NEWPORT NEWS, VA - The St. Mary's College of Maryland Women's Indoor Track and Field Team had their season debut at the Christopher Newport University Holiday Open. 

How It Happened:

• Elise Kinyanjui set the school record for the Women's High Jump at 1.43 meters, which earned her third place at the meet. Kinyanjui further earned fourth place in the Women's 600 meter run with a 1:54.87 time, which is a new school record.
• Two other Seahawks earned top-ten spots in the Women's 600 meter run: Dina Jones earned fith place with a 2:04.42 time and Fladaina Bruno was close behind at sixth running 2:28.46.
• The Women's 400 meter dash proved to be a strong suit as the Seahawks earned three top-ten finishes. Addie Ostendorf-Snell came in sixth with a 1:12.09 time. Chay'la Rivers notched seventh place with a 1:12.19 time and Chloe Tolson was close behind at ninth running 1:14.02. 
• Brittney Douglas broke the school record for the Women's One Mile running a 5:56.41 and earned fourth place. 
• All of your Seahawk Weight Throwers broke personal records. This includes three top-ten finishes with Morgan Marzec in fifth at 8.80 meters, Nayev Pumphrey in seventh at 8.23 meters, and Olivia Magaletta in ninth at 6.89 meters. Morgan Marzec further broke the school record in Women's Weight Throw.
• Marzec also had an eight place finish in the Women's Shot Put, throwing 7.46 meters. Nayev Pumphrey was close behind in tenth with an 6.85 meter throw. 
• Addie Ostendorf-Snell finished tenth in the Women's Long Jump at 4.07 meters.
• The Women's 4x400 relay finished fifth overall.

Head Coach Reava Potter commented on the women's first showing saying, "we are a very young team that had some decent performances and we have work to do."

Up Next:
The Seahawks will be back in action on January 14th when they attend the River Hawk Invite at Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania