Boston, MA --- Senior Bethany Brown (Allentown, PA) delivered an All-New England performance to headline the WPI women's track and field team at the 2026 New England Division III Indoor Track & Field Championship, hosted Sunday at the TRACK at New Balance.
 
Brown placed sixth in the 600 meters with a personal-best time of 1:37.57 to earn All-New England honors. Her performance ranks second all-time in WPI program history in the event.
 
WPI also competed in two relay events against a deep regional field. The quartet of junior Maeve Steckley (Rochester, NY), freshman Sabrina Cady (Lowell, MA), sophomore Catherine Daly (Groton, MA) and Brown narrowly missed scoring in the 4x800-meter relay, finishing 11th overall in 9:40.85. The time ranks seventh-fastest in program history.
 
Earlier in the day, Daly, freshman Samantha Alley (Randolph, NJ), Cady and senior Sophia Reynolds (Andover, NH) teamed up in the distance medley relay, crossing in 12:56.68.
 
On the track in the sprint events, graduate student Vivienne Evans (Newtown Square, PA) and sophomore Rayna Thompson (Brentwood, NH) competed in both the 60-meter dash and 200 meters. Evans clocked 7.93 in the 60 prelims, while Thompson followed closely behind at 7.93. In the 200 meters, Thompson posted a 26.00 and Evans ran 26.13.
 
In the 4x200-meter relay, sophomore Julia Fronc (Plaistow, NH), Thompson, freshman Ella Stone (Branford, CT) and Evans combined for a time of 1:46.62.
Junior Maeve Steckley (Rochester, NY) also competed individually in the 600 meters, finishing in 1:40.67.
 
Up next, select student-athletes will compete Saturday, March 7 at the Tufts Final Qualifier in Medford, Massachusetts.
 
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