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| By: Becca Hom '26

Sam Epstein and Melinda Haagensen set program records

HAMILTON - The Raiders traveled to compete in Boston, Mass. for the David Hemery Valentine Invitational on Feb. 13, followed by the Robert Kane Invitational on Feb. 14. Haagensen and Epstein took home gold at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational, while Ava Kletti found first in the 3000m run at the Robert Kane Invitational.

COACH FRANCE'S COMMENTS
"This weekend was a statement for our program. Samuel Epstein and Melinda Haagensen both delivered record-breaking performances in the pole vault, raising the bar—literally and figuratively—for what's possible in our program. Sara Tabibian and Clare Gillis were right on the doorstep of history as well, each just missing school records in the 400 and 200 meters with incredibly competitive, gutsy races. Dakin Ebmeyer continues to close the gap on the school record in the mile, and Nell is steadily inching closer to her own standard in the 3000 meters.

Across the board, we saw breakthrough performances, composure under pressure, and a team feeding off one another's success. This is exactly the momentum we need as we head into conference in two weeks."

David Hemery Valentine Invitational

MEN

Samuel Epstein continued to push the standard of the Colgate men's pole vault by breaking the school record once again, after making history at the Dr. Sander Scorcher Invitational, with a jump of 4.90m. Epstein won gold in the event.

First-year Daniel Olabanji competed in the 60m dash, logging in a time of 7.24 seconds. Jeff Groth ran the 200m dash in 22.07 seconds, placing 17th out of 119 competitors. Samuel Heaven, Will Terry, and Henry Gaylord raced in the 400m dash, while Finn Kosich and Joshua Myers competed in the 800m run.

Andrew McGraw, Thomas Rivier, Dylan DeCicco represented the Raiders in the 3000m. Dakin Ebmeyer, Nick Larson, Will Keiser, John Shapiro raced in the one mile.


Joel Douzanis competed in the shot put and weight throw.

WOMEN

Junior Melinda Haagensen earned first in the pole vault, with a throw of 4.05m.

Sara Tabibian took eighth in the 400m dash out of 122 runners, with a time of 56.79 seconds. 

Nell Droege competed for Colgate in the 3000m. Ashley Crane and Chloe Schiller both participated in the 800m run.

Clare Gillis raced in the 200m dash.

Robert Kane Invitational

MEN

Jed Guenthner placed 13th in the 60m dash and 18th in the 200m dash. Guenthner's strongest performance was in the long jump, where he placed fourth with a jump of 6.15m.

Tyler Robinson made it into the top five of the 800m run, finishing in 1:57.51. Gabriel Kramer-Griffith also ran in the 800m run.

Michael Doyle ran for the Raiders in the one mile run with a time of 4:30.15. The 3000m run was represented by Mason Telatnik and Liam Burgess.

WOMEN

Oonagh Last ran the 400m in 1:02.93, earning fifth place out of 22 entries. 

Ameya Eddy also placed fifth in the one mile run, with a time of 5:17.61. Linden Cafcules took eighth, followed by Dolores Maxwell in 13th.

Sophomore Ava Kletti earned a first-place finish in the 3000m run, besting all other competitors by four seconds. Allison Bender also finished in the top five with a fourth place finish, with Abby Poplawski, Penelope Schenkel, and Frances Munger placing sixth through eighth.

Georgia Deep gained experience in the pole vault.

UP NEXT
Colgate track and field teams compete at home in Sanford Field House for the Class of '32 Invitational on Feb. 21.
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