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Silfen Invitational track & field meet Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Connecticut College photos by Sean D. Elliot)
Sean D. Elliot

Women's Track and Field Has Stellar Weekend at Silfen Invitational

4/11/2026 7:15:00 PM

NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Connecticut College women's track and field team returned home to host the 2026 Silfen Invitational.

100 Meters

  • Blessing Kieh (Monrovia, Liberia) claimed victory with a time of 11.96 earning NESCAC and NE D3 qualification.

200 Meters

  • Brooke Schulze (Oceanport, N.J.) finished seventh with a time of 26.78.

400 Meters

  • Alexa Estes (Virginia Beach, Va.) claimed victory with a school record time of 58.33.

  • Kailin Fuller (Bowdoinham, Maine) finished fourth with a time of 59.58.

  • Alexis Melvin (Wilmington, Mass.) finished fifth with a time of 59.82.

  • Naomi Brightman (Cornwall, Vt.) finished eighth with a time of 1:02.22.

400m Hurdles

  • Alina Newman (Santa Monica, Calif.) finished second with a time of 1:05.81.

  • Liz Freeman (Maynard, Mass.) finished fourth with a time of 1:08.79.

800 Meters Elite

  • Estes claimed victory with a time of 2:12.90.

  • April Schilling (Amherst, Mass.) finished fourth with a time of 2:19.09.

800 Meters

  • Kiera Tallas (Fountain Valley, Calif.) claimed victory with a time of 2:21.57.

  • Gracie Cannon (Falmouth, Maine) finished seventh with a time of 2:34.02.

  • Kaya Schwenke (Los Olivos, Calif.) finished eighth with a time of 2:53.89.

1500 Meters Elite

  • Grace McDonough (Londonderry, N.H.) claimed victory with a time of 4:28.13.

  • Freeman finished ninth with a time of 4:53.54.

1500 Meters

  • Annika Hegde (New York, N.Y.) finished seventh with a time of 5:15.24.

Steeplechase

  • Tallas claimed victory with a school record time of 10:43.44.

5000 Meters Elite

  • Abby Fernald (Avon, Conn.) finished 11th with a time of 17:41.53.

10000 Meters Elite

  • Mary Lonergan (Andover, Mass.) finished ninth with a time of 39:14.29.

4x100 Relay

  • The group of Kieh, Melvin, Schulze, and Fuller claimed victory with a time of 49.26.

4x400 Relay

4x800 Relay

  • The group of Estes, Schilling, Fernald, and McDonough claimed victory with a time of 9:15.31.

Triple Jump

  • Brenna O'Brien (North Andover, Mass.) finished fifth with a jump of 9.91m.

Shot Put

Hammer

  • Kasdon finished 11th with a throw of 36.84m.

Heptathlon

  • Anabelle Orth (Augusta, Maine) finished 11th overall, tallying 2479 points across the seven events.

Conn returns to action next weekend as the Camels travel to Hartford, Conn. for the Trinity College Invitational.

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