South Hadley, MA --- All-Conference performances from junior Bethany Brown (Allentown, PA) and freshman Caetlyn Embree (Sherborn, CT) led the way as the WPI women's track and field team wrapped up competition in fifth place at the 2025 NEWMAC Championships Saturday at Mount Holyoke's Kendall Sports & Dance Complex.
 
Brown earned All-Conference honors with a runner-up finish in the 400-meter hurdles, crossing the line in 1:06.73. Junior Bailey Allmon (Woodbine, MD) also turned in a strong showing, placing fourth in the event with a personal-best time of 1:08.32.
 
Embree delivered a standout performance in the heptathlon, finishing second overall to earn All-Conference honors. She highlighted her weekend with a win in the long jump (4.84m) and runner-up finishes in both the 100-meter hurdles (17.16) and the 800 meters (2:36.74). Junior Lauren Coutu (Baldwinville, MA) added a fourth-place overall finish in the heptathlon, winning the javelin throw (29.38m) and taking third in the high jump (1.38m). Freshman Emma Conway (Suffield, CT) placed fifth overall in the multi-event competition.
 
Senior Olivia Spielberger (Hingham, MA) picked up six points in the triple jump, leaping to a huge personal-best mark of 11.47m to finish third.
 
Freshman Rayna Thompson (Brentwood, NH) scored three points for WPI with a sixth-place finish in the 100-meter dash (12.54), advancing to the final after Friday's prelims. Thompson also competed in the 200 meters, running 26.32.
 
Junior Sophia Reynolds (Andover, NH) earned two points in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a seventh-place time of 11:43.23. Freshman Catherine Daly (Groton, MA) recorded a personal-best 11:59.72 to finish ninth. Senior Elie Bowman (Oakdale, CT) placed 11th in the 5000 meters (18:47.38), and senior Rachel Hurley (Peterborough, NH) was 13th in the 1500 meters (5:14.88).
 
In the field events, freshman Catherine Polo (Huntingtown, MD) finished ninth in the shot put (9.89m) and 11th in the discus (28.79m). Freshman Sydney Shilts (Flemington, NJ) placed 12th in the hammer throw with a toss of 33.88m.
 
Junior Lydia Beers (Norfolk, CT) finished 10th in the long jump (4.86m), while Spielberger also added a 14th-place finish in the event (4.73m). In the pole vault, sophomore Drew Perry (North Andover, MA) cleared 2.95m to place 10th, and sophomore Charly Painter (Littleton, MA) finished 11th at 2.80m.
 
Senior Lauren Mitcheson (West Bridgewater, MA) added three points for WPI with a sixth-place finish in the 400 meters (1:00.12).
 
In the relays, the 4x100-meter team of junior Corryn Fisher (Swansea, MA), Mitcheson, freshman Julia Fronc (Plaistow, NH), and Thompson placed eighth in 50.68. The 4x400-meter relay team of Brown, Mitcheson, Fronc, and Thompson finished seventh with a time of 4:11.12.
 
Up next for the Engineers, qualified student-athletes will shift their focus to the 2025 New England Division III Championships, set for May 2-3 at Coast Guard in New London, CT.
 
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