Women’s Track & Field takes fifth place at Liberty League Championships

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The RIT women's track & field team finished in fifth place out of eight teams at the 2025 Liberty League Outdoor Championships at the RIT Track & Field Complex.   
 
The ended the championship meet with 95 points. Rochester won the meet with 193.5 points, just two points ahead of second-place Ithaca. RPI took third with 181 points and Vassar coming in fourth with 101 points.

SATURDAY HIGHLIGHTS

• Senior Emily DiMarco and first year Ben Kayser-Cochran placed second and third in in the discus with distances of 43.58m and 42.32m, respectively.

• Junior Rania Sabri crossed the finish line in 14.93 seconds in the 100m Hurdles to earn fifth place. Sabri also took third in the triple jump (11.01m) and ran a leg in the 4x100m relay team that was fifth place.
• Senior sprinter Caroline Hill helped the 4x400m relay team to a second-place finish, posting a combined time of 4:01.64. Individually, Hill took third in the 400m Hurdles with a time of 1:04.66.

 
FRIDAY HIGHLIGHTS

• In the 400m Hurdles prelims, seniors Caroline Hill and Justine Draper, and junior Samantha Crisci all qualified for the finals.
• Junior Rachel Kulp finished fourth in the 100m prelims with a time of 12.32 seconds, advancing to the finals.
• Senior thrower Sonya Shivok earned eight points for RIT in the javelin, placing second with a distance of 37.70m on the final attempt. Sophomores Autumn Bernava and Mia Gerber also earned points after coming in fifth and sixth, respectively.
• In the long jump, senior Allison Regnante took fifth place, leaping 5.36m on the third attempt.

 
SATURDAY
Shot Put Final
4th - Marinna Heichberger 12.01m*
6th - Emily DiMarco 11.77m
7th - Amelia Geck 11.64m
9th - Sonya Shivok 11.45m

Triple Jump Final
3rd - Rania Sabri 11.01m
5th - Violet Ameele 10.66m

4x100m Relay Final
5th - Caroline Hill, Rachel Kulp, Rania Sabri, Allison Regnante 49.33*
 
1,500m Final
16th - Abby Thomas 5:02.12
17th - Jade Kimmel 5:14.34

100m Hurdles Final
5th - Rania Sabri 14.93*

100m Final
 6th - Rachel Kulp 12.73
 
400m Hurdles Final
3rd - Caroline Hill 1:04.66*
5th - Samantha Crisci 1:06.23*
6th - Justine Draper 1:06.31*
 
High Jump Final
10th - Mia Gerber 1.42m
 
Discus Final
2nd - Emily DiMarco 43.58m*
3rd - Ben Kayser-Cochran 42.32m*
7th - Bailee Drummond 37.65m
11th - Marinna Heichberger 35.05m
 
5,000m Final
13th - Therese Georgia 18:27.63
 
4x400m Relay Final
2nd - Samantha Crisci, Jorja DeCarlo, Justine Draper, Caroline Hill 4:01.64*
 
FRIDAY
Long Jump Final
5th - Allison Regnante 5.36m*
NR - Rachel Kulp

Hammer Throw Final
4th - Autumn Bernava 44.91m
9th - Bailee Drummond 42.07m
13th – Marinna Heichberger 38.89m
18th - Ben Kayser-Cochran 35.11m
 
100m Hurdles Prelims
5th - Rania Sabri 15.11* (ADVANCES TO FINAL)

400m Prelims
9th - Jorja DeCarlo 1:00.99
 
100m Prelims
4th - Rachel Kulp 12.32* (ADVANCES TO FINAL)

800m Prelims
11th - Abby Nautel 2:21.44
18th - Sophia DiGennero 2:26.92
20th - Teah Silliman 2:29.87

400m Hurdles Prelims
3rd - Caroline Hill 1:03.58* (ADVANCES TO FINAL)
5th - Samantha Crisci 1:05.87* (ADVANCES TO FINAL)
6th - Justine Draper 1:07.89 (ADVANCES TO FINAL)
 
Pole Vault Final
9th - Samantha Schlectman 2.83m
 
Javelin Final
2nd - Sonya Shivok 37.70m*
5th - Autumn Bernava 35.27m*
6th - Mia Gerber 34.66m*
 
200m Prelims
9th - Rachel Kulp 25.90
20th - Jorja DeCarlo 27.29

* - AARTFC qualifying time/mark