RESULTS

ITHACA, N.Y. – After the first day of the AARTFC Championships held inside Glazer Arena, the nationally ranked No. 22 Ithaca College women's track & field team is in second place out of 29 scoring teams with 35.83 points. SUNY Geneseo leads with 57 points.

The Bombers earned 21.83 points in the pole vault as Erin Eastwood was crowned champion with a top mark of 3.62 meters. Talia Hutchinson finished in a three-way tie for second at 3.47 meters, while Teagan Kiger also cleared 3.47 meters to tie for fifth. Bree Boyle took seventh as she also posted a mark of 3.47 meters.

Lily Seyfert was the AARTFC champion in the shot put with a PR of 13.44 meters, which occurred on the final attempt. Had it not been for the PR performance on the final heave, Seyfert would have finished third overall.

IC's 4x400-meter relay team of Natalie MacArthur, Julia Ryba, Marykate Rudnicki and Ava Butler earned three points with a sixth place showing in 3:59.50.

Cecelia LaBonte added another point for the Bombers in the pentathlon as she totaled 3067 points.

Ithaca will also send three sprinters to tomorrow's finals in the 60-meter dash and the 60-meter hurdles. Aynisha McQuillar was the top performer in the 60 dash and solidified her spot in the upcoming NCAA Division III Championship as she posted a time of 7.62 seconds to move up to 12th nationally.

Rachel Larson and Laura Suppa will be the top two ranked finalists tomorrow in the 60 hurdles as they posted prelim times of 8.67 and 8.68 seconds.

Competition begins tomorrow morning at 10 a.m.