Smith Wraps Up Its Regular Season--First Championship Is This Weekend

Track Athlete of the Meet Sonia and Teammate of the Meet Mary at Tufts
give us a friendly reminder that flu season is upon us--use hand sanitizer!  

Smith wrapped up the regular indoor track season this past weekend with some athletes competing Friday at Boston University's invitational, others competing Saturday at Tufts University's invitational, and seven athletes competing in both meets.  Ten new personal records were set over the course of two days.  Here are the team's picks for track athlete, field athlete, and teammate of the meets:

Track Athlete of the Meet: Sophomore Sonia Brown ran two blazing 200s in two days.  On Friday at BU, she set a new personal record for herself, clocking in at 27.61.  During the 4x200 on Saturday at Tufts, her split time was even faster.

Field Athlete of the Meet: Sophomore Maya Rittmanic competed both days, with a pentathlon performance on Saturday.  At Tufts, she came in second place in both the high jump and the long jump.

Teammates of the Meet: Senior Mary Cote and Sophomore Kristen Warren tied for teammates of the meet. Mary competed in four events and spent all free time cheering on others. Kristen, who is nursing a calf/hamstring injury and had to pull out of two events, wasted no time feeling sorry for herself and instead focused all attention on her teammates.

This weekend: Eight team members qualified for the Division III New England Championship meet that will be held at Smith this Friday and Saturday, February 17 and 18: Morgan, Katie, Sonia, Kirsten, Kayla, Maya, Mary, and Sarah.  Congrats!