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Saturday, February 26
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Kopec’s Gold Highlights Day One Of A-10 Championships for UMass Women’s Track & Field
February 26, 2022 | Women's Track & Field
The graduate student set the meet record and school record as well as a top-five all-time mark in long jump.
FAIRFAX, VA. – University of Massachusetts women's track & field graduate student Kira Kopec smashed the Atlantic 10 and UMass records en route to her second straight goal in pentathlon at the Atlantic 10 Championships on Saturday. Following day one's action, the Minutewomen sit third in the team standings with 31 points, trailing Dayton (33.5 points) and George Mason (32 points).
Kopec bested the previous A-10 pentathlon record by almost 100 points, posting a score of 3,962 to also break the UMass record in the event. She finished in the top-three in four of the five events, winning shot put (716 points), long jump (19'1 1/2", 798 points) and the 800 meter run (2:18.72, 841 points). Her long jump mark also tied her for fourth in program history on that list.
UMass scored two more in pentathlon, as well, as Madelyn Krohto was seventh (3,097) and Katelyn Gorgenyi was eighth (3,073).
Senior Emily McDonald matched the UMass record in long jump with a leap of 19 feet, 3.5 inches to collect bronze and Lily Robinson ran 17 minutes, 0.34 seconds to fourth in the 5,000 meters, good for third all-time in program history.
Jordan Lafave also provided points for the Minutewomen in long jump, claiming sixth with a leap of 18 feet, 1 inch.
UMass' distance medley relay team of Eugenia Fairhurst, Daniella Pierre, Samantha Schwers and Colette O'Leary combined to post a fifth-place time of 12 minutes, 6.51 seconds.
The Minutewomen sent five individuals on to Sunday's finals on the track. Faith Richardson and Grace Poku qualified for the 60 meter finals with times of 7.72 and 7.74, respectively. Good for seventh and eight in the preliminaries.
Graduate student Sarah Yocum was sixth in 60 meter hurdles prelims to earn her spot in the final with a time of 8.78 seconds.
Lillian Kirry took eighth in the 400 meter preliminaries, clocking in at 58.77 seconds and Schwers landed eighth in the 800 meter preliminaries, crossing the finish in 2 minutes, 16.42 seconds. Both will race in Sunday's finals.
Action will resume on Sunday at George Mason with men's triple jump at 9 a.m.
Kopec bested the previous A-10 pentathlon record by almost 100 points, posting a score of 3,962 to also break the UMass record in the event. She finished in the top-three in four of the five events, winning shot put (716 points), long jump (19'1 1/2", 798 points) and the 800 meter run (2:18.72, 841 points). Her long jump mark also tied her for fourth in program history on that list.
UMass scored two more in pentathlon, as well, as Madelyn Krohto was seventh (3,097) and Katelyn Gorgenyi was eighth (3,073).
Senior Emily McDonald matched the UMass record in long jump with a leap of 19 feet, 3.5 inches to collect bronze and Lily Robinson ran 17 minutes, 0.34 seconds to fourth in the 5,000 meters, good for third all-time in program history.
Jordan Lafave also provided points for the Minutewomen in long jump, claiming sixth with a leap of 18 feet, 1 inch.
UMass' distance medley relay team of Eugenia Fairhurst, Daniella Pierre, Samantha Schwers and Colette O'Leary combined to post a fifth-place time of 12 minutes, 6.51 seconds.
The Minutewomen sent five individuals on to Sunday's finals on the track. Faith Richardson and Grace Poku qualified for the 60 meter finals with times of 7.72 and 7.74, respectively. Good for seventh and eight in the preliminaries.
Graduate student Sarah Yocum was sixth in 60 meter hurdles prelims to earn her spot in the final with a time of 8.78 seconds.
Lillian Kirry took eighth in the 400 meter preliminaries, clocking in at 58.77 seconds and Schwers landed eighth in the 800 meter preliminaries, crossing the finish in 2 minutes, 16.42 seconds. Both will race in Sunday's finals.
Action will resume on Sunday at George Mason with men's triple jump at 9 a.m.
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