Sunday, February 26
Hanover, N.H.
10:00 AM
Princeton University
vs
Ivy League Heptagonal Championships
Women's Track and Field Scores Highest Indoor Heps Point Total in Program History to take Second place at 2023 Ivy Championships
February 26, 2023 | Women's Track and Field
Hanover, N.H. – The Princeton women's track and field team has much to be proud of following this year's Indoor Ivy League Heptagonal Championships.
The Tigers ended the weekend with a second-place team finish among a fierce pool of Ivy League competition to total 151.5 points.
It was a historic weekend for the Princeton women, who recorded the seventh-highest point total ever by a women's team at the Indoor Heptagonal Championships, and the highest all-time point total for a Princeton women's team. The previous high score was 128 points in 2011.
The Tigers earned five first-place victories at Indoor Heps, crowning champions in the Long Jump, Pole Vault, Distance Medley Relay, High Jump, and Triple Jump.
The performance from the distance medley relay team of Maggie Liebich, Stella Vieth, Maddie Cramer, and India Weir was an exciting highlight of Sunday's championships. A total team effort was on display as the Tigers managed to hold the first-place lead ahead of Harvard throughout the majority of the race. In the anchor spot, India Weir did an outstanding job of fulfilling her role by outlasting Harvard in the last 1200 meters to clinch the first-place Tiger finish at 11:26.54.
Madeline Wood was the only Tiger to represent Princeton in the high jump final and earned an Ivy championship following an impressive 1.76m jump. Wood cleared 1.73m, which put her in a tie with Columbia. When both jumpers agreed to a one-jump jumpoff at 1.76m, Wood went first and cleared the bar decisively. The Columbia jumper missed to earn Princeton the full ten points.
Alexandra Kelly earned her second Ivy title of the meet -- making Princeton perfect in the jumps -- following her performance in the Triple Jump. Kelly took a first-place finish with a school-record mark of 13.10m to earn the top spot on the podium, a new PR, and a new No. 1 all-time Princeton performance.
Two more Tigers represented Princeton among the top-six in the Triple Jump, with Tia Rozario finishing in third with a 12.49 m jump, and Georgina Scoot taking fourth thanks to her 12.17 m performance.
Annika Kelly was the top Tiger in the weight throw, finishing with a mark of 18.74m to land in fourth place.
The Tigers remained a consistent force throughout Sunday's championship events.
In the women's mile, two Tigers landed among the top six finishers. Maggie Liebich took a third-place finish at 4:47.25, and fresh off of a massive five-second PR in the qualifiers, Lexi Allen repeated with an equally impressive performance finishing sixth at 4:52.61.
In the 60m hurdles, Lily Parris placed sixth, with a time of 8.63 and Arianna Smith placed seventh coming in at 8.66.
Running in one of the hardest doubles of the meet, Smith came back just 20 minutes later to secure fourth place in the 400m with a finish at 56.51.
In the 60m dash, Brianna Mponzi battled for a fourth-place finish (7.58) followed by teammate Olivia Hee who finished eighth (7.66).
Within the 800m, Maggie Hock battled to the wire to take third place in a time of 2:07.01. Maddie Cramer had her second PR in two days to finish sixth at 2:12.31.
In the 1000m, first year Morgan Monesmith ran an impressive race to come in second place (2:46.89) followed closely by sophomore Mena Scatchard in third (2:48.47).
The last sprint race of the day was the 200m which featured three Tigers. Brianna Mponzi took fifth (24.80), Adelaide Asante took sixth, (24.95), and India Ingemi took eighth (25.13).
That race was followed by the 5000m which saw senior captain Abby Loveys capture All-Ivy honors with a second-place finish and PR time of 16:22, also earning a spot on the Princeton Top-10 list at No. 7.
The 4x800 relay team of Charlotte O'Toole, Morgan Monesmith, Mena Scatchard and Maggie Hock followed with a second place finish at 8:47.21.
Finally, the 4x400m team of Mponzi, Asante, Ingemi, and Smith fought hard to bring in a third-place finish for the Tigers, finishing at 3:44.55.
Head Coach, Michelle Eisenreich commented on this weekend's Indoor Heps performances, "We went into the weekend knowing we had a phenomenal team. Starting in January we set a new school record in at least one event every weekend we competed. Our goal was to bring that same kind of competitive energy in every event, and our women did not disappoint. I could not be prouder of this team. We literally made history today by besting our program's previous best score of 128 by 23.5 points with several school records too. Our women competed hard and showed incredible grit and resiliency. There is absolutely no question that we are one of the best women's team this league has ever seen. With all that we accomplished this indoor season, we know that here are still bigger things on our horizon. We are looking forward to seeing how much we can continue to grow during the outdoor season."
Women's Final Standings
1. Harvard — 177 points
2. Princeton — 151.5 points
3. Penn — 90.5 points
4. Cornell — 53.33 points
4. Columbia — 53.33 points
6. Yale — 48 points
7. Dartmouth — 32.33 points
8. Brown — 12 points
The Tigers ended the weekend with a second-place team finish among a fierce pool of Ivy League competition to total 151.5 points.
It was a historic weekend for the Princeton women, who recorded the seventh-highest point total ever by a women's team at the Indoor Heptagonal Championships, and the highest all-time point total for a Princeton women's team. The previous high score was 128 points in 2011.
The Tigers earned five first-place victories at Indoor Heps, crowning champions in the Long Jump, Pole Vault, Distance Medley Relay, High Jump, and Triple Jump.
The performance from the distance medley relay team of Maggie Liebich, Stella Vieth, Maddie Cramer, and India Weir was an exciting highlight of Sunday's championships. A total team effort was on display as the Tigers managed to hold the first-place lead ahead of Harvard throughout the majority of the race. In the anchor spot, India Weir did an outstanding job of fulfilling her role by outlasting Harvard in the last 1200 meters to clinch the first-place Tiger finish at 11:26.54.
Princeton continued to shine in the field events, with two Tigers taking first place finishes in the High Jump, and the Long Jump.What a Race!!!
— Princeton Track/XC (@PrincetonTrack) February 26, 2023
The DMR team of Maggie Liebich, Stella Vieth, Maddie Cramer, and India Weir take a first place finish!
With Weir anchoring the Tigers, Princeton crosses the finish line at 11:26.54 to take the win! #IvyHeps | #GoTigers pic.twitter.com/57P4Ef6AYa
Madeline Wood was the only Tiger to represent Princeton in the high jump final and earned an Ivy championship following an impressive 1.76m jump. Wood cleared 1.73m, which put her in a tie with Columbia. When both jumpers agreed to a one-jump jumpoff at 1.76m, Wood went first and cleared the bar decisively. The Columbia jumper missed to earn Princeton the full ten points.
Alexandra Kelly earned her second Ivy title of the meet -- making Princeton perfect in the jumps -- following her performance in the Triple Jump. Kelly took a first-place finish with a school-record mark of 13.10m to earn the top spot on the podium, a new PR, and a new No. 1 all-time Princeton performance.
Two more Tigers represented Princeton among the top-six in the Triple Jump, with Tia Rozario finishing in third with a 12.49 m jump, and Georgina Scoot taking fourth thanks to her 12.17 m performance.
Annika Kelly was the top Tiger in the weight throw, finishing with a mark of 18.74m to land in fourth place.
The Tigers remained a consistent force throughout Sunday's championship events.
In the women's mile, two Tigers landed among the top six finishers. Maggie Liebich took a third-place finish at 4:47.25, and fresh off of a massive five-second PR in the qualifiers, Lexi Allen repeated with an equally impressive performance finishing sixth at 4:52.61.
In the 60m hurdles, Lily Parris placed sixth, with a time of 8.63 and Arianna Smith placed seventh coming in at 8.66.
Running in one of the hardest doubles of the meet, Smith came back just 20 minutes later to secure fourth place in the 400m with a finish at 56.51.
In the 60m dash, Brianna Mponzi battled for a fourth-place finish (7.58) followed by teammate Olivia Hee who finished eighth (7.66).
Within the 800m, Maggie Hock battled to the wire to take third place in a time of 2:07.01. Maddie Cramer had her second PR in two days to finish sixth at 2:12.31.
In the 1000m, first year Morgan Monesmith ran an impressive race to come in second place (2:46.89) followed closely by sophomore Mena Scatchard in third (2:48.47).
The last sprint race of the day was the 200m which featured three Tigers. Brianna Mponzi took fifth (24.80), Adelaide Asante took sixth, (24.95), and India Ingemi took eighth (25.13).
That race was followed by the 5000m which saw senior captain Abby Loveys capture All-Ivy honors with a second-place finish and PR time of 16:22, also earning a spot on the Princeton Top-10 list at No. 7.
The 4x800 relay team of Charlotte O'Toole, Morgan Monesmith, Mena Scatchard and Maggie Hock followed with a second place finish at 8:47.21.
Finally, the 4x400m team of Mponzi, Asante, Ingemi, and Smith fought hard to bring in a third-place finish for the Tigers, finishing at 3:44.55.
Head Coach, Michelle Eisenreich commented on this weekend's Indoor Heps performances, "We went into the weekend knowing we had a phenomenal team. Starting in January we set a new school record in at least one event every weekend we competed. Our goal was to bring that same kind of competitive energy in every event, and our women did not disappoint. I could not be prouder of this team. We literally made history today by besting our program's previous best score of 128 by 23.5 points with several school records too. Our women competed hard and showed incredible grit and resiliency. There is absolutely no question that we are one of the best women's team this league has ever seen. With all that we accomplished this indoor season, we know that here are still bigger things on our horizon. We are looking forward to seeing how much we can continue to grow during the outdoor season."
Women's Final Standings
1. Harvard — 177 points
2. Princeton — 151.5 points
3. Penn — 90.5 points
4. Cornell — 53.33 points
4. Columbia — 53.33 points
6. Yale — 48 points
7. Dartmouth — 32.33 points
8. Brown — 12 points
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