The Central Connecticut Women’s Track and Field team took the overall victory at the hosted Blue Devil Invite on April 25, during a day that saw 12 other schools competing. The final home meet of the spring season ended with a four-point win over Quinnipiac University.

Nine seniors were recognized before the start of the meet, as this was their final home event as members of the CCSU team.

Central throwers showed out at home, as Wenesha Stewart scored two winning throws with 13.57m in the shot put and 43.71m in the discus, with Maya Marin backing her teammate up in second place with a 42.8m throw in the latter event. Lyndsey Gravel was the highest-placed Blue Devil in the javelin event, with a final measurement of 5.28m, good for fifth place. Stewart, along with Sarah Ovesny and Marina Perry all scored top five in the hammer throw, Perry having the best distance of 47.15m for third place overall. 

Erin Egan and Abbie Burgess started the jumping portion of the meet with fourth- and fifth-place finishes respectively in the long jump, with Egan scoring a 5.28m jump and Burgess coming in at 5.25m. Burgess continued her consistency with a P2 in the triple jump at 10.38m, and Egan tied with three other competitors in the high jump with a highest mark of 1.5m. Hailey Sousa anchored Central in the pole vault with a third place result of 2.75m.

Five Blue Devils competed across two heats of the 100m hurdles, with the first heat being won by Shania McCall at a time of 15.83, and Jasmine Ogando having the best time amongst her teammates in the second heat with a time of 15.30, good for fifth overall. The 400m hurdles saw four Central runners compete in three heats, with Mimi Agwu taking a win in the first with a 1:15, Shania McCall achieving third in the following heat at 1:09 and Taina DeJesus scoring the fourth best time overall with a 1:06.

After a third-place effort in the 4×100, the 100m dash featured six CCSU runners, all of whom finished within the top half of the overall table, with the last Central runner placing 15th. Nuchwara Inthasit had the best time of all the Blue Devils, as her 12.37 was good enough for second overall, with another top 10 coming from Erin Egan, who won her heat with a 12.92 time. Abbie Burgess and Makayla Farrington were also winners in their respective heats.

Inthasit led the way for Central in the 200m, as her 25.52 time was good for fourth overall. Makayla Farrington and Kayla Logan each won their respective heats with times of 28.68 and 26.36 as well.

Jessica Farrell was able to score the fastest overall 400m time, clocking in at 57.89, with Kyrah Smith finishing fourth at 59.47. Mya Morabito and Kaylee Gravel both finished top five overall in the 800m. Their teammates Rachel Bartolucci and Oliwia Marecik both finished top five in their heat, as well as having top 10 race times.

Two Blue Devils competed in the 1500m, with Juliana Cancellieri achieving an overall victory in the event, finishing with a final time of 4:51, and freshman teammate Isabella Jensen placed seventh at 5:13. The 3000m event saw Isabelle Mondo third overall with a final time of 11:16.

The final running event of the day was one of the most successful for Central, as the 4×400 saw a top two Blue Devil sweep. The A team of Kayla Logan, Kyrah Smith, Kaylee Gravel and Mya Morabito took the top honors with a 4:04 final time, with the B team of Alexandra Edwards, Rachel Bartolucci, Oliwia Marecik and Shania McCall at a 4:23, still 10 seconds clear of third place.

This was the first meet for the Blue Devils since April 19, when both teams descended on Storrs, Connecticut for the two-day UConn Northeast Challenge. Highlights of the meet included a top five shot put distance for Wenesha Stewart, Isabelle Mondo scoring sixth in the steeplechase and multiple PRs scored by Taina DeJesus (1:06 in the 400m Hurdles) and Kaylee Gravel (2:17 in the 800m).

Maya Marin was honored as the NEC Rookie of the Week on April 23. She was also recognized as an NEC Prime Performer alongside teammates Wenesha Stewart and Mya Morabito.

Select Blue Devils will take to Stonehill College on May 3 and 4 for the NEC Championships.