GORHAM, Maine – Fifth-year senior Zoe Barnes (New Gloucester, Maine/Gray-New Gloucester) won the shot put with a throw of 13.79m to beat her own University of Southern Maine program record and move into third on the national leaderboard in the event. Senior Janiah Young (Perkinsville, Vt./Windsor), sophomore Khalysa Hammith (Windham, Maine), junior Gwen Catalano (Buxton, Maine/Bonny Eagle), freshman Ava Gerrity (Windham, Maine), and the Huskies sprint medley group all won events for the Huskies.
 
Young recorded the third-fastest 55-meter dash time in program history at 7.35 seconds to place first overall. Her converted 60m time ranks fourth in the NCAA DIII East region. Catalano won the 3000 meters with a time of 10:57.91. The sprint medley team of senior Alexis Karantza (Westbrook, Maine), freshman Addy Burkhardt (Lisbon Falls, Maine), Young and freshman Madi Sainis (Pierrefords, Quebec) won their race with a time of 4:20.65.
 
Hammith placed first in the long jump with a mark of 5.61m. Gerrity won the triple jump with a distance of 10.19m.
 
Track Event Highlights:

• Karantza placed second in the 200 meters with a time of 27.32 seconds. Sophomore Mya Austin (Sumner, Maine/Buckfield) placed third with a time of 27.54 seconds.
• Senior AnnMarie Limberger (Vassalboro, Maine/Waterville) placed second in the 800 meters with a time of 2:30.35.
• Sainis ran a time of 5:15.90 in the mile to place second and now ranks seventh in program history.
• Sophomore Saya Breiting-Brown (Portland, Maine/Deering) finished second in the 55-meter hurdles with a personal-best time of 8.91 seconds in the finals.
• Senior Whitney Davenport (Westbrook, Maine) placed fifth in the 800 meters with a time of 2:36.42 while senior Anabel Melanson (West Warren, Mass./Quaboag) placed seventh at 2:40.18.
• Hammith ran a personal-best time of 27.77 seconds to place sixth in the 200 meters.
• Senior Lucy Depolito (North Andover, Mass.) placed sixth in the 3000 meters with a time of 11:35.06.
• Sophomore Adria Otash (Berwick, Maine/Noble) placed sixth in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 9.67 seconds in the finals after running the prelims in 9.60 seconds.
• Burkhardt placed eighth in the 200 meters with a time of 28.06 seconds.

 
Field Event Highlights:

• Senior Riley Reitchel (Palermo, Maine/Erskine Academy) placed second in the pole vault by clearing 3.35m. Freshman Emma O'Brien (Aurora, Colo./Eaglecrest) cleared 3.10m to place third.
• Senior Jaigan Boudreau (Dayton, Maine/Thornton Academy) placed second in the shot put with a toss of 12.79m.
• Freshman Ashley Arsenault (Winthrop, Maine) placed third in the high jump at 1.47m.
• Senior Lizzie Asman (Marlborough, Mass./ Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter) placed fifth in the weight throw with a mark of 11.46m.
• Gerrity placed eighth in the long jump with a mark of 4.66m.
• Freshman Nadia Sylla (Burlington, Vt.) placed eight in the shot put at 10.47m.

 
Up Next:
The Huskies will send athletes to the Bates Multi / Invitational next Friday and Saturday.