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MIT Runs Away with 16th NEWMAC Women’s Track & Field Championship

SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. – April 26, 2025 – On Saturday afternoon at Mount Holyoke College, the No. 3 ranked MIT women’s track and field team captured its 16th all-time New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Championship title.

Three meet records were broken on Saturday as Springfield's Samantha Paul set the triple jump record (12.06 meters), while Allie Wildsmith of Coast Guard set the high jump record (1.76 meters). 

Below are the final team standings, as well as event-by-event results. The top two finishers in each event earn NEWMAC All-Conference honors.

Team Standings

1. MIT - 278 points

2. Coast Guard - 127.5

3. Springfield - 94.5

4. Wheaton - 65

5. WPI - 60

6. Smith - 51

7. Wellesley - 47

8. Babson - 46

9. Mount Holyoke - 41

10. Salve Regina - 9

 

3,000 Steeplechase

Liv Girard (MIT) -- 10:52.82

Heather Jensen (MIT) -- 11:08.85

 

4x100 Relay

MIT (Dzenutis, J. Miller, Kalyan, M. Miller) -- 48.49

Wheaton (Zielinski, Wooden, Connors, Medeiros) -- 48.82

 

1,500 Meters

Pria Parker (Smith) -- 4:34.08

Gillian Roeder (MIT) -- 4:38.41

 

100 Hurdles

Katherine DeFosse (Springfield) -- 14.33

Ioanna Tsoni (Mount Holyoke) -- 14.94

 

400 Meters

Krystal Montgomery (MIT) -- 56.39

Olivia Dias (MIT) -- 56.78

 

100 Meters

Michaina Loriston (Wheaton) -- 11.82

Alaina Stonebraker (Coast Guard) -- 12.26

 

800 Meters

Maeve Sullivan (MIT) -- 2:14.45

Sophia White (Coast Guard) -- 2:15.55

 

400 Hurdles

Tara Jessen (Coast Guard) -- 1:04.22

Beth Brown (WPI) -- 1:06.73

 

200 Meters

Marina Miller (MIT) -- 24.79

Michaina Loriston (Wheaton) -- 25.01

 

5,000 Meters

Paige Phillips (Coast Guard) -- 17:16.96

Rujuta Sane (MIT) -- 17:27.71

 

4x400 Relay

Coast Guard (Besant, White, Stonebraker, Topp) -- 3:54.76

Smith (Baker, Parker, Collins, Ferver) -- 4:02.47

 

Discus Throw

Emily Ball (MIT) -- 40.87 meters (134'1")

Macy Brennan (MIT) -- 38.89 meters (127'7")

 

Triple Jump

Samantha Paul (Springfield) -- 12.06 meters (39'6.75") -- NEWMAC Meet Record

Nony Otu Ugwu (MIT) -- 11.93 meters (39'1.75")

 

High Jump

Allie Wildsmith (Coast Guard) -- 1.76 meters (5'9.25") -- NEWMAC Meet Record

Amrit Rehal (Babson) -- 1.61 meters (5'3.25")

 

Shot Put

Emily Ball (MIT) -- 12.38 meters (40'7.5")

Mauren Hammond (Coast Guard) -- 12.12 meters (39'9.25")

 

Heptathlon

Tara Jessen (Coast Guard) -- 3,745 points

Caetlyn Embree (WPI) -- 3,359 points

 

About the NEWMAC

The NEWMAC is an association of 12 selective academic institutions: Babson College, Clark University, U.S Coast Guard Academy, Emerson College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mount Holyoke College, Salve Regina University, Smith College, Springfield College, Wellesley College, Wheaton College, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute, that are committed to providing high quality competitive athletic opportunities for student-athletes within an educational and respectful environment that embodies the NCAA Division III Philosophy. The conference also partners with four Associate Members: Norwich University (football), Simmons College (rowing), SUNY Maritime College (football), and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (football), while sponsoring 20 sports.