Two from Wellesley Earn All-ECAC at Championships

BOSTON, Mass. -- Junior Kendra Waters and first-year Isabella Narvaez each picked up All-ECAC accolades leading the Wellesley College track and field team at the 2014 ECAC Division III Indoor Championships. The event featured runners from 153 institutions competing at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Boston.

Both of Wellesley's All-ECAC performers earned their first career ECAC awards. Waters finished sixth overall in the 500-meter dash, turning in a time of 1:19.48. Narvaez was seventh in the 400-meter dash, recording a time of 59.25.

In addition to the pair of All-ECAC nods, Waters and Naraez each ran legs in the Blue's 4x400-meter relay team, which set a new school record at the event. They joined sophomore Sharon Ng, and junior Kathleen Hanlon in the relay, with the foursome recording a time of 4:05.66.

Other Wellesley highlights at the event included Ng and sophomore Caitlin Bailey each recording top-20 finishes. Ng was 17th in the 800-meter run, recording a time of 2:20.15. Bailey was 18th in the 500-meter dash, finishing in 1:21.72.

Also competing for the Blue, first-year Sara Vannah and sophomore Priyanka Fouda each finished in the top-30 in their respective events. Vannah ran an 18:56.32 in the 5,000-meter run, while Fouda finished the mile in 5:25.43.

Rounding out the weekend's performances, Wellesley had four qualifiers in the 3,000-meter event. First-year Mary Keenan led the Blue with a time of 10:39.75, followed by sophomore Alessandra Gavin (10:46.54), junior Nicole Chui (11:05.92), and Vannah (11:06.04). 

The Wellesley track and field team will now hope for warmer weather as the season moves outdoors. The Blue will open the outdoor season on April 18th, competing at Princeton's Larry Ellis Invitational.