Kimberly Merchant won the discus throw to lead the women's track & field team at the Liberty League championships meet on Saturday afternoon in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

Merchant had the two best throws of the day, with her farthest being 39.02 meters. Kathleen Merchant also podiumed by taking seventh place with a 35.62 meters. Both Merchants also landed on the podium in the shot put. Kathleen took second place with a 11.75 meter throw, and Kimberly took fifth throwing 11.25 meters.

Maia Wahlquist jumped over the 1.58-meter bar to take third in high jump.

Emma Palumbo returned to the track following the previous day's win in steeplechase to take fourth in the 1,500 meters in 4:49.03.

Katherine Sheehy took fourth in the 5,000 meters, sneaking under 18 minutes. Her finishing time of 17:59.04 shaved over 15 seconds off of her previous best. Billie McClosky also ran a personal best to take sixth in 18:13.61.

The Saints took seventh and eighth in the 100-meter hurdle finals. Hayley Castagnier finished in 16.68 seconds for seventh, and Lucia D'Acchille took eighth in 16.72 seconds. Castagnier's time is a new wind-legal personal best.

Alexa Smith represented the scarlet and brown in the 400-meter finals, taking eighth in 1:03.35.

Laken Mooney had her best finish at a championship meet, finishing seventh in the triple jump reaching 10.40 meters, a career best.

In the first track event of the day, the 4x100 team of Castagnier, Mackenzie Marcus, Mooney, and Olivia Middleton got the stick around in 52.26 seconds, a season's best for the quartet. In the final track event of the day, the 4x400 team of Smith, Kristina Koes, Leana Dickhens, and Palumbo finished in 4:28.20.

The Saints finished with 98 points to claim fourth place in the eight-team meet.

Head coach Kate Howard
"It was great to see the team carry the momentum we built in day one of the championships into day two. We had some tremendous performances across the event groups this weekend highlighted by individual event victories from Kath Merchant in javelin, Emma Palumbo in the steeplechase, and Kim Merchant in the discus. We always look to be at our best in the championship portion of the season so it was terrific to see all of our hard work and consistency pay off with so many lifetime best performances. It was great to get back to two full seasons of track and field during this academic year. We are so proud of this team for all of their hard work and determination and for finishing this portion of the season on such a high note."

St. Lawrence Top 8 Finishers Day 2
D'Acchille – 100H (16.72) 8^th
Castagnier – 100H (16.68) 7^th
Smith – 400m (1:03.35) 8^th
Palumbo – 1500m (4:49.03) 4^th
Sheehy – 5000m (17:59.04) 4^th
McClosky – 5000m (18:13.61) 6^th
Ka. Merchant – SP (11.75) 2^nd, DT (35.62) 7^th
Ki. Merchant – SP (11.25) 5^th, DT (39.02) 1^st
Mooney – TJ (10.40) 7^th
Wahlquist – HJ (1.58) 3^rd
Castagnier, Marcus, Mooney, Middleton – 4x100 (52.26) 6^th
Smith, Koes, Dickhens, Palumbo – 4x400 (4:28.20) 7^th