Hopkins Claims 10th Straight Crown

Posted: May 05, 2019

ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- Johns Hopkins secured gold in 13 of 22 events to claim its 10th-straight Centennial Conference Women's Outdoor Track & Field championship on Sunday at Muhlenberg. The Blue Jays compiled 278 points throughout the three-day meet to run away with the team title.

Swarthmore placed second in the team standings with 171 points, followed by Dickinson (115.5), Haverford (68.5) and Ursinus (66) in the top five.

Team Scoring

1. Johns Hopkins - 278
2. Swarthmore - 171
3. Dickinson - 115.5
4. Haverford - 68.5
5. Ursinus - 66
6. Franklin & Marshall - 51
7. Muhlenberg - 39.5
8. Bryn Mawr - 34.5
9. Gettysburg - 27.5
10. McDaniel - 6.5

Individually, Hopkins' Maya Hammonds led the way with an astounding five individual golds, showing her versatility in both the track and field events. Hammonds took first in the 100-meter dash (12.47), 100 hurdles (14.98), 200 (25.36), high jump (1.59m), and long jump (5.77m) to lead the Blue Jays to the team title.

Other gold medalists for JHU included Therese Olshanski in the 800 (2:14.15) and 1500 (4:36.33), Veronica Montane in the javelin (41.39m) and triple jump (10.95m), Arielle Summitt in the 3,000 Steeplechase (11:23.49), Caelyn Reilly in the 5,000 (17:09.11), Mikayla Bisignani in the discus (44.29m), and Annie Gutierrez in the heptathlon (4007).

Second-place Swarthmore put together an impressive showing in the relays, sweeping top honors in the 4x100, 4x400, and 4x800. Lauren Holt, Kayla Camacho, Sayaka Vaules, and Simran Khanna took first in the 4x100 at 49.03, Camacho, Khanna, Sydney Covitz and Holt won the 4x400 (3:58.24), and Kenzie Himelein-Wachowiak, Emma Novak, Rose Teszler, and Covitz crossed first in the 4x800 (9:21.12).

Holt also won the 400 for the Garnet in 58.37, while Clay Conley took gold in the hammer throw (41.11m) and shot put (12.58m).

Additional gold medalists included Franklin & Marshall's Rachel Wylie in the 400 hurdles (1:03.87), Dickinson's Emma Johnston in the 10,000 (38:45.17), and Ursinus' Morgan Cope in the pole vault (3.47m).