Women’s Track & Field competes at Geneseo Early Season Invite

GENESEO, N.Y. – Senior thrower Emily DiMarco won the discus and took fifth place in the shot put to lead the RIT women's track & field team at Geneseo's Early Season Invitational, Saturday.
 
In the discus, DiMarco threw a season-best 41.71m to win the event. The senior also placed fifth in the shot put with a distance of 11.74m as teammate Marinna Heichberger placed third with a throw of 11.96m.
 
Sophomore Mia Gerber recorded a personal record of 33.18m in the javelin to finish in fifth place.
 
On the track, senior Caroline Hill recorded a regional qualifying time of 1:05.02 in the 400m hurdles, in addition to anchoring the 4x400m relay team to a third-place finish.
 
Sophomore distance runner Eva Reilly ran the 3,000m steeplechase in 12:38.56, coming in fifth overall.
 
 
TOP RIT FINISHERS
400 Meters
9th – Jorja DeCarlo 1:01.88
 
800 Meters
10th – Abby Nautel 2:24.10
 
3,000 Meter Steeplechase
5th – Eva Reilly 12:38.56
 
400 Meter Hurdles
3rd – Caroline Hill 1:05.02*
7th – Samantha Crisci 1:07.51
9th – Justine Draper 1:08.03
 
4x400 Relay
3rd – Samantha Crisci, Jorja DeCarlo, Justine Draper, Caroline Hill 4:09.73
 
Long Jump
6th – Allison Regnante 5.22m
 
Triple Jump
6th – Violet Ameele 10.38m
 
Shot Put
3rd – Marinna Heichberger 11.96m
5th – Emily DiMarco 11.74m
8th – Amelia Geck 11.15m
 
Discus
1st – Emily DiMarco 41.71m
10th – Bailee Drummond 32.84m
 
Javelin
5th – Mia Gerber 33.18m
8th – Autumn Bernava 31.54
10th – Sonya Shivok 30.05m
 
*AARTFC qualifying time/mark
 
 
WHAT'S NEXT
The Tigers are back in action this coming Friday (Apr. 11) at the University of Rochester Twilight Meet with events starting at 2 p.m.