BOSTON – The Elon University women's track and field team saw three school records set or tied on its first day at the 2022 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Indoor Championships on Saturday, March 5, inside the Track and Tennis Center at Boston University.
 
Anna Twomey was third overall in the prelims of the 1,000-meters as the junior clocked a new school-record of 2:48.08 to qualify for the finals.
 
Senior Stephanie Lair broke the school-record in the 800-meters as the Portland, Ore., native ran a time of 2:08.63 in the prelims of the race and finished seventh to advance to the finals.
 
Meghan Wilcox matched her school-record in the 60-meters, clocking a time of 7.64 in the prelims of the race. The freshman ran a time of 7.65 in the semifinals and just missed out on advancing to the finals.
 
In the 400-meters, Piper Jons and Aliya Barrows both set new personal-bests in the preliminary round of the race with Jons posting a time of 54.79 in fourth and Barrows a time of 55.63 in ninth. Both athletes move on to the finals tomorrow.
 
Tessa DiPierdomenico also set a new personal-record in the 500-meters with her prelim time of 1:14.77. The Toronto, Canada, native qualifies for the final round tomorrow.
 
Barrows, DiPierdomenico, Riley Drometer and Jons all teamed up on the Phoenix's 4x400-meter relay team to post the fastest prelim time at 3:45.76 – the second-fastest indoor time in school history. The group will advance to the finals tomorrow.
 
Alyssa Sandy ran the second-fastest time in the prelims of the 60-meter hurdles at 8.64 and followed with a qualifying time of 8.70 in the semifinals to advance to the final round tomorrow.
 
Jette Beermann qualified for the finals in the one-mile run as the freshman ran a time of 4:50.94 in fifth place of the prelims.
 
Lauryn Carlton was Elon's top finisher in the weight throw as the Elon, N.C., native was seventh overall with a toss of 17.58m. Kaitlin McGoogan was 10^th at her throw of 16.83m.
 
Elon's 4x800-meter relay team of Sabrina Mannes, Emily Alps, Hannah Preeo and Arianna Sakoutis ran a prelim time of 9:21.02.
 
On Deck
The Phoenix concludes its second and final day at the 2022 ECAC Indoor Championships tomorrow, March 6, with Elon's first event of the day, the women's shot put, starting at 9:30 a.m.