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Judges Finish Third at Reggie Poyau Memorial Invitational

Judges Finish Third at Reggie Poyau Memorial Invitational
Posted: Jan 14, 2017

From Brandeis University Athletics

At the 14th annual Reggie Poyau Memorial Invitational, the Brandeis University women's track and field team finished in third place at the first of two home meets for the Judges this season.

The Brandeis women scored 67.5 points to finish behind Southern Maine (175.5) and Division II Merrimack (73). 

TOP PERFORMERS - WOMEN

  • The Brandeis women started the meet strong in the 3,000-meter run. Two-time cross country All-American Emily Bryson (Quincy, Mass./North Quincy)won the event in her first race of the indoor track season with a time of 10:14.16, which is the fifth-fastest time in Division III this season. Senior Maddie Dolins (Highland Park, Ill./Highland Park) finished second with a time of 10:28.95, ranking her seventh in Division III, and Emily's twin sister Julia Bryson (Quincy, Mass./North Quincy) was third in the race in 10:36.81 to rate 21st in D3.
  • Sophomore Doyin Ogundiran (Dix Hills, N.Y. / Half Hollow Hills East) was victorious in the 800-meter run with a mark of 2:24.97, winning by about 2.5 seconds. Her time is currently 19th in Division III.
  • Ogundiran also led off the second-place 4x400-meter relay team, with rookies Arial Nieberding (Palatine, Ill. / William Fremd), Lydia Harris(Damariscotta, Maine / Lincoln Academy) and Kayla Fahey (Kingston, Mass. / Silver Lake Regional) combining for a time of 4:16.66, just 0.13 seconds behind Merrimack.
  • Rookie Willa Moen (Ashland, Ore. / Ashland), in just her first meet for the Judges, won the high jump with a height of 4 feet, 11 inches (1.50 meters).
  • Brandeis had one other event with three scorers, the 400-meter dash. Sophomore Maya Sands-Bliss (Williamsburg, Mass. / Amherst Regional) was fourth in 1:03.49; Harris was fifth in 1:04.62; and Fahey was sixth in 1:04.71.
  • Junior Jordin Carter (Fort Wayne, Ind. / R. Nelson Snyder) finished among the scorers in both throwing events, placing fourth in the 20-pound weight throw (11.84m, 38-10 ¼) and fifth in the shot put (10.52m, 34-6 ¾). Her weight throw distance was a personal best, while her shot was just one centimeter off her top career indoor performance.