The Middlebury women's track and field team broke a school record and had numerous top-eight finishes while competing at the Division III Outdoor New England Championships on Friday and Saturday. Tufts won the meet with 94 points, while Connecticut College (60 points) and the Coast Guard (50.5 points) rounded out the top three teams. The Panthers placed ninth with 34 points. 

HIGHLIGHTS

• Middlebury earned two spots in the top 10 during the shot put. Julia Tulimieri finished fifth with a throw of 12.58 meters, while Lilly Wurtz finished in sixth at 12.48m. Tulimieri's throw eclipses the school record that Wurtz set earlier this season of 12.40m.
• Macy Daggitt earned silver in the long jump, hitting the sand at 5.76m.
• In the 400-meter hurdles, Anna Mazur claimed the runner-up spot with a time of 1:05.80. 
• Tulimieri secured fourth place in the hammer throw with a distance of 45.55m.
• Middlebury secured a duo of top-10 efforts in the discus throw. Madeline Sauders achieved a season-best toss of 41.19m to claim fifth place, while Wurtz finished in ninth with a toss of 38.74m.
• Olive Lawrence crossed the line with the eighth-best clocking in the 100 with a time of 12.25 seconds.
• In the 400, Ella Pate recorded a personal-best time of 58.78 seconds, finishing in eighth place.

NOTES

• The top-eight finishers in each event earn all-region accolades.

The Panthers travel to Massachusetts to compete at the Farley Inter Regional Extravaganza and the Open New England Outdoor Championships on Friday and Saturday.