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Sophia Leone

Women's Indoor Track & Field

Leone Sets Program Record at Larry Sharpe Invitational

HAGERSTOWN, Md. - Freshman Sophia Leone set a program record in the pole vault Saturday to lead the McDaniel College women's indoor track & field team at the Larry Sharpe Invitational hosted by Hagerstown Community College.

There were no team scores.

Leone set the program record with a vaultt of 2.96 meters to place second and break a 21-year old school record set by Jen Bruce in 2003 with a mark of 2.95 meters.

Sophomore Sofia DelRosso-Freeman placed fifth with a jump of 2.66 meters while sophomore Kate Principio placed sixth with at 2.06 meters.

Sophomore Ameerah Johnson won shot put with a throw of 10.57 meters to move into fifth in program history. Senior Audrey Perrin finished fourth with a personal best of 7.76 meters and senior Samantha Vogel placed fifth with a throw of 7.31 meters. Senior Mikayla Smith finished sixth at 5.60 meters.

The 4x200-meter relay team of Leone, senior Angel Bidgell, senior Katie Morgan, sophomore Anna Rando finished first with a time of 1:50.83, the 10th-fastest in program history.

Rando won the 55-meter dash with a time of 7.74 seconds with sophomore Taylor Pinthiere finishing second in 8.03 seconds and freshman Krista DiPalma fifth in 8.61 seconds.

Graduate student Bailey Mullen won the 1,000 meters with a time of 3:13.36 while freshman Maya Colavito followed in second at 3:40.88.

The 4x400-meter relay team of Morgan, Rando, Mullen and sophomore Piper Nagaraj also finished first in a time of 4:35.24. 

Rando placed second in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 9.26 seconds to move her into 10th in program history. 

DiPalma placed second in the 200 with personal-best of 30.37 seconds.

In the 800 meters, Nagaraj placed fourth in 2:36.55, Bidgell placed sixth with a personal-best time of 2:52.30 and junior Emily Paulson was seventh in 3:03.00. Sophomore Abby Warner ran a personal-best of 3:12.84 to finish ninth.

McDaniel heads to Franklin & Marshall for the 2024 Centennial Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships next Saturday, Feb. 24.
 

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Players Mentioned

Katie Morgan

Katie Morgan

Sprints
5' 11"
Junior
Bailey Mullen

Bailey Mullen

Distance
5' 2"
Senior
Angel Bidgell

Angel Bidgell

Sprints
5' 4"
Junior
Sofia DelRosso-Freeman

Sofia DelRosso-Freeman

Pole Vault
5' 2"
First Year
Piper Nagaraj

Piper Nagaraj

Mid-Distance
5' 2"
First Year
Kate Principio

Kate Principio

Throws
5' 2"
First Year
Ameerah Johnson

Ameerah Johnson

Throws
5' 5"
First Year
Anna Rando

Anna Rando

Sprints/Hurdles
5' 1"
First Year
Mikayla Smith

Mikayla Smith

Throws
5' 3"
Junior
Emily Paulson

Emily Paulson

Mid-Distance
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Katie Morgan

Katie Morgan

5' 11"
Junior
Sprints
Bailey Mullen

Bailey Mullen

5' 2"
Senior
Distance
Angel Bidgell

Angel Bidgell

5' 4"
Junior
Sprints
Sofia DelRosso-Freeman

Sofia DelRosso-Freeman

5' 2"
First Year
Pole Vault
Piper Nagaraj

Piper Nagaraj

5' 2"
First Year
Mid-Distance
Kate Principio

Kate Principio

5' 2"
First Year
Throws
Ameerah Johnson

Ameerah Johnson

5' 5"
First Year
Throws
Anna Rando

Anna Rando

5' 1"
First Year
Sprints/Hurdles
Mikayla Smith

Mikayla Smith

5' 3"
Junior
Throws
Emily Paulson

Emily Paulson

Sophomore
Mid-Distance