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Women’s Track & Field: Macalester Outshines Opponents at Meet of the Hearts

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NORTHFIELD, Minn. – The Macalester College women's track and field team registered the most top finishers at the Meet of the Hearts today, hosted by Carleton.
 
First year Diarra Chatham (Woodbury, Minn./East Ridge) won the 55m dash in a time of 7.29. This is the third fastest time in program history. In the 55m hurdles senior Sarah Beth Hobby (South Pittsburg, Tenn./St. Andrew's-Sewanee School) took third with a time of 9.14. This is the tenth best time in school history and a personal record. Senior Penelope Hunter (Granville, Ohio/Granville) took second in the 200m with a personal indoor best time of 27.36. First year Elise Edison (Chelmsford, Mass./Gould Academy) ran the 400m in a time of 1:02.25 and took second-place. In the 600m, sophomore Hadley Wilkins (St. Louis, Mo./Whitfield School) and junior Anna Warren (St. Louis, Mo./Marquette) took second (1:46.02) and third (1:51.06). Warren's third place time was a personal record. First year Destiny Osemwengie (Buford, Ga./Peachtree Ridge) finished third in the 1000m with a time of 3:18.40. Osemwengie also finished strong in the mile, taking fourth with a time of 5:37.40. Fellow first year Timna Nevo (Portland, Ore./Sunset) finished just above Osemwengie in the mile. Her third-place time was 5:36.35. In the 3000m first year Ivy Coldren (Frederick, Md./Urbana) set a personal best time of 10:30.94. Coldren finished ninth and her time ranks as the eighth best in Macalester history. The Scots also had their 4x200m Relay team take victory. Hunter, sophomore Zoe Carver (Saint Paul, Minn./Mounds Park Academy), senior Yinka Saba (Elk Grove Village, Ill./Elk Grove), and first year Harmony-Keli Tomety (Northbrook, Ill./Glenbrook East) finished first in a time of 1:53.60.
 
In the field, first year Jessica Lin (Bedford, Mass./Bedford) won the shot put with a personal best mark of 11.64m (38' 2.25"). Hobby finished third with a mark of 11.12m (36' 5.75"). Lin also set a personal record in the weight throw of 13.31m (43' 8") and took second. This is the fifth best mark in Macalester history. In the pole vault, first year Seneca Wilson (Durango, Colo./Durango) and sophomore Roen Boyd (Minneapolis, Minn./South) took second and third. Both set marks of 2.55m (8' 4.25"). Macalester also took second and third in the long jump. First year Tessa Myatt (Chicago, Ill./Northside College Prep) jumped a personal best 4.62m (15' 2") while sophomore Lauren Cappelmann (Harrington Park, N.J./Northern Valley Old Tappan) jumped a personal best 4.21m (13' 9.75").
 
The Scots' next meet will be Saturday February 17. The Scots compete at the St. Olaf Tostrud Classic in Northfield, Minn.
 
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