Women’s Track & Field: Garnet Run Through Rain at Widener
CHESTER, Pa. - Four Garnet distance runners posted personal bests as Swarthmore ran at the Widener Invitatinoal on the campus of Widener College on a wet and windy weekend.
Carrie Ritter '06, Emma Stanley '09, and Emily Wistar '06 ran in the top ten in the 5,000 meter race on Friday evening. Ritter was sixth with a PR of 18:27.12, Stanley was fifth in a PR of 18:28.00, and Wistar was next in sixth position with a PR of 18:28.64. Freshman Bess Ritter also posted a personal-best in the 5,000, finishing in 18th in 19:03.82 while senior Molly Maurer was 36th of 47 runnerswith a time of 20:59.05.
Swarthmore also had a strong contingent in the 800 meters, with three runners getting in the top 15. Sophomore Kavita Hardy ran fifth in a time of 2:29.19, freshman Kathy Feeney was 12th in 2:33.90, and classmate Faith Pampel was right behind in 13th with a time of 2:34.01.
Freshman sprinter Caitlin Mullarkey had a strong competition, lowering her best time in the 400 intermediate hurdles to 1:08.25. Mullarkey finished fourth, behind two Division I runners, posting the fifth-fastest time in school history and the best time in eight years. She also finished seventh out of 23 runners in the 200 meter dash, clocking in with a time of 29.04.
Mullarkey also joined sophomore Rebecca Burrow in the top ten of the long jump competition. Burrow finished eighth with a top distance of 15' 3/4" whil e Mullarkey was 10th with a top jump of 14' 8 1/2".
Garnet senior Emily Conlon also had a solid field day, tossing the javelin a season-best distance of 96' 5", good for fifth out of 18 competitiors and a top-five all-time throw at Swarthmore.