CLINTON, NY- Women's track and field continues to set new school records this season, recording two new Wesleyan University records again during the NESCAC Outdoor Championships.
Grace Devanny '23 continues to impress, breaking two more records in her showing on Saturday. Devanny set new marks for the 200m and 400m. This is the 2
nd straight meet that she has broken the 200m school record, first breaking it at the Trinity Invitational a week ago, and now breaking her own record again in the NESCAC Outdoor Championships with a time of 24.41 seconds. Devanny helped her team to a 6
th place finish out of 11 teams, scoring 48 total team points.
Devanny was once again the star of the day, placing 1
st in one individual event (400m) and one team event (4 x 400m relay) while placing 2
nd in the 200m. In the 400m, she set a new school record with a time of 55.01 seconds which was over two seconds faster than the 2
nd place finisher. She also set a Wesleyan school record in the 200m, finishing 2
nd with a time of 24.41 seconds that only trailed Malissa Lindsey of Connecticut College.
She wrapped up her stellar day with a first place finish in the 4 x 400m relay. Devanny competed with
Kenzie Kelly '25,
Maeve Hoffman '23, and Addison Thomas '22 to take home first place in the event with a time of 3:53.87.
Wesleyan had two more top four finishers in
Maeve Hoffman and
Claire Edwards '24. Hoffman finished 3
rd in the 800m with a time of 2:12.17. Edwards finished 4
th in the discus throw, measuring in with a distance of 35.05m.
The Cardinals also had a few more top 10 finishers.
Kenzie Kelly also placed well in the 400m, coming in 6
th with a time 58.92 seconds to become the 2
nd Wesleyan athlete in the top 6 in that event.
Abigail Pipkin '22 made it two Cardinals in the top 10 for the 800m with a 8
th place finish clocking in at 2:15.80.
Becky Velie '22 cracked the top 10 in the 1500m, coming in 10
th finishing at 4:43.00.
Miranda Graves '23 got 9
th in the 5000m (18:10.27), while Mallory Elliot '23 (high jump, 1.52m) and
Emilia Thornton '24 (Javelin Throw 29.90m) both got 8
th in their respective events.
Wesleyan will compete next in the New England DIII Championships on May 6
th and 7
th in Williamstown, Massachusetts.