Sunday, May 11
New Haven, Conn.
Princeton University
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Ivy League Outdoor Championships
Women’s Track and Field Completes Historic Third Triple Crown with 2025 Outdoor Heptagonal Championship Win
May 11, 2025 | Women's Track and Field
NEW HAVEN, CONN. – In an outstanding team effort, the Princeton women's track and field team won the 2025 Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championship to complete the program's historic third all-time Triple Crown.
The title marks the program's 10th all-time outdoor championship and its first Triple Crown since 2011. It is the first Triple Crown won under Head Coach Michelle Eisenreich.
With a final score of 202.5, the Tigers took the title, defeating second-place Harvard with 178.5 points. It is the most points ever scored by a women's team at Heps, marking the first time a team has scored over 200 points.
The Tigers boast six individual championships and one relay win in the 4x800m. Georgina Scoot won the long jump and the triple jump, while Shea Greene claimed the javelin title and Siniru Iheoma won the shot put. Mena Scatchard won the 1500m, and Julia Jongejeugd won the heptathlon.
Day two started with the high jump, in which senior Madeleine Wood kicked off the scoring for Princeton with a jump of 1.75m/5-8.75" for silver and eight points. The jump was just one inch off from her all-time personal best. Audrey Kirkutis, tying for sixth with 1.68m/5-6", added another half point to boost the Tigers further.
In the steeplechase, Lexi Allen ran a strong race as she stayed at the front of the pack before breaking away with Harvard's Molly Malague. Allen would finish second, earning another eight points for Princeton.
A trio of Tigers had a strong showing in the discus. Makenna Marshall had a standout performance, throwing a new personal best on her third attempt to move her from eighth place up to first. Her mark of 54.11m/177-6" was an improvement of over two meters from her previous best. Marshall took third, adding another crucial six points for the Tigers. First-year Layla Giordano set a new PR, throwing 56.19m/184-4" for silver. Iheoma took fourth place, remaining steady as she threw 53.66m/176-0" to secure four more points for Princeton.
Later in the day, in the shot put, the trio of Iheoma, Giordano and Marshall would shine again, this time joined by freshman Jana Ter Wee. Marshall opened the competition, raising the stakes with a half-meter PR of 14.91m/48-11" on the very first throw of flight two. Iheoma answered by taking first place with a throw of 15.50/50-10.25", a season best mark. The throw would secure her fifth Ivy individual title and fourth in the shot put across outdoor and indoor seasons.
Giordano, at risk of not making the final three attempts, jumped up on her third throw with a mark of 13.99m. On her very last attempt, Giordano improved to fourth place, throwing 14.97m/49-1.5." Ter Wee was also out of finals before she matched her personal best in her third throw, taking sixth place to become a Heps scorer with a mark of 14.26m/46-9.5".
With the running events kicking off on the track, a Princeton 4x100m squad of Brooke Jackson, Adelaide Asante, Franziska Burchett and Maisha Atkinson took off, the group seeded fourth in the event. Exceeding expectations, the group raced to second place, earning silver with a final time of 45.78. The eight points they earned for Princeton would prove to be crucial to the team's title win.
Scatchard and Hannah Riggins were up next in the 1500m. With her fierce competitiveness, Scatchard ran a tactical race to stay at the front of the pack before breaking away to cross the finish line first and with space. With her time of 4:24.43, Scatchard clinched her fourth individual Ivy Championship and first in the 1500m. Riggins was just behind her, running 4:26.15 for fourth place.
Asante was up again for the 100m hurdles. Battling food poisoning since Saturday night, each event Asante was scheduled in was a game-time check in and decision if she was well enough to compete. She had already helped the 4x100m squad take runner-up, and now had more points on the line in her individual events.
Did she compete? How did she do? She set a new personal record; 13.57 for bronze. Later on in the 400m hurdles, Asante did it again. She set yet another personal best, taking silver with a time of 58.72. How about having your own "flu game" for your last Outdoor Heps?
Atkinson helped boost the Tigers' team score with a fourth place performance in the 200m (23.82) and a fifth place showing in the 400m (56.19).
Anna McNatt shined in the distance events, as she was the only runner to place in the top three in both the 5000m and the 10,000m. In the 10,000m on Saturday night, McNatt took third with a time of 34:41.72. A talented distance runner, and only in her sophomore year, she followed it up on Sunday with a third place finish in the 5000m, clocking in at 16:29.83.
Also in the 5000m, Peyton Leigh added another Tiger points with a sixth-place finish of 16:44.79.
Meanwhile, over in the Heptathlon, a pair of Tigers were making their way through the events, helping push one another higher in the rankings. Day two picked back up with the long jump with first-year Mirtel Klaar in first place and Jongejeugd in second.
On day one, Klaar had climbed from an initial fourth place in the 100m hurdles up to first with wins in the high jump and the 200m. Jongejeugd was right there with her, winning the 100m hurdles before taking second in the shot put to stay atop the standings with Klaar leading heading into Sunday.
With Klaar still in the lead, and Jongejeugd close behind in second, the two switched places in the penultimate event when Jongejeugd took first in the javelin with a throw of 36.56m/119-11". Still, the race wasn't over until the final event: the 800m. Klaar took first in the 800m, but with her advantage, Jongejeugd's fourth place 800m was enough to clinch her first place overall.
With final scores of 5302 and 5243, Jongejeugd and Klaar topped the podium, with Jongejeugd's title marking her third individual Ivy championship and second heptathlon title. Klaar, at her first outdoor Heps, earned silver.
Critical success again came in the triple jump, with the dynamic duo of Alex Kelly and Scoot competing again for important team points.
Scoot set the bar high in round one, jumping 13.05 to put her in the lead. Improving on nearly each jump, Scoot went on to match the meet record with a jump of 13.36m/43-10". The achievement came after she set a new meet record in the long jump on day one. The title marked her second of the meet, and sixth individual Ivy title all-time.
After a clutch improvement on her last long jump attempt on Saturday that helped her jump to second place and earn key points for Princeton, Kelly was after it again on Sunday with the triple jump. Needing a mark after fouling her first two attempts, Kelly jumped into sixth place on her third to earn herself three more attempts.
Again in seventh, not set to score any team points, Kelly faced her last jump. She remained composed, just as she did the day before, and took her final jump - landing 12.74m/41-9.75" across the sand in fourth place.
Once again, Kelly's improvement and ability to step up in big moments scored the team more points, and the duo of Scoot and Kelly took the podium together with pride.
Heading into the relays, a stacked Princeton squad of Stella Vieth, Riggins, Martin and Scatchard were set for the 4x800m. They took off, leading after the second leg and trailing narrowly in second after leg three as Martin was determined to close space between her and Harvard's Victoria Bossong.
Scatchard took the baton, racing neck-and-neck with Harvard's Sophia Gorriaran as the two rushed to the finish line. By just .06 seconds, Scatchard crossed the line first, clinching the thrilling win for Princeton with an incredible anchor leg of just 2:02.11.
In the end, Princeton scored in 19 of 22 events, more than any of the other teams in attendance. The result was a hard-earned new Outdoor Heps Championship, and it was won with teamwork. The Tigers relied on each other all weekend, and all year, as they chased the Triple Crown.
"They trust and believe in each other like no other team I've ever witnessed," said Head Coach Michelle Eisenreich. "It is truly something very special and I feel immensely privileged to be a part of it!"
With a job finished, and the sun finally starting to set in New Haven, the Princeton women's track and field team beamed with pride as they hoisted their trophy high. This one, the one they wanted the most, the hardest one to achieve, the one that completed a historic Triple Crown for their program - it was finally theirs.
What has already been an amazing year for Princeton women's track and field is not over yet, though. The team now looks ahead with sights set even higher on the NCAA First Round, taking place in Jacksonville, Fla. in just two weeks.
Day One Recap | Full Results
The title marks the program's 10th all-time outdoor championship and its first Triple Crown since 2011. It is the first Triple Crown won under Head Coach Michelle Eisenreich.
With a final score of 202.5, the Tigers took the title, defeating second-place Harvard with 178.5 points. It is the most points ever scored by a women's team at Heps, marking the first time a team has scored over 200 points.
The Tigers boast six individual championships and one relay win in the 4x800m. Georgina Scoot won the long jump and the triple jump, while Shea Greene claimed the javelin title and Siniru Iheoma won the shot put. Mena Scatchard won the 1500m, and Julia Jongejeugd won the heptathlon.
Day two started with the high jump, in which senior Madeleine Wood kicked off the scoring for Princeton with a jump of 1.75m/5-8.75" for silver and eight points. The jump was just one inch off from her all-time personal best. Audrey Kirkutis, tying for sixth with 1.68m/5-6", added another half point to boost the Tigers further.
In the steeplechase, Lexi Allen ran a strong race as she stayed at the front of the pack before breaking away with Harvard's Molly Malague. Allen would finish second, earning another eight points for Princeton.
A trio of Tigers had a strong showing in the discus. Makenna Marshall had a standout performance, throwing a new personal best on her third attempt to move her from eighth place up to first. Her mark of 54.11m/177-6" was an improvement of over two meters from her previous best. Marshall took third, adding another crucial six points for the Tigers. First-year Layla Giordano set a new PR, throwing 56.19m/184-4" for silver. Iheoma took fourth place, remaining steady as she threw 53.66m/176-0" to secure four more points for Princeton.
Later in the day, in the shot put, the trio of Iheoma, Giordano and Marshall would shine again, this time joined by freshman Jana Ter Wee. Marshall opened the competition, raising the stakes with a half-meter PR of 14.91m/48-11" on the very first throw of flight two. Iheoma answered by taking first place with a throw of 15.50/50-10.25", a season best mark. The throw would secure her fifth Ivy individual title and fourth in the shot put across outdoor and indoor seasons.
Giordano, at risk of not making the final three attempts, jumped up on her third throw with a mark of 13.99m. On her very last attempt, Giordano improved to fourth place, throwing 14.97m/49-1.5." Ter Wee was also out of finals before she matched her personal best in her third throw, taking sixth place to become a Heps scorer with a mark of 14.26m/46-9.5".
With the running events kicking off on the track, a Princeton 4x100m squad of Brooke Jackson, Adelaide Asante, Franziska Burchett and Maisha Atkinson took off, the group seeded fourth in the event. Exceeding expectations, the group raced to second place, earning silver with a final time of 45.78. The eight points they earned for Princeton would prove to be crucial to the team's title win.
Scatchard and Hannah Riggins were up next in the 1500m. With her fierce competitiveness, Scatchard ran a tactical race to stay at the front of the pack before breaking away to cross the finish line first and with space. With her time of 4:24.43, Scatchard clinched her fourth individual Ivy Championship and first in the 1500m. Riggins was just behind her, running 4:26.15 for fourth place.
Asante was up again for the 100m hurdles. Battling food poisoning since Saturday night, each event Asante was scheduled in was a game-time check in and decision if she was well enough to compete. She had already helped the 4x100m squad take runner-up, and now had more points on the line in her individual events.
Did she compete? How did she do? She set a new personal record; 13.57 for bronze. Later on in the 400m hurdles, Asante did it again. She set yet another personal best, taking silver with a time of 58.72. How about having your own "flu game" for your last Outdoor Heps?
Atkinson helped boost the Tigers' team score with a fourth place performance in the 200m (23.82) and a fifth place showing in the 400m (56.19).
Anna McNatt shined in the distance events, as she was the only runner to place in the top three in both the 5000m and the 10,000m. In the 10,000m on Saturday night, McNatt took third with a time of 34:41.72. A talented distance runner, and only in her sophomore year, she followed it up on Sunday with a third place finish in the 5000m, clocking in at 16:29.83.
Also in the 5000m, Peyton Leigh added another Tiger points with a sixth-place finish of 16:44.79.
Meanwhile, over in the Heptathlon, a pair of Tigers were making their way through the events, helping push one another higher in the rankings. Day two picked back up with the long jump with first-year Mirtel Klaar in first place and Jongejeugd in second.
On day one, Klaar had climbed from an initial fourth place in the 100m hurdles up to first with wins in the high jump and the 200m. Jongejeugd was right there with her, winning the 100m hurdles before taking second in the shot put to stay atop the standings with Klaar leading heading into Sunday.
With Klaar still in the lead, and Jongejeugd close behind in second, the two switched places in the penultimate event when Jongejeugd took first in the javelin with a throw of 36.56m/119-11". Still, the race wasn't over until the final event: the 800m. Klaar took first in the 800m, but with her advantage, Jongejeugd's fourth place 800m was enough to clinch her first place overall.
With final scores of 5302 and 5243, Jongejeugd and Klaar topped the podium, with Jongejeugd's title marking her third individual Ivy championship and second heptathlon title. Klaar, at her first outdoor Heps, earned silver.
Critical success again came in the triple jump, with the dynamic duo of Alex Kelly and Scoot competing again for important team points.
Scoot set the bar high in round one, jumping 13.05 to put her in the lead. Improving on nearly each jump, Scoot went on to match the meet record with a jump of 13.36m/43-10". The achievement came after she set a new meet record in the long jump on day one. The title marked her second of the meet, and sixth individual Ivy title all-time.
After a clutch improvement on her last long jump attempt on Saturday that helped her jump to second place and earn key points for Princeton, Kelly was after it again on Sunday with the triple jump. Needing a mark after fouling her first two attempts, Kelly jumped into sixth place on her third to earn herself three more attempts.
Again in seventh, not set to score any team points, Kelly faced her last jump. She remained composed, just as she did the day before, and took her final jump - landing 12.74m/41-9.75" across the sand in fourth place.
Once again, Kelly's improvement and ability to step up in big moments scored the team more points, and the duo of Scoot and Kelly took the podium together with pride.
Heading into the relays, a stacked Princeton squad of Stella Vieth, Riggins, Martin and Scatchard were set for the 4x800m. They took off, leading after the second leg and trailing narrowly in second after leg three as Martin was determined to close space between her and Harvard's Victoria Bossong.
Scatchard took the baton, racing neck-and-neck with Harvard's Sophia Gorriaran as the two rushed to the finish line. By just .06 seconds, Scatchard crossed the line first, clinching the thrilling win for Princeton with an incredible anchor leg of just 2:02.11.
In the end, Princeton scored in 19 of 22 events, more than any of the other teams in attendance. The result was a hard-earned new Outdoor Heps Championship, and it was won with teamwork. The Tigers relied on each other all weekend, and all year, as they chased the Triple Crown.
"They trust and believe in each other like no other team I've ever witnessed," said Head Coach Michelle Eisenreich. "It is truly something very special and I feel immensely privileged to be a part of it!"
With a job finished, and the sun finally starting to set in New Haven, the Princeton women's track and field team beamed with pride as they hoisted their trophy high. This one, the one they wanted the most, the hardest one to achieve, the one that completed a historic Triple Crown for their program - it was finally theirs.
What has already been an amazing year for Princeton women's track and field is not over yet, though. The team now looks ahead with sights set even higher on the NCAA First Round, taking place in Jacksonville, Fla. in just two weeks.
Day One Recap | Full Results
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