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Women's Track & Field Travels to Villanova Invite on Saturday
January 19, 2024 | Women's Track and Field
Villanova Invite
January 20th (Sat.) | 4:00 P.M. | Ocean Breeze Track & Field Athletic Complex in Staten Island
Live Results | Meet Information | Meet Schedule
PRINCETON, NJ - The Princeton women's track and field team is set to travel to Staten Island on Saturday for the Villanova Invite. The live stats will be available on MileSplit and the events will begin at 4:00 P.M. at the Ocean Breeze Track & Field Athletic Complex.
Check out all of the results from last week's successful Navy Dual here.
Meet Notes
- The freshman Angela McAuslan-Kelly ranks first in the Ivy League and second in the Mid-Atlantic Region in the weight throw. Angela took first at the Joe Handelman Invite with a final result of 19.17m (62-10.75). Angela entered her distance in the Princeton indoor record book taking 4th place, just behind Thanithia Billings from 2011 in third.
- Georgie Scoot quickly set a new school record in the long jump. Her jump of 6.29m (20'7.75") won her the event and earned Princeton five points. This new PR for the sophomore puts her at third all-time in the Indoor Ivy League record book and currently ranks her seventh in the nation. Alex Kelly completed the sweep in the long jump with her second place finish jump of 6.14m (20'1.75"). This new indoor PR for Kelly ranks her 20th in the nation. The two sophomores, Scoot and Kelly, currently sit 1-2 at the top of the Ivy League rankings. Combined event athletes Shantell Kwofie and Julia Jongejeugd rounded out the long jump in third and fourth, with Kwofie tying herself for fifth all-time in the Princeton record book with her jump of 5.84m (19'2") and Jongejeugd earning a new PR of 5.61m (18'5").
- Tessa Mudd's jump of 4.20m (13'9.25") at the Navy Dual won her the meet and ties her for 17th in the NCAA.
- Siniru Iheoma ranks first in the Ivy League and third in the Mid-Atlantic Region off of her first place finish at the Joe Handleman Invite in the shot put with a result of 14.88 m (48-10ft)
- Freshman Shantell Kwofie made an impressive collegiate debut at the Joe Handleman Invite. She clinched victory in the 60m hurdles, completing the race in 8.90 seconds . She also claimed the top spot at the Navy Dual with a PR throw of 14.12m (46'4"). Kwofie finds herself on another Princeton top 10 list, this time 7th all-time in the shot put.
- Tessa Mudd ranks second in the Ivy League and fifth in the the Mid-Atlantic Region following her first-place finish with a result of 4.00m (13-1 ½ft) in the pole vault.
- Angela McAuslan-Kelly, Siniru, Iheoma, and Tessa Mudd all are currently listed in the NCAA Division I Qualifying List following their season opener at the Joe Handelman Invite
Up Next
The women's track and field team will travel to the Dr. Sanders Invitational at the Armory from Saturday, January 26th to January 27th
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