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Brad Clift

Women's Track and Field

Three school records highlight strong weekend at BU and Tufts

BOSTON, Mass. --

Coast Guard split up for the weekend with athletes competing at the BU David Hemery Invite and Tufts Cupid Challenge.

Three school records were set today as the Bears competed at the Boston University David Hemery Invitational. The day's top performance came from the defending national champion; senior Allie Wildsmith(Bainbridge Island, WA) taking the podium after winning the high jump with the NCAA 3rd best indoor jump of all time clearing 1.81m (5' 11.25").

Last night at the Cupid Challenge, junior Jasmine Mendez(Cromwell, CT) set a new PR with a throw of 11.71.

Another top performance came from senior Claire Semerod(Centenniel, CO) rewriting the Coast Guard mile record after blazing the track in 4:53.73. 2025 graduate Paige Phillips set the previous record of 4:57.09 just last year. Semerod jumps onto the NCAA D3 National list among the top 15 performances with her race.

Alaina Stonebraker(Sandy, UT) was Coast Guard's third record setting performance of the day in the women's 400 meters. Stonebraker was 10th in the 400m Open Race crossing the finish line in 56.86 improving on her previous best of 57.08. Also throwing down their fastest 400 meter races were senior Tara Jessen(Bend, OR) (59.08, CGA #7), sophomore Millie Wymbs(Salisbury, NC) (59.22, CGA #8), and Bianca Mcintosh(Woodbridge, VA) (59.54, CGA #9).

Stonebraker also ran the 200 meter dash running 25.18. Also improving on their 200 meter performances were freshmen Starr Hepburn(Stafford, VA) and Josalyn Rush(Toms River, NJ) both running 26.49 (CGA #6).

Coast Guard's 4x400 Relay of Besant, Wymbs, Jessen, and Stonebraker posted their top time of the season and also making it CGA's #2 fastest relay of all time running 3:51.95.

At the Tufts University Cupid Challenge, Kaylee Wright(Plainwell, MI) was the top finisher for the day as she placed 4th in the long jump with a new indoor personal best of 5.34m (17' 6.25").

Also performing well was freshman Meredith Isley(Valparaiso, IN) was 9th in the 3000 meters running her top collegiate mark of 10:40.01 to place 9th in a stacked field.

Next weekend the Bears will compete in the annual Triangle Classic at Springfield College.
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Players Mentioned

Paige Phillips

Paige Phillips

Senior
Tara Jessen

Tara Jessen

Multi
Senior
Jasmine Mendez

Jasmine Mendez

Throws
Junior
Claire Semerod

Claire Semerod

Distance
Senior
Alaina Stonebraker

Alaina Stonebraker

Sprints
Senior
Allie Wildsmith

Allie Wildsmith

Jumps
Senior
Kaylee Wright

Kaylee Wright

Jumps
Senior
Millie Wymbs

Millie Wymbs

Sprints
Sophomore
Josalyn Rush

Josalyn Rush

Sprints
Freshman
Starr Hepburn

Starr Hepburn

Sprints, Jumps
Freshman
Meredith Isley

Meredith Isley

Distance
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Paige Phillips

Paige Phillips

Senior
Tara Jessen

Tara Jessen

Senior
Multi
Jasmine Mendez

Jasmine Mendez

Junior
Throws
Claire Semerod

Claire Semerod

Senior
Distance
Alaina Stonebraker

Alaina Stonebraker

Senior
Sprints
Allie Wildsmith

Allie Wildsmith

Senior
Jumps
Kaylee Wright

Kaylee Wright

Senior
Jumps
Millie Wymbs

Millie Wymbs

Sophomore
Sprints
Josalyn Rush

Josalyn Rush

Freshman
Sprints
Starr Hepburn

Starr Hepburn

Freshman
Sprints, Jumps
Meredith Isley

Meredith Isley

Freshman
Distance
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