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Senior captain Lucy Paynter achieved a personal record in the mile on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (File photo)

Women's Track and Field 12/6/2025 11:49:00 PM Aaron Morse

Women's track and field gets indoor season started with strong showings at BU and Bowdoin

BOSTON and BRUNSWICK, Maine -- The Bates women's track and field team began the indoor season on Saturday with impressive performances at both Boston University's Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener and Bowdoin's U Bears Invitational, held at BU Track & Tennis Center and Farley Field House, respectively.

Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener Highlights

First-year Hannah Pawlowski (Bow, N.H.) shined in her collegiate debut, crossing the finish line in the 600 meters in 1:36.05, good for a tie for second on the Bates all-time performance list.
Senior captain Lucy Paynter (Hillsborough, Calif.) qualified for the New England Division III Indoor Championships in the mile with a personal-record time of 5:14.22.
Senior captain Evelyn Marchand (Trumbull, Conn.) qualified for New Englands in the 800 meters with her time of 2:22.33, good for 11th place in a field of 20 runners.

U Bears Invitational Highlights

First-year Charlotte Everhart (Vienna, Va.) led a 1-2 Bates finish in the 400 meters, winning in 1:00.81. Sophomore Dara Salka (Somers, Conn.) took second in 1:02.21.
Senior captain Moriah Scharn (Dunstable, Mass.) won the 60-meter hurdles in 9.14 seconds while sophomore Graca Bila (Westbrook, Maine) raced to the finish in 9.33 seconds, good for a tie for sixth on the Bates all-time performance list. Sophomore Juno Rogers (Decatur, Ga.) took third in a personal-record time of 9.47 seconds.
Senior Emma Yen (Albertson, N.Y.), first-year Treasure Hurd (Dallas, Texas), Rogers, and Everhart teamed up to win the 4x400 relay in 4:13.29.
Sophomore Marie-Ève Maillet (Saint-Antoine, New Brunswick) won the shot put with a personal-record heave of 38-3 (11.66m), good for seventh on the Bates all-time performance list.
Bila won the triple jump with a top effort of 35-5.25 (10.80m), good for ninth on the Bates all-time performance list.
Bates took the top three spots in the 20-pound weight throw, led by senior captain Carli Ciavarelli (Ridgefield, Conn.), who won the event with a top effort of 55-7 (16.94m). First-year Temperance England (Havertown, Pa.) grabbed second with a top effort of 46-9.25 (14.26m) and Maillet placed third with a personal-record throw of 46-6.25 (14.18m).