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Josephine Jett and Kaitlyn Creighton baton handoff

Women's Track and Field

Athenas Track and Field Wins 12 Events as it Helps Capture SCIAC Quad Cup

Josephine Jett hands off to Kaitlyn Creighton on the winning 4x100 relay (Evan Goodman photo)
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's track and field team won 12 of the 19 events contested as it helped the program earned first place at the SCIAC Quad Cup at the Burns Track Complex. 

The CMS women had 233 points towards the combined total of 459 with the men, a margin of 164 points over Chapman in second with 295 points. Chapman's women had 167 points, 66 behind the Athenas.  

Josephine Jett was a four-time winner, taking first in the 100 hurdles in 13.86, first in the 100-meter dash in 11.98 and first in the 200 meters in 25.08. She was also part of the 4x100 relay team that took first in 47.76, along with Luna Young, Kaitlyn Creighton and Sydney Beherns. 

Madeline Seifert was a two-time winner in field events, winning the pole vault a clearance of 12'0.5", and the long jump with a distance of 17'8.75". Shriya Velicahala won first place in the 400 hurdles with a time of 1:04.45.

The CMS distance runners provided three wins as well, with Riley Capuano taking first in the 1500 with a time of 4:33.78, Hope Dragseth dominating the field in the 5000 with a time of 17:20.74, and Emily Kendrick winning the steeplechase in 11:03.01. 

The Athena throwers picked up a pair of first place finishes as well, as Sophia Laudi was the winner in the javelin with a distance of 132'1" and Emily Ortiz won the hammer throw with a distance of 154'1" (while also coming second in the discus). Lorrell Shiely was second to Laudi in the javelin with a throw of 129'9", which moves her into second place in CMS history (behind Laudi), and was also second in the shot put. 

Georgia Rogers finished second in the 100 hurdles to Jett, and was also runner-up in the high jump. Jie Yi Denise Chen was second behind Dragseth in the 5000.

CMS will be back in action on Saturday when it travels to the UC San Diego Invitational. 

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Players Mentioned

Riley Capuano

Riley Capuano

Distance
Senior
Jie Yi Denise Chen

Jie Yi Denise Chen

Distance
Sophomore
Kaitlyn Creighton

Kaitlyn Creighton

Hurdles
Sophomore
Hope Dragseth

Hope Dragseth

Distance
Sophomore
Josephine Jett

Josephine Jett

Sprints/Hurdles
Junior
Emily Kendrick

Emily Kendrick

Distance
Senior
Sophia Laudi

Sophia Laudi

Throws
Sophomore
Georgia Rogers

Georgia Rogers

Hurdles/Jumps
Junior
Madeline Seifert

Madeline Seifert

Pole Vault
Senior
Luna Young

Luna Young

Sprints
Sophomore
Emily Ortiz

Emily Ortiz

Throws
Junior
Lorrell Shiely

Lorrell Shiely

Throws
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Riley Capuano

Riley Capuano

Senior
Distance
Jie Yi Denise Chen

Jie Yi Denise Chen

Sophomore
Distance
Kaitlyn Creighton

Kaitlyn Creighton

Sophomore
Hurdles
Hope Dragseth

Hope Dragseth

Sophomore
Distance
Josephine Jett

Josephine Jett

Junior
Sprints/Hurdles
Emily Kendrick

Emily Kendrick

Senior
Distance
Sophia Laudi

Sophia Laudi

Sophomore
Throws
Georgia Rogers

Georgia Rogers

Junior
Hurdles/Jumps
Madeline Seifert

Madeline Seifert

Senior
Pole Vault
Luna Young

Luna Young

Sophomore
Sprints
Emily Ortiz

Emily Ortiz

Junior
Throws
Lorrell Shiely

Lorrell Shiely

Freshman
Throws