Mahwah, NJ - The Vassar College Women's Track and Field team began the outdoor campaign on Friday afternoon as four distance runners recorded career-best times, including sophomore Cayley Swaim winning the 1000-meters and classmate Adelaide Nyhan winning the 5000-meters.

Javelin Throw

• First year Meara Morgan earned a 14th place finish with a top toss of 23.89 meters.
• Junior Abbe Colgan finished 17th overall with a mark of 21.05 meters.

Shot Put

• Junior Kolby Davis finished in the top-20 with a distance of 8.95 meters.
• Junior Ava Gurley also tallied a top-20 finish with a throw of 7.77 meters.

1000 Meters

• Swaim was victorious in the 1000-meters with a personal-best time of 39:13.15 followed by first year Chloe Bibula in second in 40:12.34.
• Senior Sophie Farr also posted a career-best time in sixth place in 41:45.44.

5000 Meters

• Nyhan dominated the 5000-meters race with a career-best time of 17:26.05, outpacing the field by over 31 minutes.
• Senior Noni Pattington finished third overall with a time of 18:09.11 followed by sophomore Acadia Helfand in fifth in 18:32.15.
• First year Hadley Snell set a new personal-best with a time of 18:50.30 in sixth place along with first year Sophia Marchioli in seventh in 19:25.10.

Up Next

• Vassar will return to Mahwah tomorrow for the second day of action at the Ramapo Invite.