FAIRFAX, Va. - Another weekend, even more history for William & Mary's relay teams.
Running in the final women's race at the ECAC Championship on Sunday, the quartet of
Amaya Johnson,
Lizzy Gregory,
Carly Swierbut, and
Emily Ervin captured the first-ever gold for the Tribe in the event. The squad finished in 3:36.94, almost six seconds ahead of the next closest time. It was also the second-fastest performance in Green and Gold history. Of course, the fastest came last week when the four standouts shattered their own school record, which they originally set at the Colonial Relays this season, by nearly three seconds.
Not to be outdone, earlier in the day, the 4x100 team broke the W&M school record in the event — for the third time this season. Johnson, Gregory,
Anna Kessler, and
Melissa Cunningham posted a time of 45.94, just edging out their previous mark of 45.97. The group captured All-East honors with the showing, taking third.
The relay performance capped off a dominant two-day showing for W&M. As a team, the Tribe took third place, with 55 points, the best-ever finish for the program. Towson finished first with 89.5 points, while Hampton was second with 74 points.
Triple Jump
Megan Heidebrecht finished in 15
th at 11.88m (38-11.75). With the jump, she ties herself for No. 11 on the Tribe's all-time performances list.
200m
Kessler ran a 24.57 to capture 12
th place, while Cunningham wasn't far behind with a time of 24.82 as she finished in 16
th.
400m Hurdle
Clare Howard took 16
th place, running a 1:04.17.
UP NEXT
William & Mary awaits word of invites to the NCAA East Prelims in Jacksonville, Fl. later this month.