JHU Nabs 12th Straight Outdoor Crown

Posted: May 08, 2022

COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. -- Johns Hopkins secured gold in 11 of 22 events to secure its 12th consecutive Centennial Conference Women's Outdoor Track & Field championship on Sunday at Ursinus. The Blue Jays compiled 253 points to win the team title by more than 100.

Dickinson took second with 139 points, followed by Swarthmore (101), Ursinus (96) and Franklin & Marshall (90) in the top five.

Team Scoring

1. Johns Hopkins - 253
2. Dickinson - 139
3. Swarthmore - 101
4. Ursinus - 96
5. Franklin & Marshall - 90
6. Haverford - 76
7. Gettysburg - 34
8. Muhlenberg - 27
9. McDaniel - 20
10. Bryn Mawr - 18

A pair of conference records were set over the three-day championship event, while a trio of athletes won multiple events. JHU's Annie Gutierrez tied the conference and championship meet records in the pole vault at 3.88 meters, and Victoria Kadiri set new standards in the triple jump at 12.42 meters. Gutierrez also won the 100 hurdles (14.98), while Kadiri nabbed a trio of golds in the triple, 100 meters (12.56), and long jump (5.46m). Lauren Phillips secured golds in the 200 (25.39), 400 (57.55) and was part of the winning 4x100 relay for the Blue Jays.

Other champions for JHU included Alex Ross in the 5,000 (17:05.02), Julia Zambo in the hammer throw (41.81m) and the 4x400 relay of Anna Zaeske, Harrinee Senthilkumar, Dana Andrews, and Ashley Tyburski (3:56.96).

Swarthmore picked up five gold medals - Rose Teszler in the 800 (2:13.54), Nora Blodgett in the 3,000 steeplechase (11:20.84), Emily Trelstad in the high jump (1.58m), Adria Retter in the shot put (11.98m), and the 4x800 relay of Morgan Mouer, Johanna Schubert, Alina Irvine, and Rose Teszler (9:22.29).

Ursinus' Rachel Conhoff won the 1500 (4:35.43) while Michaela Pometto (37.75m) took top honors in the discus for the Bears. Other gold medalists included Haverford's Kayla Robinson in the decathlon (3599) and Katharine Hirsche in the 10,000 meters (37:45.01), Dickinson's Darya Mikusova in the 400 hurdles (1:03.77), and Gettysburg's Holly Ferrara in the javelin (40.57m).