WILLIAMSBURG, VA – For the second straight day, the University of Rochester women's track and field record book was re-written, and senior Megan Bell earned another Division III top time, closing out competition on Saturday at the William and Mary Colonial Relays at Zable Stadium.
 
Bell smashed her own school record in the 800 meters, running to second place in the event, setting the 6th-fastest time in Division III history. The senior finished in a time of 2:05.34, nearly four seconds better than her previous best time of 2:09.03 that was set last outdoor season.
 
Saturday was the second straight day that Bell moved atop the Division III performance list in an event, as the senior set Division III's top time in the 400 meters on Friday afternoon.
 
In addition to setting the individual record, Bell was a part of a new school record in the sprint medley relay along with teammates Nora Chen, Raquella Casserino and Emily Dill. The group broke the previous school record set in 2007 with their Saturday time of 4:06.69. UR finished fourth overall in the race, one of six scoring performances for Rochester on the day.
 
Overall, those six scoring finishes pushed Rochester's team total to 32 points for the two-day meet, ranking 9th among 33 teams that scored a point. The Yellowjackets were the top Division III team at the competition and beat out several Division I schools as well with their finish.
 
Senior thrower Cora Rose earned two All-Atlantic Region qualifying marks and scored in both the shot put and discus events. Rose ended as the runner-up in the discus with a toss of 40.61 meters, while the senior also ended fifth in the shot put after a toss of 12.27 meters.
 
UR had three entries in both throwing events, with Madison Vargas and Aimee Oszer also competing. Vargas was ninth in the shot put (11.79 meters) and 13th in the discus (36.20 meters), while Oszer finished 11th in the shot put (11.20 meters) and 12th in the discus (36.39 meters).
 
Two additional Rochester relays finished in fourth place to score the Yellowjackets additional points towards the team score.
 
The group of Grace McInerney, Tina Kyriacou, Lizzie Merrill and Eva Ciuffetelli ended fourth in the 4x200 meter relay with a time of 1:46.51, while later in the day, Rita Sciortino, Sab Lin, Maria Khalifeh and Ellie Ponko earned the same result in the distance medley relay, crossing the finish in 12:29.22.
 
Additionally, Gracie Conlan and Ashleigh Barrett were Yellowjacket competitors in the triple jump. Conlan ended 19th with a leap of 10.28 meters, with Barrett finishing 22nd at 10.13 meters.
 
Next week, Rochester hosts the first of two home meets during the outdoor season, competing in the Rochester Spring Twilight on Friday afternoon.