Sara Vannah (Frank Poulin)
Sara Vannah (Frank Poulin)

Narvaez, Vannah Represent Blue Track & Field On Friday At NEICAAAs

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – Wellesley College track & field seniors Isabella Narvaez (Cali, Colombia) and Sara Vannah (Amherst, Mass.) represented the Blue on Friday at the NEICAAA Championships at Williams College, taking final aim at qualifying times for this year's NCAA Division III Championships. 

Narvaez, who entered the weekend ranked 25th in the NCAA in the 400m thanks to her time of 56.88 at last weekend's New England DIII Championships, raced to a time of 57.60 to take 14th in the preliminaries of the event. Narvaez also placed 21st in the 200m (25.84) but did not advance to Saturday's finals in either event.

Vannah concluded her Wellesley career with a time of 18:49.16 on Friday evening. Vannah was 15th in her heat and 28th overall in the event, falling just under ten second shy of her season and outdoor best time of 18:39.38 from this year's Silfen Invitational. 

Seniors Edie Sharon (Winchester, Mass.) and Sonja Cwik (La Canada, Calif.) will represent the Blue on Saturday. Action begins with Sharon in the Steeplechase at 12:15 PM, followed by Cwik in the 1500m at 1:20 PM.