Wildcats look strong at Dartmouth Invitational

Friday, May 7

Hanover, NH

12 PM

University of New Hampshire

Dartmouth Invitational

5/7/2021 6:36:00 PM | Women's Track & Field

UNH won 5 of 10 events in the final tune up before the New England Championships

HANOVER, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire women's track and field team competed at the Dartmouth Invitational on Friday afternoon at Memorial Field on the campus of Dartmouth College.

UNH took first-place in five of 10 events on the day in the final tune up before New England's next weekend.

"It's a meet in between conference and New England's, so we were very selective who we raced," said UNH co-head coach Robert Hoppler. "We were happy with Alyssa Colbert, as she continues with her fantastic season with two first-place finishes. Savannah Vartabedian in the long jump performed well, it's the first time she has jumped over 18 feet and Danielle Heine in the pole vault was great as well."

The Wildcats return to return to action at the New England Championships at Central Connecticut State on Friday, May 14 and Saturday, May 15.

HAMMER

Graduate student Alyssa Colbert (Smithfield, R.I.) took a first-place finish among six competitors with a throw of 161'11, while junior Sarah Williams (Dover, N.H.) earned third in the event at 151'2".
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JAVELIN

Senior Alexandra Toback (Pompton Plains, N.J.) threw 122'6", good for a first-place finish in the event for the Wildcats, while graduate student Bosibori Mosongo (Indianapolis, Ind.) was fourth at 103'9".
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LONG JUMP

Freshman Mia Taranko (Saco, Maine) was second with a jump of 18'1.75" and junior Savannah Vartabedian (Wilbraham, Mass.) came in third at 18'0.50".
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POLE VAULT

Sophomore Danielle Heine (Waverly, Pa.) led the 'Cats in the event with a jump of 11'9.75", which was tied for first, while freshman Taylor Nydam (Hampton Falls, N.H.) came in seventh at 10'4".

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HIGH JUMP

Bosibori Mosongo earned a fifth place spot with a jump of 5'3.25", while junior Lauren Quann (Pictou, Nova Scotia) was sixth at 5'3.25".
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SHOT PUT

Sarah Williams finished in second place with a throw of 42'4" for the Wildcats, while freshman Abby Chorches (East Falmouth, Mass.) threw 38'3.50", which was the sixth-place mark in the event.
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DISCUS

Alyssa Colbert placed first in the event for UNH with a throw of 157'2" and Sarah Williams placed fourth with a mark of 125'8".
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4x100 METER RELAY

The Wildcats had the only two entries in the race with Mia Taranko, Savannah Vartabedian, junior Zakiya Scott (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and junior Saige Tudisco (Haverhill, Mass.) taking first-place at 48.69.

UNH's other group comprised of Bosibori Mosongo, sophomore Kelly Hamlin (Ballston Lake, N.Y.), freshman Natalie Fraser (Gilford, N.H.), and senior Kelly Crawford (Mansfield, Mass.) took second place at 49.41.

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1500 METERS

The Wildcats were led in the event by freshman Emma York (Penacook, N.H.) who placed eighth at 4:53.39, while classmate Violet Sullivan (Brentwood, N.H.) was 10^th at 4:54.40.
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100 METER HURDLES

Saige Tudisco was UNH's lone entrant and she placed second in the event at 15.15.

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