STANDISH, Maine -- The Bates women's outdoor track and field team blitzed the competition, taking first place by more than 100 points Friday and Saturday at the Monks Invitational. 

Bates scored 299 points, first place out of 14 schools and well-ahead of runner-up Husson (91.5 points). 

Junior Abbey Otterbein (Beverly, Mass.) and sophomore Livia Kozick (Portsmouth, N.H.) continued their remarkable seasons with a 1-2 finish in the heptathlon over the course of two days. Otterbein surged into fourth place on the Bates all-time performance list in the event with her winning total of 3,662 points. Meanwhile, Kozick checks in at seventh all-time with 3,537 points.

Three Bobcats qualified for New Englands in the 3,000 meter steeplechase, with first-year Olivia Reynolds (Cumberland, Maine) moving into seventh on the Bates top-10 all-time performance list with her time of 11:28.80. Junior Rowan Hassman (Coppell, Texas) placed second in 12:04.99 and junior Frieda Kickliter (Mobile, Ala.) took third in 12:14.28.

Out of 33 runners, the Bobcats placed competitors in each of the top eight spots in the 1,500 meters. Sophomore Chrissy Aman (Hanover, N.H.) led the way, winning the race in a personal record time of 4:56.43.

Junior Jordan Wilson (Medfield, Mass.) took home first place and qualified for New Englands in the 5000 meters with her time of 18:27.13. It was a dominating performance, as Wilson finished nearly two minutes ahead of the runner-up in the race.

Three Bobcats qualified for New Englands in the 10,000 meters, with first-year Phoebe Pohl (Wayland, Mass.) winning the race in 39:34.01. Sophomore Isabel May (Erving, Mass.) took second in 39:42.63 and first-year Isabelle Demeritt (Acton, Mass.) placed third in 40:22.82. 

Senior captain Amanda Kaufman (Somers, Conn.) qualified for New Englands in the 100-meter hurdles, winning the event in 15.78 seconds. Fellow senior captain Rebecca Willis (West Newbury, Mass.) won the 400 hurdles in 1:10.29.

The relay teams impressed as well, with sophomore Maddie Lee (Providence, R.I.), junior Alice Cockerham (Kingfield, Maine), junior Lily D'Addario (Locust Valley, N.Y.), and junior Megan Lacey (Braxton, Miss.) teaming up to win the 4x100 in 51.64 seconds. Senior Mary Corcoran (Brookline, Mass.) won the 800 meters in 2:23.24 and helped Kaufman, Aman, and Lee win the 4x400 in 4:16.48.

Senior Lily Simmons (Harpers Ferry, W.Va.) won the pole vault with a top clearance of 9-8 (2.95m) and sophomore Enisa Shoshi (Coraopolis, Pa.) won the triple jump with her leap of 34-9 (10.59m). 

In the throws, first-year Hope Seketa (Williamsville, N.Y.) and sophomore Alma Mackic (Lake Forest, Ill.) impressed in the hammer, waiting for their turn in the pouring rain and taking second and third respectively. Seketa's top throw traveled 113-1 (34.47m) and Mackic's top effort traveled 108-10 (33.17m).

The Bobcats are back in action next Saturday at 11am when they travel to Bowdoin for the Pine Tree Relays.