Princeton Claims Three Individual Titles as Tigers Lead After Day One of Heps

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Princeton Claims Three Individual Titles as Tigers Lead After Day One of Heps

February 28, 2026 | Women's Track and Field

NEW YORK CITY – Claiming three individual titles on day one, the Princeton women's track and field team began competition at the Ivy League Heptagonal Indoor Championships on Saturday at the Armory in New York City.

Alexandra Kelly claimed the long jump title, Anna McNatt won the 3000m and Angela McAuslan-Kelly won gold in the weight throw.

With five of 20 events scored, the Tigers lead with 51.5 points, ahead of second-place Penn which has 36.5.

The Tigers shined in the long jump as Kelly and Georgina Scoot stood atop the podium, earning gold and silver, respectively.

Kelly, jumping 6.49m / 21-03.50, set a new Heps meet record as she clinched her third and second-consecutive Ivy League indoor long jump title.

First breaking the record on her second attempt with 6.47m, Kelly improved again to set the meet record even higher as she claimed victory with 6.49m.

Her performance was also just a centimeter off from her personal best and school record of 6.50m.

Scoot was on the podium next to her after jumping a new personal-best 6.44m / 21-01.50, improving her second place mark in the all-time program leaderboard. The mark ranks 21st in the NCAA.

Together, the pair combined for 18 points in the team score.

Undefeated McAuslan-Kelly claimed victory once again in the weight throw, as the defending champion threw 19.77m / 64-10.50 to win her second-consecutive indoor Ivy title in the event.

In the 3000m, McNatt ran a clinical race as she stayed amongst the front three before making her move and pulling away from the pack. Crossing the finish nearly six seconds before the second-place runner, McNatt set a new Heps meet record as she claimed the championship.

Her time of 9:03.94 was also a new personal best, marking a three-second improvement from her previous best.

Teammate Emma De Jong, scoring in fifth place, also set a new personal record as she clocked in at 9:21.82.

With both Tigers hitting PRs and making the podium, they added 12 points to the team score.
Another duo found success in the pole vault, as Tessa Mudd and Lotte Gretzler both placed with Mudd taking third and Gretzler taking sixth.

Mudd cleared 4.08m / 13-8.5 for bronze, while first-year Gretzler cleared 3.83m / 12-06.75 for sixth as the two added 5.5 team points to the tally.

Closing out the day's finals, Julia Jongeugd and first-year Ava John took fourth and fifth in the pentathlon. Jongejeugd was strongest in the shot put, as she took second in the event with a throw of 12.20m / 40-00.50. John excelled in the 800, taking third with a time of 2:14.55.

In the day's preliminary events, Princeton qualified 13 Tigers into seven events.

Laila Payne won the 60m hurdle trials with a time of 8.36, just a few hundredths of a second off from her personal best and program record.

Excelling in the middle-distance races, the Tigers had four qualifiers in the mile in Meg Madison (4:46.92), Peyton Leigh (4:47.53), Maddie Cramer (4:45.72) and Pia Beaulieu (4:48.32). Leigh's and Beaulieu's times marked new personal bests for the pair.

In the 500m, Maisha Atkinson qualified for the final and set a new program record of 1:11.32. She now holds four individual records (200m, 300m, 400m, 500m) and is a member of the record-holding 4x4 squad. She also won the prelim.

Nell Floutakou also secured her spot in the 500m final with a time of 1:13.83.

In the 800m, two Tigers qualified in Olivia Martin, who was second with a time of 2:08.16, and Liz Williamson, who set a new personal best of 2:09.18.

Hannah Riggins was the top qualifier in the 1000m, running 2:48.35 as the defending indoor 1000m champion looks to earn another title tomorrow.

In the 200m, Atkinson set another school record with a time of 23.75. Breaking her own record of 23.92, this is the second time she broke the 200m record this season.

Brooke Jackson was alongside her at 23.97, setting a new program all-time #2. Both Tigers will fight for the title in tomorrow's final.

Setting herself up for a big day in the sprints, Jackson also qualified for the 60m with a time of 7.41 in the prelim.

"We brought it on Day 1 and plan to bring it again for Day 2, turned up a notch," said Head Coach Michelle Eisenreich.

Up Next
The Tigers will hunt for more hardware tomorrow as they continue competition at Heps, seeking a second-consecutive indoor title. The action will begin at 11:00 a.m. at the Armory.