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Trinity Women Shine at Home Meet, Clinch 4th with Strong Sprints and Throws

| By: DeVaux

HARTFORD, Conn. – The Trinity College women's and men's outdoor track and field teams hosted the annual Trinity Invitational, with both squads earning 4th place overall. The men finished 4th out of 12 teams, while the women placed 4th among 13 teams. Trinity athletes are nationally ranked in 13 events and posted 44 combined individual highlights, including personal records and season bests throughout the day.

Top Track Performances:

  • Men's 100m Dash: First-year Arinze Okigbo finished 5th overall and now ranks No. 76 in Division III.

  • Women's 100m & 200m Dash: Jillian Strynar swept both events, setting new school records and ranking No. 20 in the 100m and No. 37 in the 200m nationally.

  • Women's 100m Hurdles: Senior Savannah Cece ran a personal best of 15.45 in the prelims and placed 8th in the sprint hurdle final.

  • Men's 110m Hurdles: First-year Ryan Martin finished 6th in the final and crossed the line with a personal best time of 16.01 in the prelims.

  • Men's 200m Dash: Zuri Johnson placed 3rd breaking the school record that has held strong in place since 2007 and holds a No. 23 national ranking.

  • Men's 400m Dash: Johnson also took 1st with a season best of 48.79 (No. 76 nationally), followed by senior Nolan McKenna in 2nd with a season best of 49.03 (No. 98).

  • Women's 400m Dash: First-year Jenna Najjar recorded a personal best of 1:00.24, finishing 7th.

  • Men's 400m Hurdles: Senior Jack Darling placed 5th with a personal best time of 57.90.

  • Men's 800m: Tyler Johnson ran a personal best of 1:55.40 to finish 9th.

  • Men's 1500m: Sophomore Sam Benham took 6th place with a personal best of 3:58.33.

  • Men's 5000m: Junior Saqlain Anjum finished 4th with a personal best time of 16:37.24.

Field Highlights:

  • Men's Discus: Andre Williams placed 9th with a throw of 38.00m.

  • Women's Hammer Throw & Shot Put: Amaya Pendleton took 2nd in both events with a 44.61m throw in the hammer and a season best 11.61m in the shot put.

  • Women's High Jump: Gabrieanne Chery cleared 1.59m for 2nd place, a personal best and No. 73 in the DIII rankings. Lauren Grattan followed in 3rd with a 1.56m jump.

  • Men's Javelin: Senior Andrew Moran threw a season best of 48.52m for 8th place.

  • Men's Pole Vault: First-year Ryan Martin cleared 3.60m for a season best and 10th place.

  • Women's Pole Vault: Jamie Tolk earned 9th place with a season best clearance of 2.65m.

  • Men's Shot Put: Sophomore Pete Passaro threw 13.21m to place 9th.

  • Men's Triple Jump: Donovan Koukal-Kollie took 1st place with a leap of 13.76m, ranking No. 52 in DIII.

Relay Results:

  • Men's 4x100m: The team of Okigbo, Johnson, McKenna, and Connor Quiet placed 3rd with a season best 41.99, breaking the school record and are currently ranked No. 60 in DIII.
  • Women's 4x100m: Cece, Strynar, Najjar, and Brooke Scott finished 2nd in a season best 48.06, ranked No. 41 in DIII.
  • Men's 4x400m: McKenna, Lars Sippel, Zuri Johnson, and Tyler Johnson took 1st with a season best 3:20.55, holding a No. 60 national ranking.
"We had a great weekend at the Trinity Invitational and are very proud of our team, our coaches, and all the supporting staff personnel who helped make this the best meet of the year in the region! Our Trinity Bantams performed well in front of the hometown crowd, setting dozens of PRs, qualifying at least 10 more Trinity athletes for the New England Championship, and setting four new school records. Thank you to all who came out to support." - Head Coach John Michael Mason
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