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Simon Leads Cardinals with Top 5 Steeplechase finish at Silfen Invitational

The Wesleyan women's track and field team played double duty over the weekend, competing at the Conn. College Silfen Invitational and the UMass Commonwealth Invite with several Top 5 finishes as the team was led by Alexandra Simon '27 in the steeplechase.

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NEW LONDON, CT. – The Wesleyan women's track and field team played double duty over the weekend, competing at the Conn. College Silfen Invitational and the UMass Commonwealth Invite with several Top 5 finishes as the team was led by

Alexandra Simon '27 in the steeplechase.

RESULTS

Silfen Invitational

UMass Commonwealth Invitational

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Running the 3000m steeplechase at the Silfen Invitational, Simon crossed the finish line in fourth place, clocking in with a final time of 11:25.76.

  • Placing fifth in the 1500m, Elanora Smith '27 finished with a total time of 4:44.50.

  • A sixth-place finish went to Kaitlyn Connors '29 in the 5000m, clinching a 17:23.84.

  • Challenging herself to a variety of events, Kate DiTullio '28 placed ninth in the heptathlon with 3038 total points.

  • Competing at UMass, Juliette Sullivan '27 ran a 24.97 in the 200m dash, placing fourth.

  • Alex Neubert '29 took to the triple jump, finishing at a length of 11.40m for fifth place. Neubert is just short of the 11.42m school record.

The Cardinals return to action on Saturday, April, 18, for the Trinity Invitational.

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