Lyons track and field competes well at Wesleyan Invitational

Zivaishe Jaravaza and Mount Holyoke competed at the Wesleyan Alumni Invitational on Jan. 24, 2026. (RJB Sports file photo)

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. -- The Mount Holyoke track and field team registered some strong marks Saturday at the Wesleyan University Alumni Invitational.

The meet non-scoring meet featured athletes from a diverse field of schools in addition to Mount Holyoke, including New Haven, Emmanuel, Vassar, Nicholas, New Jersey City, Hartford, Eastern Conn. St., Fitchburg State, Manhattanville, and Wesleyan.

Lyons' highlights included:

Senior Elle Rimando (Mililani, Hawaii) placed third out of 22 competitors in the long jump with a top effort of 5.06 meters (16'7.25"). Rimando also placed fifth in the triple jump at 10.10 meters (33'1.75").
Seniors Sarah West (Concord, N.H.) and Katie Earle (East Kingston, N.H.) placed first and second, respectively, among eight runners in the 3,000 meters in times of 11:06.78 and 11:38.09.
Sophomore Annika Lackstrom (New London, N.H.) finished second out of six runners in the 5,000 meters, with a time of 20:04.24.
Sophomore Katherine Herring (Lebanon, N.H.) placed sixth out of 12 runners in the 1,000 meters (3:19.44).
Sophomore Sachi Robinson (Staten Island, N.Y.) took sixth place out of 17 runners in the 800 meters (2:36.31).
First-year Akayla McDonald (Philadelphia, Pa.) led four Lyons throwers in the shot put, placing 24th out of 35 athletes at 8.26 meters (27'1.25").
Sophomore Bridget Hughes (Easton, Mass.) placed eighth in the 600 meters (1:49.14).
Junior Zivaishe Jaravaza (Harare, Zimbabwe) placed 11th in the 400 meters (1:07.86) and 21st in the 60 meters (8.89).
Senior Kiera McLaughlin (Keene, N.H.) notched a personal-record mark in the weight throw, placing 20th out of 29 athletes in 10.10 meters (33'1.75").
First-year Marin Lambert (Bothell, Wash.) and senior Tess Marini-Rapoport (Northampton, Mass.) placed 15th and 16th, respectively, in the mile in 6:06.23 and 6:06.31.
The 4x800 relay team of junior Dalia Luckhardt (Cerritos, Calif.), Robinson, Herring, and Hughes registered a time of 10:41.42.