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NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. -- The Merrimack College women's track and field team won against Bentley, Saint Anselm and Stonehill at Duane Stadium on Friday. The Warriors finished the meet with 253 total points with strong showings and first place finishes across events.

The Basics
Date: Friday, April 23, 2021
Event: Merrimack Track and Field Carnival
Location: North Andover, Mass. / Duane Stadium

Meet Highlights

• Merrimack swept the top three of the 200m with Emma Faivre winning at 26.18, Jahadia Gabriel earning second at 26.47 and Taylor Budney rounding out the group at 27.01.
• Samantha LiPetri won the 800m for the Warriors at 2:19.68. Carla Bouchrouche won the 400m hurdles at 1:05.10.
• The 4x400 relay, with Emma Faivre, Samantha LiPetri, Carla Bouchrouche and Kaleigh Lane finished second at 4:10.08.
• In the high jump, Annie Towler won the event at 1.58m with Madison Haughey taking third at 1.53m. Allee Purcell took second in the triple jump at 10.88m as Kathryn Sullivan finishing third at 10.47m.
• Freshman Abigail Greeley bested her personal best and program record in the long jump, winning the event with a 5.75m jump.
• In the pole vault, the top four held by the Warriors as Anna Gardner, Skyler Bomba and Sarah Wilson all threw 2.90m, with Anna Rava taking second with a 2.75m throw.
• Alana Johnson won her fourth javelin event with a 40.58 meter throw, with Skylar DiMartino taking second in the javelin with a 34.14m throw.
• In throwing events, Taylor Jax won the hammer with a 39.36m toss and won the shot put with a 12.03m throw before finishing second in the discus at 38.20m. Hannah Flores took third in the discus at 37.81m and third in the shot put at 10.

Final Results:
1. Merrimack -- 253
2. Stonehill -- 143
3. Bentley -- 118
4. Saint Anselm -- 23
 
Up Next:
Merrimack will send qualifying members to compete in the Northeast Conference Championships at Bryant University on May 1 and 2 in Smithfield, Rhode Island. 
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