Women’s Track & Field competes at Cardinal Classic

PITTSFORD, N.Y. –  The RIT women's track & field team competed at the St. John Fisher Cardinal Classic, Saturday, in its final meet prior to next weekend's Liberty League Outdoor Championships.
 
Senior thrower Emily DiMarco led the Tigers with a first-place finish in the discus with a regional qualifying distance of 40.90m. DiMarco also placed third in the shot put with a mark of 11.79m.
 
Fellow senior thrower Sonya Shivok earned second place in the javelin with a throw of 34.93m, a regional qualifying distance.
 
Junior sprinter/jumper Rania Sabri leaped to a second-place finish in the triple jump, reaching 11.10m on the first attempt. On the track, Sabri placed third in the 100m hurdles, crossing the finish line in 15.15 seconds, a personal best. Both were regional qualifying results.
 
 
TOP RIT FINISHERS
100 Meters
5th – Rachel Kulp 12.60
 
400 Meters
8th – Jorja DeCarlo 1:01.74m
 
400 Meters
7th – Abby Nautel 2:21.72m
 
100 Meter Hurdles
3rd – Rania Sabri 15.15*
 
400 Meter Hurdles
5th – Samantha Crisci 1:05.94*
6th – Justine Draper 1:06.21*
 
Triple Jump
2nd – Rania Sabri 11.10m*
4th – Violet Ameele 10.46m
 
Shot Put
3rd – Emily DiMarco 11.79m
8th – Marinna Heichberger 11.33m
9th – Amelia Geck 11.20m
 
Discus
1st – Emily DiMarco 40.90m*
4th – Bailee Drummond 38.26m
 
Javelin
2nd – Sonya Shivok 34.93m*
6th – Mia Gerber 33.05m
 
*AARTFC qualifying time/mark
 
 
WHAT'S NEXT
The Tigers host the 2025 Liberty League Outdoor Championships this coming Friday and Saturday (May 2-3) at the RIT Track & Field Complex. The men's decathlon and women's heptathlon events on Friday are scheduled to start at noon, with track event prelims starting at 2 p.m.