Track & Field
The track and field program at Smith College has a history of strength at the conference, regional and national levels. In 2007, Shayla Livingston qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 400m hurdles and finished fourth in the country earning All American honors. Other recent additions to the team's All American list include Sara Lewicke '04 in the steeplechase event, Genesis Fischer '00 (two-time AA in the shot put), Teresa Winstead '99 (three-time AA in relays and heptathlon), Mary Saari '98, Mary Spelman '98 and Kate Farneth '98 (two-time AA in relays) and Amy Saari '98 in relays.
Team members begin individualized strength-training and conditioning in mid-September. Indoor competition runs from January through March and includes weekly co-ed invitational meets throughout New England. The indoor season culminates with the national championship.
During spring break, the team often travels south for training and competition., The outdoor season begins in March with large invitational meets leading to the NEWMAC, New England, ECAC and NCAA outdoor championships.
News:
Track & Field Places 25th at New England III Championships
Track & field individuals combined for a 25th place finish at the New England III Championships held today at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
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Track & Field Takes Fifth in NEWMAC Championship
The Pioneers finished in fifth place today with 52 points in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Track & Field Championships held today at Smith. Wheaton College won the meet with 205 points followed by Springfield (203), MIT (178), Coast Guard (67), Smith (52), Mount Holyoke (28), WPI (25) and Babson (18).
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Wheaton Women, MIT Men Capture NEWMAC Track & Field Titles
The women of Wheaton College and the men of MIT captured the 2008 New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference Track & Field Championships held today at Smith College. Wheaton (205 points) squeaked by Springfield (203 points) to reclaim the title that it had held from 1998-2006 while the MIT men took home their eighth consecutive title.
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Tracksters Take Fifth at Aloha Relays
Junior Claire Edwards (Klamath Falls, OR) placed second in the 100m (13.14), third in the long jump (5.10m) and fourth in the 200m (27.35) to help the Pioneers to a fifth place finish at Bowdoin College's Aloha Relays. The host won the meet with 209 points followed by Colby (156), Southern Maine (122.5), Bates (99.5), Smith 61 and Mount Holyoke 26.
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Track & Field Participates in ECSU Invitational
Smith Track & Field travelled to Mansfield, CT to participate in the Eastern Connecticut State University Invitational Tournament toady. The three school meet included Smith, ECSU, and Colby-Sawyer.
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Track & Field Competes at Mount Holyoke Invitational
Etta Grover-Silva (Arcata, CA) and Shakwana Etienne (West Orange, NJ) as well as the 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams won their events today at the non-team scoring Mount Holyoke Invitational.
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Track & Field Opens Outdoor Season at Trinity
Sophomore Etta Grover-Silva (Arcata, CA) won the pole vault and junior Claire Edwards (Klamath Falls, OR) had four top five performances this afternoon at the Trinity College "Bantam" Invitational.
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Grover-Silva Earns All-American Honors in Pole Vault
Etta Grover-Silva '10 (Arcata, CA) placed fifth in the pole vault today, earning all-American honors, at the Division III NCAA Indoor Track and Field National Championships hosted by Ohio Northern University.
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Grover-Silva Ranked 6th Heading into NCAA Championships
Smith sophomore Etta Grover-Silva (Arcata, CA) took first at the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships this weekend at Harvard University.
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