Doyle, Dzenutis Pace No. 1 Women’s Track & Field at Brown Invitational

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — First year Elise Doyle (Danville, Calif.) finished third in the pole vault and sophomore Paige Dzenutis (Norfolk, Conn.) was fourth in the high jump to lead the No. 1 MIT women's track & field team on Saturday at the Brown Invitational at the Olney-Margolies Athletic Center.

THE BASICS:

Team Score: 8th of 11 (14 points)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

High Jump: Dzenutis cleared 1.51m to take fourth, earning MIT five points in the event.
Pole Vault: Doyle was MIT's top finisher, clearing a personal record 3.70m to finish third and earn MIT six points. Junior Tessa Baker (Reno, Nev.) added an eighth place finish with a season best mark of 3.10m, picking up another point for MIT.
Shot Put: Sophomore Ivy Brenner (Healdsburg, Calif.) set a PR of 10.94m to take 16th. First year Amelia Bronhard-Yates (Ringoes, N.J.) added a toss of 10.72m.
Weight Throw: Junior Lilia Ould-Hammou (Metuchen, N.J.) set a PR with a throw of 15.52m to finish seventh and earn two points in the team standings. Sophomore Macy Brennan (Westlake, Ohio) was 15th with a mark of 13.96.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Doyle's mark in the pole vault was the 20th best in the country and the fourth best in the region this season and an NE DIII qualifying mark.
Brenner's PR in the shot put is good for 25th in the region.
Both Ould-Hammou and Brennan set NE DIII qualifying marks in the weight throw. Ould-Hammou is now fifth in the region in the event.

UP NEXT:

MIT will compete next Friday and Saturday, February 28 and March 1, at the New England Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships at The TRACK at New Balance in Boston.

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