WILLIAMSBURG, VA. – It was a historic weekend for Marist women's track & field at the Colonial Relays, as the Red Foxes delivered a record-breaking performance at Zable Stadium on April 3-4.
Marist placed third out of 23 teams with 75 points – the highest team finish in program history – fueled by an incredible eight school records, all on the women's side. The weekend showcased both dominance at the top and depth across the lineup, highlighted by record-breaking performances spanning events from sprints to throws.
Saturday proved especially memorable, as every relay the Red Foxes entered set a new program record. The 4x100 relay team of Makenzy Nielsen, Gabby Bozeth, Lexy Samperi, and Alyssa Dapont opened the surge with a time of 47.48, breaking a record that had just been set one week prior. The sprint medley relay followed with a mark of 4:06.16, taking down a 24-year-old record from 2002.
Marist continued rewriting the record books in the distance medley relay, where Sierra Fisher, Rebecca Maclaren, Julia Zydanowicz, and Parker O'Brien combined for a 12:09.12 finish, eclipsing the previous standard set in 2019. The 4x400 relay team of Julia Kropo, Julianna Mirabile, Grace Fletcher, and Elise Attiogbe capped the relay sweep with a time of 3:53.01, breaking last year's record.
Individually, the Red Foxes delivered four more school records, including a standout performance from Julianna Mirabile in the 800-meter invitational. Mirabile won the event in 2:10.08, breaking a 26-year-old school record in dominant fashion.
Gabby Bozeth added a victory and record in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.42, while Julia Kropo set a new standard in the 400-meter dash at 57.45, surpassing the previous record set in 2017. In the field, Jenna Borselle broke one of the oldest records in program history, winning the shot put with a throw of 11.55 meters, eclipsing a mark that had stood since 1992.
Marist also saw strong performances throughout the meet, including a win from Mallory Holloway in the 10,000 meters (35:42.86) and a runner-up finish from Alicia Ramos in the 100-meter hurdles (15.08). Lexy Samperi added a third-place finish in the long jump, while Kropo contributed in the field with a fifth-place showing in the javelin.
Across the board, the Red Foxes posted numerous personal bests and season-best performances, reinforcing the team's depth during one of the most successful meets in program history.
Women's Results
100-meter dash
6-Lexy Samperi – 12.37
13-Makenzy Nielsen – 12.55 *personal best
14-Alyssa Dapont – 12.56 *personal best
200-meter dash
1-Gabby Bozeth – 24.42 *school record
11-Makenzy Nielsen – 25.51 *personal best
13-Alyssa Dapont – 25.66 *personal best
400-meter dash
4-Julia Kropo – 57.45 *school record
15-Breelyn McNamara – 58.70 *personal best
16-Stephania Granados – 58.81 *personal best
800-meter run (invitational)
1-Julianna Mirabile – 2:10.08 *school record
800-meter run
7-Parker O'Brien – 2:17.21
8-Grace Fletcher – 2:17.65
12-Julia Zydanowicz – 2:19.07
1,500-meter run (unseeded)
15-Sydney Driscoll-Gannon – 5:01.44
17-Julia Radjenovic – 5:02.30
1,500-meter run (invitational)
9-Sierra Fisher – 4:46.92 *season best
5,000-meter run
23-Abby Kowalczyk – 18:25.42
10,000-meter run
1-Mallory Holloway – 35:42.86 *personal best
100-meter hurdles (invitational)
9-Madison LaCreta – 15.14
100-meter hurdles
2-Alicia Ramos – 15.08
7-Emma Murphy – 16.01 *personal best
400-meter hurdles
16-Isabella Milojevic – 1:09.09 *personal best
4x100 meter relay
3-Nielsen, Bozeth, Samperi, Dapont – 47.48 *school record
Sprint medley relay
3-Ramos, Granados, Milojevic, Attiogbe – 4:06.16 *school record
4x400 meter relay
3-Kropo, Mirabile, Fletcher, Attiogbe – 3:53.01 *school record
Distance medley relay
5-Fisher, Maclaren, Zydanowicz, O'Brien – 12:09.12 *school record
Long jump
3-Lexy Samperi – 5.63m (18-5.5)
17-Emma Murphy – 5.05m (16-6.75)
Shot put
7-Jenna Borselle – 11.55m (37-10.5) *school record
14-Grace Murphy – 10.57m (34-8)
Discus
12-Jenna Borselle – 28.69m (94-1.5)
13-Grace Murphy – 28.28m (92-9.25)
Javelin
5-Julia Kropo – 35.80m (117-5.25) *season best
7-Grace Murphy – 32.33m (106-0.75)
