Women’s Track & Field Delivers Record-Setting Day at Sean Collier Invitational

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Bailey Stoddard-Baughman became the latest Suffolk to rewrite the history book Saturday at the MIT Sean Collier Invitational, breaking the program mark in the triple jump to headline a day filled with personal-best performances for Suffolk women's outdoor track & field.

RAMS RUNNERS

• The 100 was paced by JJ Conteh, who sprinted to fourth in 12.48, with Aida Bellal following in 29th at 14.48.
• Hilma Ortega led the Rams in the 100m hurdles with an eighth-place finish in 15.75, Bailey Stoddard-Baughman crossed 16th in 16.49, and Averie Denelle followed in 19th at 17.31.
• Suffolk's 4x100 quartet of Conteh, Ortega, Kelsie Dessaps, and Rhoni Johnson raced to fifth place in 49.54.
• JJ Conteh placed seventh in the 200 with a time of 26.37, with Kaylie Groom taking 14th at 27.38.
• One lap around the track saw Groom finish eighth in the 400 with a time of 1:00.52.
• Jaenelle Bryant crossed 17th in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:21.18.
• Suffolk's strongest event of the day came in the 1500, where Sofia Moukaddem earned runner-up honors in 4:43.50, followed by Chloe Koo (14th, 5:02.50), Cassandra Silkoff (23rd, 5:14.29), Megan Dunn (30th, 5:21.21), Ava Buckley (43rd, 5:52.63), and Leah Buckley (44th, 5:54.17).
• In the 5000, Paige Estaphan placed ninth in 19:39.54, Bailey Ford took 10th at 20:06.81, and Gina Cappello finished 13th in 20:36.67

JUMPERS JIST

• Denelle cleared 1.53 meters in the high jump to place ninth.
• Bailey Stoddard-Baughman rewrote the program record in the triple jump, landing at 10.06 meters for 12th place.
• Dessaps posted a mark of 4.98 meters in the long jump, with Evelyn Lansing following at 4.50 meters.

FIELDERS FACTS

• Hannah Laderoute paced Suffolk in the hammer throw with a toss of 32.53 meters, with Emily Milan adding a 26.54-meter mark.
• Laderoute also spun a 28.15-meter throw in the discus to place 15th, and Divinety Johnson added a mark of 26.28 meters.
• Laderoute reached 26.38 meters in the javelin, followed by Abby MacMillan at 18.40 meters.

RAMS RECORDS

• Stoddard-Baughman set a program record in the triple jump with a mark of 10.06 meters.
• Conteh recorded personal best times in both the 100 (12.48) and 200 (26.37).
• Ortega turned in a personal-best performance of 15.75 in the 100m hurdles, continuing her push on the program record.
• Denelle posted a collegiate best time of 17.31 in the 100m hurdles.
• Groom clocked a personal best 1:00.52 in the 400.
• Bryant set a personal best time of 1:21.18 in the 400m hurdles.
• Moukaddem (4:43.50), Koo (5:02.50), Silkoff (5:14.29), and Dunn (5:21.21) each recorded personal record times in the 1500.
• Laderoute set a new collegiate record in the javelin with a throw of 26.38 meters.
• Ford posted a personal best time of 20:06.81 in the 5000.

YOU'RE NEW HERE

• Milan made her event debut in the hammer throw.
• Laderoute competed in the discus for the first time.
• Ava Buckley and Leah Buckley each made their collegiate debuts in the 1500.
• Estaphan made her Suffolk debut in the 5000.­­

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk returns to action April 24-25 when it hosts the CNE Championships at the Brigham Athletic Complex in Wenham, Mass., beginning at 10:00 a.m.