Frey, Smiley lead women's track and field at Terrier Classic

BOSTON – The Holy Cross women's track and field team competed at the John Thomas Terrier Classic, hosted by Boston University, on Friday, Jan. 24.

MEET HIGHLIGHTS:

Senior Caroline Frey placed fifth in the 400 meters with a school-record and ECAC-qualifying time of 55.78 seconds.
Senior Allie Smiley won the long jump, leaping 5.85 meters – just short of her school record of 5.88 meters – and qualifying for the ECAC Championships. She also ran a New England-qualifying time of 7.92 seconds in the prelims of the 60 meter dash.
Junior Christa Jay Moore was second in the pole vault, clearing an ECAC standard at 3.85 meters. Freshman Annie Lineberger was seventh, also reaching an ECAC-qualifying mark at 3.65 meters.
Sophomore Jordyn Shubrick placed seventh in the weight throw, posting an ECAC-qualifying mark of 16.14 meters.
Junior Marina Mackinnon finished eighth in the 500 meters, clocking in at a New England-qualifying time of 1:16.30. Sophomore Grace Hoelscher also qualified for New Englands with a 24^th-place finish in a time of 1:17.56.
Sophomore Kelsey O'Hara had a New England-qualifying time of 2:14.84 in the 800 meters, finishing in 28^th place.
Senior Allison McArdle qualified for New Englands with a time of 2:56.36 in the 1,000 meters.
Senior Jenna Gasparrini ran a time of 9:59.70 in the 3,000 meters to place 31^st and qualify for New Englands. Sophomore Michaela Halloran also posted a New England-qualifying time at 10:17.11.
Junior Abbie Mokwuah had a New England-qualifying throw of 12.88 meters in the shot put, placing eighth.
Freshman Cymeria Robshaw won the 60 meter dash in a time of 7.93 seconds.
Frey, Mackinnon, junior Riemke Bouvier and freshman Laura Turner teamed up to run a time of 3:54.64 in the 4x400 meter relay, placing eighth.