PITTSFORD, NY – The University of Rochester women's track and field team took a narrow defeat in a three-team meet at the Nazareth College ROC Triangular on Saturday afternoon at the Golisano Training Center.
 
Roberts Wesleyan College took the team title with 56 points, while UR was close behind with 51 points, ending as runner-up. Host Nazareth finished third in the team scoring with 39 points. Only the top four finishers in each event, with no more than two coming from the same school were able to score for their respective institution.

The Yellowjackets field events were strong. Senior Grace Messina was first in the weight throw (16.49 meters) and third in the shot put (11.11 meters). Kari Leap finished in fourth in both those events. Also in the weight throw, Gillian Reeder ended runner-up with a toss of 14.70 meters. Messina's mark in the weight throw ranks as the second best in school history and is a new facility record at Nazareth.
 

Senior Eileen Bequette took home first place points in the long jump with a mark of 5.00 meters, while teammate Zoe Fortin was third at 4.97 meters. Fortin also placed first in the triple jump with a 10.29 meter leap.

Overall, Rochester accumulated five event wins and five other second place finishes.
 
In the mile, UR took home the top four places, with senior Kristen Lodato leading the way in 5:23.63. Teammate Jordan Hurlbut took the overall win, but she has used up her eligibility during the indoor season and ran unattached. The second place scorer was senior Samantha Mauser who finished in 5:25.35, with newcomers Icel Sukovaty and Kat Benniger rounding out the top-4.
 
Rochester had another solid outing in the 200 meters, taking three of the top four finishers. First-year Kate Isaac scored five points for the Yellowjackets with a time of 27.05 seconds. Madeleine Vogel ended third in 28.11 seconds and Susan Bansbach finished fourth in 28.27 seconds. Their teammate for the outdoor season, Michaela Burrell, finished first overall in the event, but like Hurlbut, has no remaining indoor eligibility and ran unattached.
 
UR's 4x400 meter relay squad of Vogel, Kristen Hardy, Kendra Watson and Bequette, was second in 4:15.97. Hardy scored fourth in the 60 meters (8.48 seconds), while Watson and Bequette each were runner-up in another event. Bequette was second in the 60 meter hurdles (10.35 seconds), while Watson's finish came in the 800 meters (2:35.05).
 
Rounding out the scorers were Rachel Dennis (10:50.19) and Meredith Ackley (10:53.45) who were third and fourth, respectively, in the 3000 meters.