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Tigers Gear Up for Outdoor #IvyHeps Championships
May 04, 2017 | Women's Track and Field
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It's the culmination of the season's work, as the Princeton women's track & field team competes for the 2017 Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championships this weekend, May 6-7. The Ivy Heps will be held at Cuyler Field & Dwyer Track on Yale's campus.
The Tigers have won outdoor Ivy Heps nine times, the last win coming during Princeton's triple crown season in 2010-11.
The meet begins on Saturday at 11 a.m., with the hammer throw, javelin throw, pole vault, and long jump while the first track qualifying race will be at 1 p.m., the trials of the 1500m. Both days action will be broadcast on the Ivy League Digital Network.
SPRINTS & HURDLES
The Tigers have three solid competitors in the 100-meter hurdles, and all three have posted personal bests this season. Sophomore Ellie Randolph was fourth a year ago and has a best of 13.96 so far this season. Senior Allison Harris, who will double in the pole vault, has a time of 14.14 and was fifth in this event last year. Junior Maia Craver, who may also compete in the heptathlon, dropped her PR to 14.27 earlier this season.
Freshman Devon Block-Funkhouser has come into the 400-meter hurdles strong in her first year and has the sixth-best time in the league with a 1:01.67. Sophomore Carly Bonnet, who was fourth in this event last year, has another opportunity to score this season with a PR of 1:02.68 run just two weeks ago.
Senior Elisa Steele has the fourth-best time in the league in the 400 at 55.00. She was a scorer in the event last year, taking sixth place and has steadily improved upon her PR this season. She was also third in the 500 at indoor Ivy Heps. Elisa will be flanked by two outstanding freshmen, Ashley Willingham and Heide Baron, both of whom scored in the 400 at the indoor championships.
Junior Christina Walter has the best time for the Tigers in the 100 at 12.06 and in the 200 at 24.62.
MIDDLE DISTANCE & DISTANCE
In the 800, sophomores Jackie Berardo and Anna Jurew have the best chances of scoring. Berardo ranks eighth in the league with a 2:09.15, while Jurew has clocked a 2:10.42 this season. Another option is senior Zoe Sims who also ranks in the top-20 in the league.
Senior Katie Hanss will most likely run the 1500. She has the fourth best time in the league at 4:19.68 and was fourth in the indoor 1000 after setting the school record earlier in the season. Freshman Madeleine Sumner and junior Delaney Miller both rank in the top 15 in the league.
Junior Megan Curham returns to reclaim her 5k and 10k titles, after taking last year off. Curham won both events in 2015. She has run a 16:31.95 in the 5k this season and has a PR of 15:54.03. Senior Alexandra Markovich who led the Tigers' cross country team has a time of 16:40.11 to rank in the top 10 in the event as well. Rounding out the 5k crew is sophomore Allie Klimkiewicz who was fifth in the 5k indoors and has a season-best time of 16:49.36.
In the steeplechase, Lizzie Bird looks to be a four-year scorer. She was second in the event last year, won it in 2015 and was fourth as a freshman. She has the second-fastest time in the league at 10:09.04 from the Larry Ellis Invitational and has a PR of 9:54.76. Her experience from the NCAA Championships two years ago will make her a strong competitor for the top spot. Klimkiewicz, Markovich and sophomore Brighie Leach also all have top-10 times in the steeple this season making it an event where the Tigers could pick up a number of points.
JUMPS
Senior Allison Harris has her sights set on capping her career with another pole vault title. This past indoor season she was the champion and set an Ivy League record. This season, she has the best mark in the league with a 4.03 (13-2.5) and an all time PR of 4.27 (14-0). Harris has been a scorer in the event, seven times, both indoors and outdoors, and has won it three times.
Randolph has the best mark in the long jump this season with a 5.44 (17-10.25). She was a scorer in the event indoors with an all time PR of 5.86 (19-2.75).
In the triple jump, sophomore Kerri Davidson's 11.81 (38-9) ranks sixth in the league and she has a PR of 12.24m (40-2). Sophomore Nnenna Ibe has a top-15 mark in the league at 11.52m (37-9.5) in her first year competing in the event. Nnenna's primary event in the high jump where she placed fourth a year ago. Both she and freshman Hadley Wilhoite have cleared 1.65m (5-5) this season to rank in the top 10 in the league.
THROWS
An event Princeton can nearly count on, is the hammer throw. Senior Julia Ratcliffe, the 2014 NCAA champion and 2015 runner-up ranks second in the nation in the event this year with a toss of 68.05m (223-3). That mark is nearly 34 feet further than the next best thrower in the league. Ratcliffe has won the title in the hammer throw in each of the three years she has competed. Last year's winner when Ratcliffe took a year off, was Kennedy O'Dell. She has the fourth best toss in the league at 56.18m (184-4) and is followed by freshman Ellen Scott-Young at 54.53m (178-11).
O'Dell also competes in the shot put and discus and could score in all three events again this year. Her season best throw of 13.87m (45-6.25) in the shot put is fifth in the league, while her throw of 45.73m (150) in the discus is sixth. Last year she was third in the discus and fifth in the shot.
The javelin is yet one more throwing event where the Tigers are poised to pick up some major points. Freshman Reece Schachne enters the competition ranked second in the league with a throw of 43.71 (143-5). She will stand with senior Ariel Becker who's all time best of 39.59 (129-11) is currently positioned seventh.
MULTI
The Tigers have three options in the heptathlon with Maia Craver, Frances Lodge and Mikaela Sawyer. Craver was the runner-up in the pentathlon at the indoor championship. None have competed in a heptathlon this season but each has PR score over 4,000.
RELAYS
Princeton should do rather well in both the 4x400m and 4x800m relays. Just last weekend, the 4x800 won the Penn Relays college championship with an 8:49.00. The relay was second last year, and hasn't finished out of the top three in seven years. The 4x400m is the reigning outdoor champion and returns half of that winning relay from last year in Steele and Quinn Parker. The relay's best time this season is a 3:45.30 from the Sam Howell Invitational. A bolstered sprints corps could help Princeton in the 4x100, where they hope to finish in the top four.
It's the culmination of the season's work, as the Princeton women's track & field team competes for the 2017 Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championships this weekend, May 6-7. The Ivy Heps will be held at Cuyler Field & Dwyer Track on Yale's campus.
The Tigers have won outdoor Ivy Heps nine times, the last win coming during Princeton's triple crown season in 2010-11.
The meet begins on Saturday at 11 a.m., with the hammer throw, javelin throw, pole vault, and long jump while the first track qualifying race will be at 1 p.m., the trials of the 1500m. Both days action will be broadcast on the Ivy League Digital Network.
SPRINTS & HURDLES
The Tigers have three solid competitors in the 100-meter hurdles, and all three have posted personal bests this season. Sophomore Ellie Randolph was fourth a year ago and has a best of 13.96 so far this season. Senior Allison Harris, who will double in the pole vault, has a time of 14.14 and was fifth in this event last year. Junior Maia Craver, who may also compete in the heptathlon, dropped her PR to 14.27 earlier this season.
Freshman Devon Block-Funkhouser has come into the 400-meter hurdles strong in her first year and has the sixth-best time in the league with a 1:01.67. Sophomore Carly Bonnet, who was fourth in this event last year, has another opportunity to score this season with a PR of 1:02.68 run just two weeks ago.
Senior Elisa Steele has the fourth-best time in the league in the 400 at 55.00. She was a scorer in the event last year, taking sixth place and has steadily improved upon her PR this season. She was also third in the 500 at indoor Ivy Heps. Elisa will be flanked by two outstanding freshmen, Ashley Willingham and Heide Baron, both of whom scored in the 400 at the indoor championships.
Junior Christina Walter has the best time for the Tigers in the 100 at 12.06 and in the 200 at 24.62.
MIDDLE DISTANCE & DISTANCE
In the 800, sophomores Jackie Berardo and Anna Jurew have the best chances of scoring. Berardo ranks eighth in the league with a 2:09.15, while Jurew has clocked a 2:10.42 this season. Another option is senior Zoe Sims who also ranks in the top-20 in the league.
Senior Katie Hanss will most likely run the 1500. She has the fourth best time in the league at 4:19.68 and was fourth in the indoor 1000 after setting the school record earlier in the season. Freshman Madeleine Sumner and junior Delaney Miller both rank in the top 15 in the league.
Junior Megan Curham returns to reclaim her 5k and 10k titles, after taking last year off. Curham won both events in 2015. She has run a 16:31.95 in the 5k this season and has a PR of 15:54.03. Senior Alexandra Markovich who led the Tigers' cross country team has a time of 16:40.11 to rank in the top 10 in the event as well. Rounding out the 5k crew is sophomore Allie Klimkiewicz who was fifth in the 5k indoors and has a season-best time of 16:49.36.
In the steeplechase, Lizzie Bird looks to be a four-year scorer. She was second in the event last year, won it in 2015 and was fourth as a freshman. She has the second-fastest time in the league at 10:09.04 from the Larry Ellis Invitational and has a PR of 9:54.76. Her experience from the NCAA Championships two years ago will make her a strong competitor for the top spot. Klimkiewicz, Markovich and sophomore Brighie Leach also all have top-10 times in the steeple this season making it an event where the Tigers could pick up a number of points.
JUMPS
Senior Allison Harris has her sights set on capping her career with another pole vault title. This past indoor season she was the champion and set an Ivy League record. This season, she has the best mark in the league with a 4.03 (13-2.5) and an all time PR of 4.27 (14-0). Harris has been a scorer in the event, seven times, both indoors and outdoors, and has won it three times.
Randolph has the best mark in the long jump this season with a 5.44 (17-10.25). She was a scorer in the event indoors with an all time PR of 5.86 (19-2.75).
In the triple jump, sophomore Kerri Davidson's 11.81 (38-9) ranks sixth in the league and she has a PR of 12.24m (40-2). Sophomore Nnenna Ibe has a top-15 mark in the league at 11.52m (37-9.5) in her first year competing in the event. Nnenna's primary event in the high jump where she placed fourth a year ago. Both she and freshman Hadley Wilhoite have cleared 1.65m (5-5) this season to rank in the top 10 in the league.
THROWS
An event Princeton can nearly count on, is the hammer throw. Senior Julia Ratcliffe, the 2014 NCAA champion and 2015 runner-up ranks second in the nation in the event this year with a toss of 68.05m (223-3). That mark is nearly 34 feet further than the next best thrower in the league. Ratcliffe has won the title in the hammer throw in each of the three years she has competed. Last year's winner when Ratcliffe took a year off, was Kennedy O'Dell. She has the fourth best toss in the league at 56.18m (184-4) and is followed by freshman Ellen Scott-Young at 54.53m (178-11).
O'Dell also competes in the shot put and discus and could score in all three events again this year. Her season best throw of 13.87m (45-6.25) in the shot put is fifth in the league, while her throw of 45.73m (150) in the discus is sixth. Last year she was third in the discus and fifth in the shot.
The javelin is yet one more throwing event where the Tigers are poised to pick up some major points. Freshman Reece Schachne enters the competition ranked second in the league with a throw of 43.71 (143-5). She will stand with senior Ariel Becker who's all time best of 39.59 (129-11) is currently positioned seventh.
MULTI
The Tigers have three options in the heptathlon with Maia Craver, Frances Lodge and Mikaela Sawyer. Craver was the runner-up in the pentathlon at the indoor championship. None have competed in a heptathlon this season but each has PR score over 4,000.
RELAYS
Princeton should do rather well in both the 4x400m and 4x800m relays. Just last weekend, the 4x800 won the Penn Relays college championship with an 8:49.00. The relay was second last year, and hasn't finished out of the top three in seven years. The 4x400m is the reigning outdoor champion and returns half of that winning relay from last year in Steele and Quinn Parker. The relay's best time this season is a 3:45.30 from the Sam Howell Invitational. A bolstered sprints corps could help Princeton in the 4x100, where they hope to finish in the top four.
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