When senior pentathlete Emma Dewart stood atop the podium at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships on March 10 in Grinnell, Iowa, she had achieved one of her personal best performances and etched herself into the women’s track team’s record books.
Senior Emma Dewart became a two-time champion in the pentathlon by achieving a school record 3,674 points on Friday at the NCAA 2012 Indoor Track and Field Championships in Grinnell, Iowa. The Blue and Gold finished 13th overall, the third highest national finish in the program’s history.
The pentathletes for the women’s indoor track team are proving they can post big numbers despite being small in number.
As senior Jessica Hoeffner gripped the handle of the 20-pound steel ball in her hand, she spun on her left heel and right toe three times, then released the weight. Her throw traveled farther than any throw in school history at 50 feet and 3 1/2 inches — not bad for an outside hitter for the volleyball team.
The women’s indoor track and field team has a combination of seasoned veterans and eager underclassmen runners that will compete in more distance events than last season both as individuals and members of relay teams.
The women’s indoor track team has hit the point in its season where almost every athlete has one final shot to prove they belong on the national stage.
Having won their fourth straight Empire 8 Conference Championship and third consecutive New York State Collegiate Track Conference title, the Blue and Gold are preparing for their final two competitions — the Eastern College Athletic Conference Championships tomorrow and Saturday and the NCAAs on March 11 and 12.
The Bombers, who finished last year’s season ranked ninth in the country, opened up their season Saturday at the Cornell University Relays, but unlike most other collegiate sports, the track season opener is barely a season opener at all.
