Mountain Hawks Claim Sixth Straight Victory over Rival Lafayette

Sunday, April 2

Easton, Pa.

11:30 a.m.

Lehigh University

126

Lafayette Dual

Photo by: Donald C. Paul

Mountain Hawks Claim Sixth Straight Victory over Rival Lafayette

4/2/2023 8:31:00 PM | Women's Track and Field

Final Results

EASTON, Pa. — The Lehigh women's track and field program earned its sixth consecutive victory over Lafayette by winning the dual meet 126-73 Sunday over the Leopards at Metzgar Fields Athletic Complex. The Mountain Hawks won 14 events on the day.

"During the week leading up to the meet, we challenged the women to remain committed to the vulnerability required to be successful," stated women's track and field head coach, Khayla Atte. "Success is not a "pretty" venture; it is full of blood, sweat, tears and a queasy stomach. This commitment to discomfort will be the foundation on which the mountain hawks build championships.

Atte added, "The women put on a clinic at Lafayette. Winning 14 overall-events and sweeping 4 events (steeple, 1500, 100h, 400h). First-year athletes accounted for 5 of the event wins: Grace A (shot put), Abby (800), Laura (pole vault), Lucy (1500), Grace K. (400). The women's team showcased its depth of talent and versatility. It was exciting to watch veterans & first year athletes compete side-by-side."

Jumps
The Mountain Hawks swept all four jump events, starting with sophomore Casey Talamini-Kelemen winning the triple jump, reaching 11.69 meters and junior Nina Cialone finished second with a distance of 11.57 meters.

First-year Laura Reigle also made her presence known at her first outdoor meet with the rivals, boasting a height of 3.85 meters in the pole vault which places her second all-time. Sophomore Randi Conroy finished fourth with a height of 3.55 meters.

Sophomore Lillian Mauger reached a mark of 5.52 meters to win the long jump while classmate Keisha Modi finished in second with a leap of 5.50 meters. Junior Kerry Perna took home first-place in the high jump at a height of 1.58 meters with first-year Melanie LaCorte finishing in second clearing 1.55 meters.

Sprints
The sprint events earned multiple first-place finishes as well as sweeping events. The 4x100-meter relay squad of first-year Gianna Mangili, sophomore Stephanie Webb, junior Ashley Struck and senior Ashley Griesmeyer defeated Lafayette by about a second, finishing the race in 49.97 seconds.

In the 100-meter hurdles, seniors Chae Eun Kim and Ashley Griesmeyer and sophomore Chelsi Chevannes finished first, second and third for the Brown and White to sweep the event. Kim ran a 15.11 for first place while Griesmeyer finished in a time of 15.84 seconds. Sticking with hurdles, senior Lauren Powell won the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:05.24 for first place. First-year Amber Barrios crossed the finish line a second later for a mark of 1:06.81 and sophomore Lauren Roy finished third in a PR time 1:12.29.

Junior Ashley Struck record a first-place performance in the 100-meter dash, finishing in 12.60 seconds with Mangili finishing second with a time of 12.83. Struck then won the 200-meter dash in 24.94 seconds and was followed by sophomore Lillian Mauger in second place in a PR time of 25.75 seconds, .02 seconds ahead of third. First-year Grace Kennedy earned a first-place finish in the 400-meter dash, completing the race in 58.15 seconds,.28 seconds faster than the Leopard in second place.

In the 4x400-meter relay, Kennedy, Barrios, Riley Morrell and Svea Wickelgren closed out the meet with a first-place finish, completing the relay in 4:04.02, 16 seconds ahead of the Lafayette squad.

Mid-Distance/Distance
Junior Lindsay MacLellan won the 3,000-meter steeplechase in a time of 11:24.29 as the Mountain Hawks swept the race with seniors Andrea Miller and Martina Sell finishing second and third with respective times of 11:42.46 and 11:52.81.

Lehigh also swept the 1,500-meter run with first-year Lucy Afanasewicz taking home first place in a time of 4:43.14 while seniors Elena Perez-Segnini and Annalise Davis crossed the finish in 4:45.90 and 4:50.33 respectively for second and third place finishes.

Like the previous two mid-distance/distance events, the three Mountain Hawks that ran in the 800-meter race swept the event. First-year Abby Klebe recorded a time of 2:16.07 for first place while sophomore Lauryn Heskin (2:16.57) and junior Christina Yakaboski (2:17.30 finished in second and third respectively.

Junior Abigail Tenreiro ran a personal best in the 5,000-meter race in 2:24.80 for third while junior Grace Kolbe recorded a PR in 18:51.10.

Throws
In the throw events, Lehigh took home two victories with junior Karina Roze winning the javelin with a mark of 38.02 meters while junior Brooke Acoveno reached a new personal best at 29.82 meters.

Sophomore Grace Aggen won the shot put with a toss of 12.14 meters with first-year Jen Whipple finishing third with a mark of 11.56 meters. Aggen then had a second-place finish in the discus with a mark of 39.73 meters while senior Emma Harrington finished third with a throw of 36.01 meters.

In the hammer throw, Karina Roze (40.27m) and Harrington (38.82m) earned points while first-year Jen Whipple hit a mark of 38.48 for a PR.

"Our team travels extremely well. We are supported by family, alumnus & friends who offer banana bread and homemade pastries to keep our energy high. These small jesters have a huge impact on team morale," continued Atte. "I project the next few weeks will offer more exciting and hopefully record setting performances."

The Mountain Hawks' next meet will be Friday and Saturday, April 7-8 when they host the Lehigh Games at the Goodman Track and Field Complex.