Track and Field: Women's Huskies Finish Third at Columbia Challenge
The Huskies finished with a total of 51 points, third behind Penn State on top (116 pts) and South Carolina in second (80 pts).
"Our women two years ago were 15th in an 18-team field, so to come in and finish third in this competitive field, we have made a ton of progress," commented Director of Cross Country and Track & Field Greg Roy. "We got a lot better again this weekend. Late in the meet, we had three or four events going at once, and I was kind of in the middle of the track and looking around and our whole team was engaged. I really felt we had a lot of cohesion and synergy as a team. I really feel like we're really starting to come together."
"In the field events, great to see Patricia rolling along, grabbing a win," said Roy. "Emma Chee was great again in the pole vault. And give a ton of credit to our pentathletes, especially Emily Lavarnway who was great in her first time competing as a Husky."
"Randi Burr with a big PR in the 3K and our distance relay was really good on Friday with Chloe leading off and Mia on anchor. And our jumps were really good, with a great showing from both Zayin and Taylor."
On the track…
- Junior Patricia Mroczkowski (Berlin, Conn.) collected her third win in four meets this indoor season, beating the field in the high jump by clearing the bar at 1.80 meters, setting a new PR.
- Junior Emily Lavarnway (Ovid, N.Y.) finished second overall in the pentathlon with a total of 3971 points. Lavarnway won the shot put at 11.20 meters and the long jump at 6.12 meters. She was third in the 800 meters with a time of 2:19.12.
- Junior Emma Chee (Bainbridge Island, Wash.) was second in the pole vault, clearing a height of 4.05 meters.
- In the triple jump, freshman Zayin Roe (Richmond, Va.) had a seventh-place finish posting a leap of 12.17 meters.
- On Friday, senior Taylor Woods (Marlboro, Md.) took second place in the long jump with a leap of 6.19 meters
- Senior Mikyla Rodgers (South Huntington, N.Y.) was seventh in the weight throw with a toss of 18.91 meters.
In the field…
- Junior (Berlin, Conn.) collected her third win in four meets this indoor season, beating the field in the high jump by clearing the bar at 1.80 meters, setting a new PR.
- Junior (Ovid, N.Y.) finished second overall in the pentathlon with a total of 3971 points. Lavarnway won the shot put at 11.20 meters and the long jump at 6.12 meters. She was third in the 800 meters with a time of 2:19.12.
- Junior (Bainbridge Island, Wash.) was second in the pole vault, clearing a height of 4.05 meters.
- In the triple jump, freshman (Richmond, Va.) had a seventh-place finish posting a leap of 12.17 meters.
- On Friday, senior (Marlboro, Md.) took second place in the long jump with a leap of 6.19 meters
- Senior (South Huntington, N.Y.) was seventh in the weight throw with a toss of 18.91 meters.
Up Next:
UConn will compete at two meets next weekend, taking part in the Rutgers Open and BU David Hemeery Valentine invitational.
Source: UConn Athletics
