WILLIAMSTOWN, MA – The University of Rochester women's track & field team competed in five events, hitting four regional marks on the final day of the Williams College Farley Inter-Regional Extravaganza on Saturday at the Weston Athletic Complex.
 
Three Yellowjackets tied for UR's best finish of the day, with Nora Chen, Deziree Garrick and Alyssa Hoogs all finishing fifth in their respective events. Hoogs was UR's lone competitor in the triple jump and notched an All-Atlantic Region (AARTFC) regional qualifying leap of 11.29m on her first of six attempts to finish fifth.
 
In the shot put, Garrick led a trio of Yellowjackets earning top-10 results, placing fifth with a throw of 11.91m. Madison Vargas also placed eighth in the event with an 11.38m toss, while Cora Rose came in 10th overall with a 10.97m throw.
 
Garrick was also UR's top finisher in the hammer throw, placing 15th (41.49m), while Rose led Rochester in the discus, hitting an AARTFC mark. Rose's 39.41m was good for sixth in the discus competition, notching one of four AARTFC qualifiers on the day for UR, with Vargas (13th, 35.86m) and Aimee Oszer (15th, 34.33m) also competing in the event for the Yellowjackets.
 
Over on the track, the Rochester women competed in just one event, the 400 meters. Chen crossed the finish line in 58.22 seconds, a regional qualifier, to finish fifth, while Kate Isaac added another AARTFC mark with her ninth-place result and 58.75s time. Raquella Casserino also ran the 400 meters and finished just behind Isaac in 10th place with a 1:00.15 time.
 
Rochester's regional qualifiers will next head to Cortland, NY for the 2024 All-Atlantic Region Outdoor Track & Field Championships, beginning on Wednesday, May 15 at noon.