NORTHAMPTON, Mass. – The Wellesley College track and field team competed at Smith College's Benyon Indoor Meet on Saturday, as the Blue sent 14 runners to the four-team event.

Wellesley competed in 10 of the meet's 21 events, recording 69 total points, as each of the Blue's competitors contributed to the overall team score. Amherst came out on top, followed by Smith, Mount Holyoke and Wellesley.

Highlighting the meet for the Blue, seniors Leah Clement and Molly Shanley each recorded times that qualified them for the New England Div. III and ECAC Div. III Championships. Clement took first place in the 800-meter race, finishing in a time of 2:16.98, and also qualifying for the New England Intercollegiate Championships. Shanley placed second in the mile run, with her time of 5:14.04 shaving nearly five seconds off her personal best.

In the 4 x 800-meter relay, Wellesley's entry took second place overall, coming in with a time of 10:26.97. The Blue team consisted of junior Camille Basurto, first-year Nicole Chui, sophomore Doris Berman, and Shanley.

Sophomore Sarah Roundy and first-year Chloe Emerson finished back-to-back in the 600-meter race, with Roundy taking third in 1:49.80 and Emerson running her first collegiate track race in a time of 1:50.71. First-year Vanessa Wilkins hit a personal best in a fourth place finish in the 3,000-meter race (11:01.13), while classmate Taylor Bickford finished eighth in the same event, her first attempt at the distance. The Blue also got an eighth place finish from first-year Alice Sun in the 800-meter race. 

In the shorter distances, Wellesley first-year Kathleen Hanlon and sophomore Sheena Dupuy, each completed the program's first 60-meter dash races. Hanlon went first, taking sixth in heat one, establishing the program record, while Dupuy ran second, besting Hanlon's time by .12 seconds.

Wrapping up the meet highlights for the Blue were a pair of fifth place finishes in the 4 x 200-meter relay and the 4 x 400-meter relay. The 200-meter foursome included: first-year Sarah Chen running in her first collegiate race, Dupuy, Hanlon and Roundy. The 400-meter team was comprised of: Dupuy, sophomore Jane Lodwick, Emerson and Hanlon.

Wellesley track and field will be back in action next week taking part in a pair of local events. The Blue will send runners to Friday's Valentine Invitational held at BU, while running in the Tufts Invitational on Saturday.