Hanrahan, Mueller-Hickler Win Conference Titles; D'Auria Breaks Two School Records on Day One of the Liberty League Championships

Hanrahan wins hammer throw crown, Mueller-Hickler collects 10,000 meters title & D'Auria breaks two school records of Vassar Hall of Fame Heather Ingraham '15

Canton, NY - The Vassar College Women's Track and Field team sits fifth overall following the first day of the Liberty League Outdoor Championships, led by sophomore Amanda Hanrahan's hammer throw title and senior Anika Mueller-Hickler's 10,000 meters crown along with sophomore Lainie D'Auria breaking the 100 meters and 200 meters school record in the prelims.

Heptathlon (100 Meter Hurdles, 200 Meters, High Jump, Shot Put)

Senior Freja Niklasson - 5th (2279)
- Niklasson earned fourth place finishes in two events to begin the heptathlon as she recorded a time of 16.02 in the 100 meter hurdles and a mark of 1.46 meters in the high jump.
- The senior added a seventh place finish in the 200 meters with a time of 27.94 and a ninth place mark in the shot put at 7.29 meters.
Sophomore Elana Pukel - 6th (2217)
- Pukel notched a second place finish in the shot put with a mark of 9.36 meters and was sixth overall in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 16.37.
- The sophomore also recorded a sixth place finish in the high jump at 1.37 meters and added a 10th place finish in the 200 meters in 28.68

100 Meter Hurdles

Senior Jahmilia Dennis advanced to tomorrow afternoon's final at 1:00 p.m. after finishing second in her heat and sixth overall with a time of 15.23.

400 Meters

Sophomore Skylar Spiro clinched her spot in tomorrow's final at 1:30 p.m. following a new personal-best time of 59.37 to place third in the second heat and sixth overall.

100 Meters

Sophomore Lainie D'Auria earned a spot in tomorrow's final at 1:50 p.m. as she finished second overall in her heat and had the second fastest time of 12.12, which breaks the school record of 12.15 of Vassar Hall of Famer Heather Ingraham '15.
Sophomore Lianna Camille also advanced to tomorrow's final following a second place finish in her heat and fifth overall with a new personal-best time of 12.25.
First year Maddie Seguin collected a 10th place finish with a season-best time of 12.69 followed by senior Jamie Eu in 11th position with a time of 12.88.
First year Ruthie Weiss tallied a 13th place finish with a time of 12.97 along with sophomore Mason Wilkins-Lanier posting a top-20 finish in 13.24.
First year Claire Seguin notched a season-best time of 13.24 to score a 20th place finish.

800 Meters

Sophomore Elizabeth Lowe was victorious in her heat to qualify for tomorrow's final at 2:10 p.m. and recorded the second-fastest time with a new personal-best of 2:15.65.
Junior Haley Schoenegge also won her heat to reach tomorrow's final and finished fifth in the preliminary round with a time of 2:16.64.

Hammer Throw

Hanrahan earned her first career Liberty League title as the sophomore registered the 10th-best mark in Division III this season at 53.30 meters to break her own school record mark.
First year Anna Johnson placed 14th overall with a mark of 37.10 meters while sophomore Meara Morgan recorded a 15th place finish with a toss of 37.03 meters.

Long Jump

Weiss reached the final round and secured a seventh place finish with a personal-best mark of 5.28 meters along with Eu reaching the finals and finishing ninth at 4.98 meters.
Dennis tallied an 11th place finish with a top mark of 4.92 meters while senior Sydney Passley-Harris placed in the top-20 at 4.52 meters.

200 Meters

D'Auria broke her second school record of the day as the sophomore raced to a first place finish to qualify for tomorrow's final at 2:55 p.m. behind a time of 24.87 to break the record of Ingraham once again.
Camille also earned a spot in the finals with an eighth place finish with a personal-best time of 25.66.
M. Seguin registered an 11th place finish with a personal-best time of 25.85 followed by Wilkins-Lanier in 16th in 27.14.
C. Seguin crossed the finish line with a mark of 27.16.

Pole Vault

First year Sole Miller turned in a 10th place finish with a top height of 2.67 meters.

3000 Meters Steeplechase

Lowe earned a fifth place finish with a regional qualifying and personal-best time of 11:28.76.
First year Emerson Wyatt tallied a 14th place finish in 12:07.10 followed by first year Taylor Vogt in 17th position with a time of 12:32.10.

Javelin Throw

First year Maddie Delaney notched a 145th place finish with a top toss of 23.89 meters.

10,000 Meters

Mueller-Hickler raced to a new career-best and school record time of 36:08.12, breaking the record of Johanna Spangler '10 of 36:21.89, to earn the 10,000 meters conference title.
Sophomore Chloe Bibula scored a third place finish to score All-Conference Honorable Mention honors behind a personal-best time of 36:30.01
First year Cate Feudtner finished 12th overall with a personal-best mark of 38:34.30.

Team Scores After Day One