (Amherst Spring Fling)
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT will compete in the two-day UConn Northeast Challenge beginning on Friday, April 12.
 
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