Middlebury College announces Panthers Dominate Field Events at Middlebury’s New England Small College Invite

From 1/29/2023 post.

The women's track and field team shined in the field events at Middlebury's New England Small College Invite, with six athletes finishing in the top-three across four disciplines. The Panthers served as the host of the event at the TRACK at New Balance, with all 11 NESCAC institutions in attendance. 

HIGHLIGHTS

• Rookie Julia Tulimieri won the shot put with a lob of 12.22m/40'1.75".
• Cady Barns claimed the crown in the long jump, leaping to a mark of 5.53m/18'1.75". Macy Daggitt was one spot back in second with a distance of 5.48m/17'11.75". Barns placed third in the triple jump (11.36m/37'3.75"), while Daggitt matched that showing in the high jump with a height of 1.56m/5'1.25".  
• Mary Scott Robinson earned runner-up honors in the weight throw (14.35m/47'1"), while finishing in fourth in the shot put (11.33m/37'2.25"). Jaxon Palmer was two spots back in the weight throw with a toss of 13.27m/43'6".
• The distance medley relay quartet of Audrey Grimes, Elle Thompson, Tatum Peskin and Kate Kenny earned second place with a clocking of 12:26.42.
• In the 400m, Ciara Dale was the second sprinter to cross the finish line (59.11), while Anna Krouse was ninth (1:00.65) in a field of 48 competitors. 
• Emily Rubio advanced to the finals of the 60m hurdles, finishing third with a time of 9.10 seconds. Katie Bruno also qualified for the finals in the 60m dash, placing seventh (8.14). 
• Bea Parr finished third in the 3,000m, stopping the clock in 10:21.61.
• In the 200m, Melissa White placed third (26.21), Eva Kaiden was sixth (26.47) and Barns was ninth with a personal-best time of 26.56.
• Kenny rounded out the individual third-place finishes with a time of 2:20.17 in the 800m, while Peskin was ninth in the same event (2:21.88). 
• In the final event of the day, Kaiden, Annabel Cloney, Mary Elliot and Dale combined for a third-place finish (4:02.16) in the 4x400m relay. 

NOTES

• Robinson's toss in the weight throw was a personal best, smashing her previous record.
• Daggitt's recorded personal-best marks in both the long and high jumps. 
• In the weight throw, Palmer had a personal-best lob. 
• Dale recorded a personal record in the 400m. 
• Kenny shaved almost seven seconds off her personal-best time in the 800m, while Peskin dropped three seconds in the event.

The Panthers head to Plattsburgh State on Wednesday, February 8 for a mid-week meet.

Original source can be found here.