Women's Track & Field Heads to The Armory for the Dr Sander Invitational

Friday, January 26

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Princeton University

Dr. Sander Invitational Columbia Challenge

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Women's Track & Field Heads to The Armory for the Dr Sander Invitational

January 24, 2024 | Women's Track and Field

Dr. Sander Invitational Columbia Challenge
January 26th-27th (Fri.-Sat.) | 9:00 A.M. | The Nike Track & Field Center at The Armory
Live Results | Meet Information | Meet Schedule | Tournament Central

PRINCETON, NJ - The Princeton women's track and field team is set to travel to New York on Friday for the Dr. Sander Invitational Columbia Challenge. The live stats will be available on Athletic Live and the events will begin at 9:00 A.M. on Friday and 8:30 A.M. on Saturday at the The Nike Track & Field Center at The Armory.

Check out all of the results from last week's Villanova Invite here.

Meet Notes

The Princeton women continued to build momentum at the Villanova Invitational last week, with nearly all performers recording season bests.
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 2011in third.
Georgie Scoot set a new school record in the long jump. Her jump of 6.29m (20'7.75") is a new PR for the sophomore and puts her at third all-time in the Indoor Ivy League record book and currently ranks her eleventh in the nation. Alex Kelly in the long jump had a second place finish jump of 6.14m (20'1.75"). This new indoor PR for Kelly ranks her 35th in the nation. The two sophomores, Scoot and Kelly, currently sit 1-2 at the top of the Ivy League rankings.
Shantell Kwofie tied herself for fifth all-time in the Princeton record book with her jump of 5.84m (19'2")
Senior captain Brianna Mponzi clocked a season best of 7.59 seconds in the 60m dash to take second place at the Villanova Invitationa and puts her 5th in the Ivy Leaguel. Mponzi also came back to earn a third place finish in the 400m with a time of 55.71 seconds. This indoor PR puts her seventh all-time in the Princeton record books and third in the current Ivy standings.
Tessa Mudd's jump of 4.20m (13'9.25") at the Navy Dual won her the meet, places her second in the Ivy League, and earns her the 19th spot 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.
Madeleine Wood ranks second in the Ivy League, ninth in the Mid-Atlantic Region in the high jump, recording a mark of 1.72m (5' 7.75") at the Navy Dual.
Angela McAuslan-Kelly, Georgina Scoot, Alexandra Kelly, and Tessa Mudd all are currently listed in the most recent NCAA Division I Qualifying List.