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Blue Jays Secure 16 Podium Finishes at ECAC DIII Outdoor Track & Field Championships
TOWSON, MD – The Johns Hopkins women’s outdoor track and field team delivered a dominant performance at the ECAC Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Wednesday, earning 16 podium finishes in their final tune-up before the 2025 NCAA Division III Championships.
Leading the way were Mirra Klimov and the 4×400-meter relay team of Lauren Phillips, Annie Huang, Lorna Arcese and Lianne Saussy, each setting school records in their respective events.
Klimov claimed gold in the 100-meter dash, becoming the first Blue Jay to break the 12-second barrier with a school-record time of 11.92 seconds. Her performance ranks 25th in Division III this season. Meanwhile, the 4×400-meter relay squad posted a silver-medal finish with a school-record time of 3:46.22, the 10th-fastest mark in the nation this year.
The 4×100-meter relay team — Klimov, Phillips, Saussy and Anna Zinsser — added another gold with a time of 47.71 seconds, the second-fastest in program history. Lily Tremba rounded out the golds on the track, taking first place in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:50.26.
Chloe Zhang and Evelyn Kim secured multiple medals on the track. Zhang earned silver in the long jump (5.18 meters) and bronze in the 100-meter dash (12.76), while Kim took silver in the 100-meter hurdles (17.00) and bronze in the 400-meter hurdles (1:08.75). Anna Zinsser also earned an individual silver in the 200-meter dash (26.15).
In the field events, Erika Ezumba led the charge with double golds in the discus (39.96 meters) and shot put (12.25 meters). Teammate Phoebe Williams followed suit, winning gold in the hammer throw (46.70 meters) and silver in the javelin (34.41 meters).
Additional golds came from Clarissa Newman and Jaclyn Donoho, as Newman finished first in the pole vault with a 3.45-meter jump, while Donoho recorded a first-place finish in the high jump with a 1.53-meter leap. Kellen Ievers also earned a bronze medal in the discus with a throw of 32.95 meters.
In total, the Blue Jays left Towson with eight gold, five silver and three bronze medals.
Hopkins will return to action at the 2025 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships, beginning Thursday, May 22, at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, OH.