Posted: Jan 27, 2024
GORHAM, Maine – Suffolk women's indoor track & field compiled a sixth-place showing at the Huksy Invitational Saturday at the USM Field House. The meet saw Rams set new personal records and six student-athletes compete in events for the first time in their collegiate careers.
RAMS RUNNERS
- The foursome of Sofia Barboza-Lind (8.06), Catherine Madden (8.13), Samantha Dauria (8.21) and Chelsea Fallon finished seventh through 10th in the 55, an event with 18 participants.
- Dauria ran the 400 in 1:06.30, good for third.
- Jaenelle Bryant produced a 2:00.88 in the 600.
- Mallory Taylor completed the 800 in 2:48.19 to claim eighth.
- Bailey Ford turned in a fifth-place finish the mile with a time of 5:42.04.
- Madden dashed to fifth in the 55 hurdles (9.29).
RAMS RELAY
- The foursome of Taylor, Bryant, Ford and April Banuelos combined as a relay team for the first time in their careers in the Distance Medley Relay.
JUMPERS JIST
- Catherine Brown's 1.46 meter high jump put the junior in third.
- Evelyn Lansing took fourth in the 14-participant long jump with a leap of 4.61.
- Dion recorded a 7.96 in the triple jump.
THROWERS THOUGHTS
- Divinety Johnson (8.19) and Maddie Moore (8.09) both represented the Rams in the shot put.
- Gracie O'Connell (10.96) and Sharaden Caldwell (9.16) competed in the weight throw.
RAMS RECORDS
- Fallon logged a personal-best in the 200 as the junior finished the half lap around the track in 29.70.
- Bryant clocked a PR in the 600 (2:00.88).
- Both Ford and Maria Gallant had career-highs in the mile. The former ran in 5:42.04 with the latter crossing the line in 6:53.72.
- Madden produced a PR of 9.29 in the 55 hurdles.
- Lansing logged a PR in the long jump of 4.61.
- Moore had a PR in the shot put (8.09).
YOU'RE NEW HERE
- Every Ram featured in the 55 competed in the event for the first time in their collegiate careers in Barboza-Lind, Madden, Dauria, Fallon and Ainsley Dion.
- Daisey Jones raced the mile indoors for the first time. The senior clocked a 7:04.11.
WHA'TS NEXT?
Suffolk splits up next weekend, Feb. 2-3, at the Boston University's Bruce Lehane Scarlet & White Invitational and Plymouth State's Panther Invitational II.