NEW HAVEN, Conn.- The Yale women's track and field team is gearing up for the indoor campaign after a successful fall of training in the rather mild New Haven weather. The cross country team recently wrapped up its season with a ninth-place finish at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship. After a quick break, the Bulldogs will be back to work with the rest of the sprinters, jumpers and throwers as they set their sights on the Ivy League Championships in February.
First on the schedule is the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener to be held at Boston University on Dec. 3. This early meet will give a select group of athletes on the team the opportunity to run fast off their cross country fitness. Last year,
Kayley DeLay '22 raced the 5k at this meet and qualified for the NCAA National Championship with a time of 15:36.66.
On Dec. 10, Yale will host the Yale Season Opener in Coxe Cage. This meet will provide a great opportunity for the sprinters, jumpers and throwers to see what they are capable of after months of great training. For many first years, this will also be their first time wearing the Y in a competitive setting. It is bound to be an exciting day for Yale Track and Field.
On Jan. 14, Yale will host the Yale Icebreaker meet at Coxe Cage. With the season fully underway, it will be a great opportunity to gauge improvement a month after the first meet.
On Jan. 21, Yale will travel up to Hanover, N.H., to compete against Dartmouth and Columbia at the annual YDC tri-meet. Last year, Yale placed second to Dartmouth in the team score. Individually, senior
Samantha Friborg had an amazing day at this meet winning the 500m, 1000m and 4x800m relay (with sophomore
Iris Bergman, junior
Kyra Pretre and junior
Julia Dvorak).
On Jan. 28, the Bulldogs will head to Cambridge to face off against their arch rivals Harvard and Princeton. HYP did not occur last year due to inclement weather.
On Feb. 3, the sprinters, jumpers and throwers will return to Cambridge to compete at the Crimson Elite meet. Last year, junior
Eileen Yang placed third in the pole vault, setting a personal record of 3.85m.
That same weekend, Bulldogs will compete in the Scarlet and White Invitational at Boston University on Feb. 4. Last year,
Libby McMahon '22,
Sophie Isom '22,
Addison Coy '22 and senior captain
Aliya Boshnak set Yale's school record of 3:41.75 in the 4x400 here.
On Feb. 10 and 11, the Bulldogs will make yet another trip to Boston to compete in the competitive David Hemery Valentine Invitational. Last year, McMahon set the school record in the 200m dash and DeLay set the school record in the 3k at this meet. Many professional athletes also choose to compete in this meet, so it is entertaining to both spectate and compete. Last year, the Bowerman Track Club's Gabriella DeBues-Stafford and Elise Cranny broke the Canadian and American records, respectively, in the 5k at this meet. It will be exciting to see what happens this year.
On Feb. 11, Yale will host the 16th annual Giegengack Invitational at Coxe Cage to provide another opportunity for strong performances before the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships.
On Feb. 25 and 26, Yale will travel back to Hanover for the Ivy League Indoor Track and Field Championships. After a sixth-place finish last year, the Bulldogs are hungry for more in 2023.
On Mar. 3, 4 and 5, a select group of Bulldogs will compete in the ECAC Indoor Track and Field Championships in Boston. This will be a great opportunity to end the season strong before outdoor track.
After the regular portion of the season is complete, select athletes may attend the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Albuquerque, N.M. on Mar. 10 and 11.
