MIDDLETOWN, Conn. - Pole vaulter Erin Silva broke her own school record as the Polar Bear indoor track teams competed in a non-scoring meet at Wesleyan University on Saturday.
Silva's height of 11-04.25 feet broke her previous indoor mark of 11-01 and led the way on an impressive day for the Bowdoin women's team, which collected six individual wins and two relay victories.
Other winners for the women included Michele Kaufman in the 60 meter hurdles (9.43), Elsa Millett in the 400 meter dash (58.15), Olivia MacKenzie in the 3000 meters (10:26.05), Anna Ackerman in the 5000 meters (18:27.64) and Laura Peterson in the long jump (16-06.00). The women's 4x400 meter relay team of Samantha Copland, Emily Clark, Emily Barr and Millett (4:08.04) took first place, as well as the distance medley relay squad of Caroline Tory, Alee Wade, Liza LePage and Chatal Croteau (13:11.25).
Colin Fong led the men's team with a first-place finish in the 800 meter run (1:59.09) while Alex Williams took first in the 5000 meters (15:44.48).
Other top finishes for the Bowdoin men included Matthew Gamache as runner-up in the 400 meter dash (51.58) while Coby Horowitz took second in the mile (4:20.56), followed closely by Nicholas Saba (4:22.96) in third. Kyle LeBlanc took second (7.15) and Rickey Larke (7.25) placed third in the 60 meter dash. LeBlanc also placed third in the 200 meter dash (23.61) for the Polar Bears. Matthew Hillard was third in the 3000 meters (8:47.84) and Eddy Page took third in the pole vault (14-01.25). Bowdoin's distance medley relay team of James Boeding, John Hobbs, Fong and Saba also took third (10:40.02).
Other strong showings for the women's team saw Croteau taking second in the 1000 meters (3:03.89), Katherine Harmon earning second in the weight throw (48-00.75), Randi London throwing third in the shot put (35-09.50) and Wade placing third in the 200 meters (27.23).