The Emory track and field team participated in two track and field events this weekend. The Eagles sent athletes to the Auburn War Eagle Invitational in Auburn, Ala. and the Mountain Laurel Invitational in Sewanee, Tenn.
This weekend's meets were the final two meets of the regular season for the Eagles. Emory will compete in the University Athletic Association (UAA) championships next weekend.
"This was our final tune up for the UAA Championships which are coming up pretty soon," Head Coach John Curtin said. "The majority of the team rested this week so we can be fresh for next week, but we still had some good performances this weekend in both meets."
Junior Morgan Monroe was the only athlete for Emory to be sent to the Auburn War Eagle Invitational. She finished 10th in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.54 seconds, the 10th-fastest time in Division III this season, and the eighth-fastest time in school history.
"Morgan has been doing a great job getting us pumpoed to compete, and helping us pull together as a team and develop team spirit," freshman Lydia O'Neal said.
Monroe was also able to place 25th in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.97 seconds, her personal best time this season and seventh among UAA competitors.
Emory was also able to grab four first place finishes at the Mountain Laurel Invitational. Freshman Taylor Jarl won the shot put with a throw of 12.52 meters. This was his best throw of the season.
Jarl also finished fourth in the hammer throw with a distance of 31.74 meters. Freshman Jacob Seigel finished first in the discus throw with a distance of 41.75 meters.
Sophomore Louis Mennel finished eighth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.09 seconds and third in the javelin throw with a distance of 37.43 meters.
Sophomore Elaina Kim won the pole vault after clearing the bar at a height of 3.05 meter.
Fellow classmate Anja Matthes tied for first in the high jump after completing a jump of 1.55 meters. She also finished second in the long jump after recording a distance of 4.75 meters.
Ulrica Tull finished second in the hammer throw with a distance of 31.36 meters and third in the shot put with a distance of 8.88 meters. Junior Emily Caesar finished second in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:25.57, while sophomore Madison Hoeninghausen finished second in the javelin throw with a distance of 33.35 meters.
The Eagles will now turn their attention to the UAA championships. Curtin is optimistic that his teams can compete with any in the conference.
"The women's team has won the last three UAA Championships, and it would be great for our seniors if we could win a fourth in a row so they can go out winning ever year," Curtin said.
He continued: "The guys have improved immensely over the course of the season. We think the guys are a top three team right now and can definitely compete with teams like [Washington University in St. Louis] and the University of Chicago."
The track and field team will head to New York on Saturday, April 27 and Sunday, April 28 for the UAA Championships, which will be hosted by New York University at Icahn Stadium.
"We have been resting a lot and not lifting as much in preparation for the UAA championships, in order to give our bodies a chance to recover from the season and be fresh to compete," O'Neal said.
– By Brian Chavkin
Photo courtesy of Emory Athletics
