WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - The William & Mary women's track & field team lead the first day of the Colonial Relays, on Friday. After 13 events scored, the Green & Gold stands in first place with 49.50 points and a total of  10 top 10 performances.
 
How It Happened:

Field Events

• Kicking it off for the field events sophomore Megan Heidebrecht recorded a personal best and placed second in the long jump with a mark of 5.84m, the second best-jump in school history since 2008. Sophomore Chelsea Mitchell finished in fourth place at 5.59m contributing five points to the overall team score. Mitchell's jump now ties for seventh in W&M history.    
• In the high jump university sophomore, Ellie St. Martin won the event with a mark of 1.61m, while red-shirt sophomore Liliana Klemanski placed fourth with 1.56m.
• Senior Eva Mustafic collected eight points for the Tribe after placing second in the hammer throw with a mark of 53.60m. Sophomore Keeley Suzenski placed fifth overall and collected five points.
• In the Pole Vault Olesya Sitowski added 3.5 points to the Tribes score, placing fifth at 3.70m.
• Sophomore Zoe Metzger finished eighth in the javelin with a mark of 36.13m, adding a point for the Tribe.

Running Events

• Mitchell finished in sixth place in the 100-meter dash at 12.24, adding three points to the team.
• In the 400-meter dash sophomore, Mary Gregory placed second overall at 55.69, contributing 8 points to the Tribe.
• In the 400-meter hurdles sophomore, Makenzie Joiner recorded a personal best finishing 10th at 1:04.49.
• Freshman Emily Ervin finished third in the 200-meter dash at 24.60, adding six points to the Green & Gold's tally.
• In the 5000m rookie, Arianna DeBoer secured a top 10 finish in 10th place at 17.00.00 even.
• Rounding it out for the Tribe in the 1500m, sophomore Kyra Holland finished 10th overall at 4:36.74.

The Colonial Relays continue on Saturday, with events beginning at 9:00 a.m.
 
2022 Colonial Relays
Team Standings – 13 Events Scored
1 William & Mary 49.50
2 Bucknell 40.50
3 Quinnipiac 33
4 Stony Brook 32.50
5 Delaware 32
6 Virginia 26
7 Temple 24
8 Saint Francis University 22
9 Williams 19
10 Howard 19
11 Brown 16.50
12 Oakland 16
13 Umass Lowell 15
14 Buffalo 14.50
15 Norfolk State 12.50
16 George Mason 12
17 George Washington 12
18 Kutztown 11
19 Fordham 10
20 New Hampshire 10
21 Rider 10
22 Richmond 9
23 Marist 8
24 Wagner 8
25 St. Peter's 8
26 Binghamton 7
27 Shippensburg 7
28 Liu Brooklyn 6
29 New Jersey Institute 5
30 James Madison 4
31 Christopher Newport 3
32 Southern Virginia 3
33 Duquesne 1
34 Lynchburg 1