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Blue Track & Field Picks up Two Wins at Smith Winter Classic

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. -- Wellesley dominated in the 3000 meter run with three top finishers in the non-team scoring Smith Winter Classic.

Senior Maya Bradbury (Freeport, Maine) took first place in the 3000m run with a time of 10:32.93. Just behind her was Claire Anderson (Denver, Colo.) who took the silver with a time of 10:32.99. Junior Ellie Murphy-Weise (San Francisco, Calif.) posted a 10:41.28 which was good for third place. 

The Blue also earned a victory in the 4x200 meter relay, recording a winning time of 1:53.29. The victory was over nine seconds faster than second place Castleton.

Mid-distance runner Sally Richardson (Orono, Minn.) placed fifth out of 16 runners in the 400 meter dash with a time of 1:04.65. In the longer distance, Bianca Lee (Hong Kong, China) posted a 3:39.34 which was good for sixth place.

The top field finisher of the day for Wellesley was Erin Dickinson, who took fifth in the long jump with a leap of 4.60m. Junior Ariel Traver (Palo Alto, Calif.) had a solid performance in the triple jump with a final round of 9.20m and good for sixth place.

Other finishers for Wellesley included Lauryn Collins with a 6.83m toss in the weight throw and Kiara Dozier (7.98m), Collins (7.77m), and Zeynep Yalcin (6.09m) in the shot put event.

Junior Dallis Kehoe (Norwell, Mass.) placed sixth in the 60 meter hurdles, posting a time of 10.47 which was less than a second behind the first place finisher. Eriko Darcy (Chicago, Ill.) took fifth in the 60 meter dash. 

Three Blue runners competed in the 200 meter dash, with Taylor Quaye (Redondo Beach, Calif.), Merete Ogha (Austin, Texas), and Ria Goveas (Bangalore, India) finishing in 8th, 12th, and 13th respectively.

Wellesley returns to action after the winter break on Saturday, January 15 at the Wheaton Invitational. 

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Players Mentioned

Maya Bradbury

Maya Bradbury

Distance
5' 3"
2022
Zeynep Yalcin

Zeynep Yalcin

Throws
5' 4"
2023
Claire Anderson

Claire Anderson

Distance
5' 7"
Senior
2023
Eriko Darcy

Eriko Darcy

Sprints
5' 1"
Junior
2024
Erin Dickinson

Erin Dickinson

Jumps
5' 3"
Sophomore
2025
Kiara Dozier

Kiara Dozier

Throws
5' 7"
Sophomore
2025
Ria Goveas

Ria Goveas

Sprints/Jumps
5' 3"
Sophomore
2025
Dallis Kehoe

Dallis Kehoe

Sprints/Jumps
5' 5"
Senior
2023
Bianca Lee

Bianca Lee

Distance/ Middle Distance
5' 7"
Junior
2024
Ellie Murphy-Weise

Ellie Murphy-Weise

Distance
5' 7"
Senior
2023
Taylor Quaye

Taylor Quaye

Sprints
5' 4"
Junior
2024
Sally Richardson

Sally Richardson

Sprints
5' 6"
Senior
2023

Players Mentioned

Maya Bradbury

Maya Bradbury

5' 3"
2022
Distance
Zeynep Yalcin

Zeynep Yalcin

5' 4"
2023
Throws
Claire Anderson

Claire Anderson

5' 7"
Senior
2023
Distance
Eriko Darcy

Eriko Darcy

5' 1"
Junior
2024
Sprints
Erin Dickinson

Erin Dickinson

5' 3"
Sophomore
2025
Jumps
Kiara Dozier

Kiara Dozier

5' 7"
Sophomore
2025
Throws
Ria Goveas

Ria Goveas

5' 3"
Sophomore
2025
Sprints/Jumps
Dallis Kehoe

Dallis Kehoe

5' 5"
Senior
2023
Sprints/Jumps
Bianca Lee

Bianca Lee

5' 7"
Junior
2024
Distance/ Middle Distance
Ellie Murphy-Weise

Ellie Murphy-Weise

5' 7"
Senior
2023
Distance
Taylor Quaye

Taylor Quaye

5' 4"
Junior
2024
Sprints
Sally Richardson

Sally Richardson

5' 6"
Senior
2023
Sprints
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