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Women’s Track & Field sits in fourth place through first day at Liberty League Championships

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The RIT women's track & field team sits in fourth out of seven teams through the first day of the 2025 Liberty League Outdoor Championships at the RIT Track & Field Complex.   
 
Day two's events are scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. with the Women's Heptathlon ling jump.

 
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.

 
 
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 DiGennaro 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

SATURDAY
Shot Put Final
Marinna Heichberger
Emily DiMarco
Sonya Shivok
Amelia Geck

Triple Jump Final
Rania Sabri
Violet Ameele

4x100m Relay Final
Caroline Hill, Rachel Kulp, Rania Sabri, Allison Regnante
 
1,500m Final
Abby Thomas
Jade Kimmel

100m Hurdles Final
Rania Sabri

400m Final

100m Final
 Rachel Kulp
 
400m Hurdles Final
Caroline Hill
Samantha Crisci
Justine Draper
 
High Jump Final
Mia Gerber
 
Discus Final
Ben Kayser-Cochran
Emily DiMarco
Bailee Drummond
Marinna Heichberger
 
5,000m Final
Therese Georgia
 
4x400m Relay Final
Samantha Crisci, Jorja DeCarlo, Justine Draper, Caroline Hill

* - AARTFC qualifying time/mark
 

Players Mentioned

Violet Ameele

Sprints/Jumps
5' 6"
Graduate Student

Autumn Bernava

Throws
6' 0"
Sophomore

Samantha Crisci

Sprints/Hurdles
5' 3"
Junior

Emily DiMarco

Throws
5' 8"
Senior

Justine Draper

Hurdles
5' 4"
Senior

Bailee Drummond

Throws
5' 6"
Sophomore

Amelia Geck

Throws
5' 6"
Sophomore

Therese Georgia

Distance
5' 2"
Sophomore

Mia Gerber

Jumps/Throws
5' 11"
Sophomore

Marinna Heichberger

Throws
5' 5"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Violet Ameele

5' 6"
Graduate Student
Sprints/Jumps

Autumn Bernava

6' 0"
Sophomore
Throws

Samantha Crisci

5' 3"
Junior
Sprints/Hurdles

Emily DiMarco

5' 8"
Senior
Throws

Justine Draper

5' 4"
Senior
Hurdles

Bailee Drummond

5' 6"
Sophomore
Throws

Amelia Geck

5' 6"
Sophomore
Throws

Therese Georgia

5' 2"
Sophomore
Distance

Mia Gerber

5' 11"
Sophomore
Jumps/Throws

Marinna Heichberger

5' 5"
Junior
Throws