Big Green Women Claim 3rd at UNH in First Meet of 2021

Saturday, April 24

Durham, N.H.

11 AM

Dartmouth College

UNH Pre-Conference Invitational

Emma Cunningham women's track Invitational

Emma Cunningham won the long jump Saturday at UNH.

Photo by: Doug Austin

Big Green Women Claim 3rd at UNH in First Meet of 2021

4/24/2021 4:53:00 PM | Women's Track & Field

Results

Dartmouth returns to competition and earns four first-place showings.

DURHAM, N.H. – For the first time in over a year, the Dartmouth women's track & field team lined up against outside competition Saturday afternoon at the UNH Pre-Conference Invitational.

In a field of six teams at the Reggie Atkins Track & Field Facility, the Big Green posted 115 points to finish third, more than 30 points ahead of fourth-place UMass Lowell, while just five back of second-place Maine.

The hosts from UNH won with 175 points.

The competition also marked the first for Marjorie & Herbert Chase '30 Director of Dartmouth Track & Field and Cross Country Porscha Dobson, who made the move to Hanover this past fall.

HIGHLIGHTS:

Making an immediate impact in her Dartmouth debut, freshman Bridget McNally won the 100m in 12.36. Her time was not only just outside the program's all-time top-10 for the event, but also garnered nine points for her team. Sophomore Emma Cunningham (12.58) and senior Kathryn Laskoski (12.60) were fourth and fifth, respectively.
McNally made another splash in the 200m, winning the event with a 25.24. Laskoski was also strong, finishing third in 25.86.
Another event win for the Green came in the long jump courtesy of sophomore Emma Cunningham. The New Jersey native finished first thanks to a mark of 18-10.0/5.74m on her fifth attempt. Freshman Lauren Godwin (18-0.5/5.50m) was fourth in her first competition as a member of the team.
Dartmouth found itself with another nine-point performance in the 400m hurdles with junior Arianna Gragg claiming the top spot as she ran a 1:04.12.
In one of the first events of the day on the track — and in her first career race for the Big Green — freshman Natalie Shapiro took second in the 1500m in 4:36.93. Sophomore Corinne Robitaille followed immediately after in 4:37.38 to combine for 13 points in the team standings. Sophomore Anya Hirschfeld was fourth in 4:37.86.
In the shot put, Samantha Stevens (41-0.25/12.50m) finished third with Madyson Buchalski (40-0.0/12.19m) taking the fifth spot.
Freshman Jamie Tatum claimed sixth in the discus thanks to a 122-4.0/37.28m throw on her fifth attempt.
Rachel Ludwikowski (18:30.08) and Isabella Chao (18:37.81) combined for 11 points in the 5000m as they placed fifth and sixth, respectively.
Hirschfeld, Robitaille, Shapiro and Julia Fenerty ran a 4:06.31 in the 4x400m, claiming second and seven points.