Women's Track and Field Sits First After Day One at Outdoor Heps

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Women's Track and Field Sits First After Day One at Outdoor Heps

May 06, 2023 | Women's Track and Field

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Philadelphia, PA - The Princeton women's track and field team kicked off day one of the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships with some outstanding performances from the Tiger women. Princeton ended day one of competition sitting in first place with 53 points and will look to close out Sunday's championships remaining on top.

The Tigers crowned two Ivy Champions to conclude day one of competition including Tessa Mudd in the Pole Vault and Shea Greene in the Javelin Throw.

Mudd cleared 4.03m on her second attempt to ensure a first-place finish on Saturday. Following Mudd's outdoor showing, she now holds the title of Ivy Champion for both the 2023 Indoor and Outdoor Ivy Heps Championships.

Mudd certainly has made an impact on the Tiger squad during her first year of collegiate competition. The first year Tiger, in addition to her consecutive Ivy champion titles, has also set the Indoor Pole Vault Ivy League record following her vault of 4.31m this past winter.

Another first year Tiger, Shea Greene ended her first Ivy Outdoor Heps as an Ivy League Champion. Greene took home the gold with an impressive throw of 49.21m to lead Princeton and win the event.

With Greene's champion title, Princeton took three of the top four spots in the javelin throw on Saturday. Kate Joyce claimed second place with a throw of 48.11m and Niki Woods finished in fourth with a mark of 48.11m.

Woods' throw was not only a new PR but will now stand as number four all time best for Princeton.

The women's hammer throw saw two Tigers land upon the podium. Annika Kelly claimed second place with a throw of 61.04m. Kelly's mark is a new PR and stands as second best all time for Princeton. First year Katie Peterson landed in sixth for her Outdoor Heps debut with her mark of 53.34m

Alexandra Kelly continues to raise the bar in the women's long jump. Kelly earned a third place finish with a leap of 6.24m. Her mark will now serve as the new No. 1 all time record for Princeton, surpassing her previous record of 6.04 set earlier this season. Remarkably, Kelly's jump is also the ninth longest Long Jump in Ivy League History.

Teammate Georgina Scoot also finished the day with a new all-time best for Princeton with a new PR of 6.05m that will now serve as second best all time mark for Princeton.

Abby Loveys was a force in the 10,000m on Saturday evening upon Franklin Field. Among a talented pool of Ivy League distance runners, Loveys conquered the 25 laps to land in third place with a time of 34:34.48.

Not only did Loveys take to the podium following her performance on Saturday night, but her time will now rank as No. 3 all time for Princeton.

In the Heptathlon, Julia Jongejeugd currently sits in third place with 2855 points and four events completed. Notably, Jongejeugd took an impressive first place finish in the shot put with a 11.73m mark.

In the 800m trials, four Tigers qualified for the final. Maggie Hock finished first overall with a time of 2:07.04, Morgan Monesmith finished in sixth with a time of 2:10.21, Paola Rodriguez finished in seventh with a time of 2:08.70, and Charlotte O'Toole finished in eighth with a time of 2:09.16.

Brianna Mponzi finished second overall and first in her heat with a time of 11.73 in the 100m trials, qualifying for the final. Mponzi also secured a place in the 200m final by finishing fifth overall with a time of 24.20.

In the 400m hurdle trials, Arianna Smith finished in second with a time of 59.74, and Adelaide Asante finished fifth with a time of 1:00.51, both securing a place in the final.

In the 100m hurdle trials, Arianna Smith qualified for the final by finishing third overall and second in her heat with a time of 13.83. Lily Parris finished seventh overall and fourth in her heat with a time of 14.27 to advance.

Maggie Liebich secured a place in the 1500m final by finishing third overall and second in her heat with a time of 4:23.06.

The Princeton women had an excellent showing on day one of outdoor Ivy Heps, and will be looking to carry that momentum into the final day of competition.

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Princeton resumes competition at Heps at 11 a.m. tomorrow.