the Informer

Brittney Lawson and the track and field teams will compete in the America East championships this weekend at the University of New Hampshire, but before heading north to UNH, the squad had one final meet in preparing for the postseason.

Lawson, a freshman from Woonsocket, R.I., shattered her previous school record of 46.18 meters in the hammer throw with a toss of 47.58 meters on Sunday at the Yale Springtime Invitational.

Lawson wasn’t the only Hawk with an impressive performance in the regular season finale. The 4×400-meter relay lineup of Melanie Wilson, Ariana Bass, Mahrukh Khawaja and Priscilla Appiagyei placed third with a time of 4:10:03. The 4×100-meter relay team also landed a top-five finish, with a time of 50.90.

For the men, Anderson Emerole and Chasani Douglas each took home fourth-place finishes in their respective events. Emerole posted a season-best time of 22.30 in the 200-meter dash and Douglas jumped a distance of 13.38 meters in the triple jump.

Earlier in the weekend, several Hawks competed in the Penn Relays. The event is the oldest and largest track and field event in the United States.

On Saturday, the men’s 4×800-meter relay team crushed a five-year-old school record by 17 seconds, finishing in 35th place. The squad of Wayne Lawrence, Christopher Rodriguez, Robert Giuliani and Mike DuPaul finished the race with a combined time of 8:01.85.

The women’s 4×400-meter relay team also posted an impressive finish in Philadelphia, cruising to a season-best time of 3:56.48, strong enough for 67th place overall.

Both teams continue their season this weekend at the America East Outdoor Track and Field Championships at the University of New Hampshire.