COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – The Ursinus Women's Indoor Track & Field team returned to action on Sunday in the first time in over a month at the annual Collegeville Classic at the Floy Lewis Bakes Center.
 
 
Senior Meghan Carroll topped her own school record in the 600 meters with her time of 1:42.94 that bested her 2023 mark of 1:43.77. She led four Bears in the race as juniors Corrine Martello and Veronica Filippone were second and third on times of 1:56.16 and 1:57.94, respectively. Sophomore Kira Wise completed the group in fourth with her time of 2:00.29.
 
 

Senior Ryann Wauthier won the 3,000 meters after crossing the line with a time of 11:07.11. Senior Candace Hudson placed fifth with her time of 12:15.57 and junior Brooke Richards placed sixth on her time of 12:51.72. Junior Kira Norling placed seventh on a 13:01.79, first-year Julianna Mullen rounded out the top-10 on a 13:39, and first-year Nicole Parisi was 12th at 13:53.74.  Junior Mia Sideris was runner-up in the 1,00 0 meters with a time of 3:16.93 and first-years Aubrey Myers plus Elizabeth Dill placed back-to-back in sixth and seventh in the mile on times of 6:20.73 and 6:39.27.
 
 

In sprints, senior Rainah Dunham paced a 1-2-3 finish for Ursinus in the 60 meters after crossing the line at an 8.12. First-year Nadly Gyapong was second with a time of 8.14 in the finals and classmate Emily Barlam was on third on an 8.47. Junior Kaelin Ryan won the 200 meters with a time of 27.21 and sophomore Sam Wechsler was runner-up at a time of 27.91. First-year Sam Leo was third in the 200 on her time of 29.13 and junior Lily Nagy placed fourth on a 29.55. Senior Sierra Hufnagle was the lone Bear in the 300 meters and finished third on a time of 50.42.
 
 

Wechsler led a trio of Bears in the 60 meter hurdles after winning the finals on a time of 9.78 and junior Juniper Bauroth-Sherman was second behind her time of 10.52. Ryan placed fifth to round out the trio with an 11.77.
 
 

In throws, sophomore Randi Wood won the shot put after posting a winning throw of 9.50 meters which led six Bears in the top-8. First-year Lily McGrath was third on a throw of 9.23 meters and sophomore Hannah Quinn was fourth on a toss of 9.08 meters. First-year Kamarah Jones finished with an 8.27-meter throw in sixth and sophomores Talia Jones plus Leah Lewis posted throws of 8.24 meters and 7.75 meters, respectively. Quinn took the weight throw behind a career best mark of 13.57 meters and McGrath was second on her throw of 10.48 meters. Wood finished fourth with a 9.48-meter throw and Lewis was sixth at 7.68 meters.  
 
 
 
Bauroth-Sherman led a 1-2 finish in the pole vault after clearing the bar at 3.05 meters and first-year Mia Bompensa was second on a 2.60 meter mark. Junior Amanda Traska won the high jump with a mark of 1.50 meters and sophomore Madison Lippay finished third on her jump of 1.45 meters. Leo took the long jump for the Bears with her mark of 5.05 meters while Nagy (4.49 meters) and Traska (4.48 meters) finished third and fourth, respectively. Junior Rhiannon Okuniewski was sixth on a jump of 4.24 meters.
 
 
 
 
Ursinus returns to action next weekend as student-athletes will be represented in two events. Multiple Bears will be at the Widener Evening Invite hosted by the University of Pennsylvania on Friday, January 24th and the team will finish at Franklin & Marshall's Coach I Open on Saturday, January 25th.