Tigers Challenge for Ivy Heps Title at Weaver Stadium

Saturday, May 4

Princeton, N.J.

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Tigers Challenge for Ivy Heps Title at Weaver Stadium

May 01, 2019 | Women's Track and Field

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The Princeton women's track & field team looks to use Weaver Stadium to its advantage with a goal of finishing in the top three as the Tigers host the 2019 Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championship this weekend.

The Tigers have won outdoor Ivy Heps nine times, the last win coming during Princeton's triple crown season in 2010-11. Princeton has finished third the last two years and was second the last time it hosted Ivy Heps at Weaver Stadium in 2016.

The meet begins on Saturday at 10 a.m., with the hammer throw finals. The first event on the track will be the 1500 trials at 1 p.m. On Sunday the javelin at 10 a.m., gets things start with the steeplechase final the first event on the track at noon.

Both days action will be broadcast on ESPN+ starting at 1 p.m., Saturday and noon on Sunday.

THROWS
The Ivy League record holder in the discus Obiageri Amaechi should repeat as champion. Last year the All-American was runner up at Heps with a throw of 54.58 (179-1) and has a new PR of 57.71 (189-4) set two weeks ago. That throw is the seventh best throw in the NCAA this season. Sophomore Julia Harisay and freshman Jalah Morris are also in the top 6 in the league in the discus. Harisay has a mark of 44.85 (147-2) for fifth and Morris threw 44.45 (145-10) – both of which rank in Princeton's all-time top-10 list.

Harisay and Morris could also score in the shot put as well. Harisay has the best mark for the Tigers with a 13.70 (44-11.5), to rank eighth in the league and sixth on Princeton's all-time list. Morris has also made the Princeton top-10 list as a freshman with a personal best of 13.11 (43-0.25).

In the hammer throw, the Tigers will look to junior Ellen Scott-Young and freshman Luisa Chantler Edmond. Scott-Young has the third best mark in the league with a throw of 57.14 (187-6) and was fifth in this event as a freshman. Chantler Edmond is sixth in the league with a toss of 52.04 (170-9).

Sophomore Rylie Pease set the Princeton record with a throw of 48.01 (157-6) in the javelin to open the outdoor season and that mark has held up as the Ivy League's best throw this season. Pease was the runner-up in the event last year. Freshman Emily Wilson and junior Reece Schachne are also ranked in the top 10 in the league in the event with throws of more than 39 meters.

JUMPS
A four-time scorer in the triple jump, junior Kerri Davidson has the third best mark in the league in the event with a leap of 12.47 (40-11), which ranks her second on Princeton's top-10 list. Sophomore Kara Steele is seventh with a mark of 12.31 (40-4.75) and has scored in the event both indoors and outdoors.

Freshman Hanne Borstlap looks for her first Heps win the pole vault. Borstlap was second in Indoors, with a jump of 3.91. She along with three others all cleared that height but based on misses, Hanne claimed the runner up position. She has the third best mark in the league outdoors with a 3.90 (12-9.5) jump, ranking her fifth all-time at Princeton. Sophomore Alexandra Munson has a mark of 3.60 (11-9.75).

Sophomore Lindsey Schmidt has the best mark in the high jump for the Tigers with a 1.69 (5-6.5), while junior Hadley Wilhoite isn't far behind with a 1.67 (5-5.75).

SPRINTS & HURDLES
Princeton sports two of the top-3 times in the 100-meter hurdles led by senior Ellie Randolph with a 13.79 and freshman Isabella Hilditch with a 13.81. Randolph's time is tied for second and Hilditch is the third fastest on the Princeton top-10 list. Randolph has scored in this event before, taking fourth as a freshman. Freshman Kajsa Souter's time of 14.40 ranks 12th in the league making this an event where the Tigers can pick up multiple points.

The Tigers have another 1-2 punch in the intermediate hurdles with senior Carly Bonnet and junior Devon Block-Funkhouser. Both have scored twice before in this event and both are on Princeton's top-10 list. Bonnet has the third fastest time in the league with a 60.01 and Block-Funkhouser has a PR of 60.49 and a season-best 62.12 after missing indoor season with an injury. Bonnet can also get speed in the flat 400 with a time of 56.63 to rank her in the top 20 in the league this season.

Junior Heide Baron has Princeton fastest times in the 100, 200 and 400 and could be utilized in any of those events with times of 12.25 in the 100, a 24.67 in the 200 and a 55.93 in the 400. Freshman Grace Lanouette has the second fastest times in the 100 and 200 at 12.26 and 25.10.

MIDDLE DISTANCE & DISTANCE
In the 800, seniors Jackie Berardo and Anna Jurew have two of the top times in the league. Berardo has the second fastest mark with 2:06.34, ranking fourth on Princeton's top 10 list. She was third in 2018, second in 2017 and finished third in the event at the indoor championships in February. Jurew ranks 10th in the league with a season best of 2:09.07 and has a lifetime best of 2:07.33 achieved at the 2018 NCAA East Region. She has scored three times in the event over the course of her career between indoors and outdoors.

Sophomore Sophie Cantine and junior Alie Fordyce rank in the top 10 in the league at 1500. Cantine ranks fifth with a lifetime best of 4:22.29 and Fordyce eighth with career best of 4:23.10. Cantine is a two-time scorer in the indoor mile and owns the eighth best 1500m performance on Princeton's all-time top-10 list. Freshman, Gillian Wagner, and senior, Madison Offstein, both rank in top 15 in the Ivy League at 1500, providing great depth in the event.

Senior Allie Klimkiewicz is Princeton's top 5k runner this season. Klimkiewicz ranks sixth in the league with a lifetime best of 16:24.77 and was third in the event at the 2019 indoor championships. Sophomore Melia Chittenden was fourth indoors at 5000 and ranks in the top 15 in the league along with senior Madison Offstein.

With the second fastest time in the steeplechase in the league, Klimkiewicz will likely compete at 5000 and steeplechase, just as she did last spring. Allie has improved nearly 20 seconds over the last 12 months, running 10:16.12 to rank second in the league, fourth all-time Princeton and 14th in the East Region. Senior Brighie Leach scored last spring in the steeplechase, ranks fifth all-time Princeton and top 10 in the league following her season debut last weekend at Penn Relays.

Senior Mim Buscher is the only Tiger to run a 10k in 2019, but seven teammates have raced 5000 this outdoor season. Expect to see multiple entries in the event on Saturday night under the lights.

RELAYS
Princeton's is coming off of a Penn Relays college 4x800m championship last weekend. The quartet of Allison Glossinger, Sophie Cantine, Madeleine Sumner, and Madison Offstein rank second in the league. The 4x400 has a season best time of 3:48.48 and was fourth a year ago. The 4x100 has the fifth best time in the league with a 46.72 run at Weaver Stadium in April.

MULTIS
Princeton has a few options for points in the heptathlon. Senior Frances Lodge has scored the last two years, taking third in 2018 and fourth in 2019. She ranks sixth on Princeton's top-10 with 4869 points. Freshman Kajsa Souter scored in the pentathlon indoor and led the Tigers with a fifth-place finish. Sophomore Lindsey Schmidt has competed in the heptathlon once this season and scored 4,261 points to rank sixth in the league.
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