AMHERST, Mass. — Powered by 14 top five finishes, including a victory by senior Emily Ball (Des Moines, Iowa) in the discus, the No. 4 nationally-ranked MIT women's track and field took runner-up honors on a rainy Saturday at the UMass Flagship Opener. 

THE BASICS:

• Team Score: 2nd of 9 (77 points)

HOW IT HAPPENED - TRACK EVENTS:

• 4x100 Relay:
  • First year Shannon Cordle (Marysville, Ohio), sophomore Paige Dzenutis (Norfolk, Conn.), first year Neva Miller (Marietta, Ga.), sophomore JoJo Miller (Marietta, Ga.) – 6^th in 50.55 
• 1500m 
  • Sophomore Megan Diulus (Akron, Ohio) – 13^th in 4:46.79 
  • First year Sarah Hopp (Stevens Point, Wis.) – 33^rd in 5:04.83 
• 400m 
  • First year Maeve Sullivan (San Antonio, Texas) – 4^th in 59.50 
• 100m 
  • Senior Marina Miller (Bel Air, Md.) – 4^th in 12.55 
  • Junior Shreya Kalyan (Troy, Mich.) – 6^th in 12.64 
  • Neva Miller – 18^th with a PR of 13.62 PR
  • Shannon Cordle – 19^th with a PR of 13.70
  • Sophomore Akosua Essah (Rochester, N.Y.) – was 26^th with a PR of 13.92 PR
• 800m 
  • Junior Erin Hovendon (Laurel Park, N.C.) – 4^th in 2:20.20 
  • Sophomore Jessica Meza (Columbus, Ind.) – 7^th in 2:21.85 
  • First year Kate Friedman (Greenwich, Conn.) – 18^th with a PR of 2:35.74
• 200m 
  • Marina Miller – 3^rd in 25.44 
  • Shreya Kalyan – 5^th in 25.79 
  • JoJo Miller – 6^th in 25.84
• 5000m 
  • First year Ava Hartman (New Orleans, La.) – 2^nd in 17:47.14 
  • Grad student Archana Mohandas (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) – 3^rd in 18:31.82

• High Jump 
  • Junior Katie Kempff (St. Charles, Ill.)  – 5^th at 1.53m (5' 0.25") 
  • Paige Dzenutis – 16^th at 1.43m (4' 8.25") 
• Pole Vault 
  • Junior Katelyn Howard (Lake Oswego, Ore.) – 4th 3.81m (12'6")
  • First year Elise Doyle (Danville, Calif.) 8th 3.66m (12'0")
  • Junior Hailey Surace (Snohomish, Wash.) 13th 3.51m (11' 6.25")
  • Junior Tessa Baker (Reno, Nev.) 19th 3.21m (10' 6.25")
  • First year Sarah Schmitt (Las Vegas, Nev.) 21st 2.91m (9'6.5"
• Long Jump 
  • Shannon Cordle – 14^th at 4.83m (15' 10.25") PR
  • Sophomore Sydney Baller (Littleton, Colo.) – 23^rd at 4.24m (13' 11") 
• Triple Jump 
  • Junior Nony Otu Ugwu (Katy, Texas) – 2^nd at 11.16m (36' 7.25") 
• Shot Put 
  • First year Rachel Onwu (Waxhaw, N.C.) – 12^th at 9.86m (32' 4.25") 
  • Sophomore Lily Siegelman (Newton, Mass.) – 13^th at 9.36m (30' 8.50") 
• Discus 
  • Senior Emily Ball (Des Moines, Iowa) – 1^st at 41.83m (137' 3") 
  • Sophomore Macy Brennan (Westlake, Ohio) – 4^th at 37.07m (121' 7") 
  • First year Olivia Carpenter (St. Louis, Mo.) – 6^th at 35.10m (115' 2") 
  • Junior Lilia Ould-Hammou (Metuchen, N.J.) – 9^th at 32.09 (105' 3") 
  • Rachel Onwu – 12^th at 27.25m (89' 5") 
  • Lily Siegelman – 14^th at 25.48m (83' 7") 
• Javelin 
  • First year Olivia Carpenter (St. Louis, Mo.) – 3^rd at 39.17m (128' 6") 
  • First year Amelia Bronhard-Yates (Ringoes, N.J.) – 10^th at 32.57m (106' 10") 
• Hammer 
  • Emily Ball – 2^nd at 50.01m (164' 1") 
  • Macy Brennan – 9^th at 44.15m (144' 10") 
  • Lilia Ould-Hammou – 13^th at 40.54m (133') 
  • Lily Siegelman – 15^th at 37.05m (121' 7") 
  • Amelia Bronhard-Yates – 19^th at 31.70m (104') 
  • Olivia Carpenter – 20^th at 28.66m (94') 
  • Rachel Onwu – 21^st at 28.04m (92') 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: 

• Howard, Doyle and Surace are all ranked in the top 25 in Division III in the pole vault following Saturday. Howard is 9th, Doyle is 17th and Surace is 25th. 
• Ball is 22nd nationally in the discus and 16th in the hammer.
• Carpenter is 16th in Division III in the javelin thanks to her mark on Saturday.

UP NEXT: 

• MIT will compete on Friday, April 11 at the Providence Friar Invitational and at the Duke Invitational and on Saturday at Duke and back at UMass in the Commonwealth Invitational. 

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