Women’s Indoor Track & Field Sets Four PRs at Gordon Kelly Invitational

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Suffolk women's indoor track & field had four Rams produce personal-best at MIT's Gordon Kelly Invitational Saturday at the Johnson Athletic Center Track.

RAMS RECORDS

• Maria Gallant registered a personal-best in the 800 of 3:02.13. 
• Megan Dunn logged a career-high in the 1000 of 3:22.20. 
• Katarina Ferreira produced a personal record of 7:19.74 in the mile. 
• Emma Withers recorded a career-high 9.48-meter throw in the weight throw. 

RAMS RUNNERS

• Shannon Groom as the runner-up in the 600 (1:48.18) and ran the 200 (29.91).
• Aida Bellal made one lap around the track in 1:08.94. 
• Gallant clocked a 3:02.13 in the 800.
• Dunn (3:22.20) and Allison Martin (3:31.52) represented the Rams in the 100 and claimed third and sixth, respectively. 
• Ferreira finished the mile in 7:19.74, good for 15th.  

JUMPERS JIST

• Averie Denelle was the runner-up in the high jump as she cleared 1.56 meters. Catherine Brown's 1.46-meter showing was good for 12th. 
• Devyn Battistoni cleared 3.40 meter sin the pole vault to claim sixth. 
• Sasha Helfgott-Waters took ninth in the triple jump with a 9.31-meter effort.  

THROWERS THOUGHTS

• Gracie O'Connell (8.54) and Divinety Johnson (8.31) heaved the shot put.
• O'Connell (11.48), Johnson (10.31), Withers (9.48), Bailee Mallet (9.45) and Lydia Comprosky (8.45) competed in the weight throw.  

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk is set to compete at the USATF New England Indoor Track & Field Championship Sunday, Feb. 23 at the Gordon Indoor Track at Harvard.