Boston, Mass. – February 25, 2024 – The Springfield College women's track and field team competed at the New England Division III Championships on Sunday afternoon at the Track at New Balance. As a team, the Pride finished 25th overall.

First-year Katherine DeFosse (Worcester, Mass.) had the best finish for the Pride as she took seventh in the 60-meter hurdles in 9.10-seconds after recording a 9.04 in prelims. Sophomore Kristina Kyle (Watertown, Conn.) placed 13th in the 800-meter run in 2:22.91, junior Maddie Shea (Amherst, Mass.) took 15th in the 3,000-meter run in 10:28.92, senior Gwen Andersen (Pawcatuck, Conn.) placed 22nd in the 200-meter dash in 26.36 and senior Kate Bonanno (Ellington, Conn.) took 25th in the 5,000-meter run in 19:26.27.

The 4x200-meter relay of DeFosse, sophomore Kaitlyn Doherty (Wilmington, Mass.), first-year Sofia Aguilar (Norwalk, Conn.) and sophomore Madison Mulas (Wilmington, Mass.) finished 13th in 1:49.20, while the 4x400-meter relay of sophomore Mackenzie DiDonato (Thomaston, Conn.), senior Maggie Donahue (East Hampton, Conn.), junior Maeve D'Arcy (West Hartford, Conn.) and junior Julia Brillo (Ludlow, Mass.) placed 13th in 4:12.02.

The distance medley relay of junior Elina Olmedo (Wakefield, Mass.), senior Taylor Gibson (Billerica, Mass.), sophomore Leah Castle (Ashford, Conn.) and senior Sophie Curcio (New Canaan, Conn.) took 14th overall in 13:07.08.

Junior Katelynn Taylor (Franklin, Mass.) led the way for Springfield in the field events as she placed eighth in the weight throw with a best toss of 14.52-meters (47 feet, 7 inches) and 14th in the shot put with a best throw of 11.44-meters (37 feet, 6.5 inches). Junior Samantha Paul (Albany, N.Y.) rounded out the highlights from today with a tenth place finish in the triple jump with a best leap of 10.91-meters (35 feet, 9.5 inches).

Next weekend, Springfield will compete at the AARTFC Championships on the campus of Nazareth University and the All-New England Championships back at the Track at New Balance.