NEW HAVEN, Conn. - On Saturday, the University of Hartford women's indoor track & field team kicked off the season competing at the Yale Season Opener in New Haven, delivering standout performances setting new all-time school records.

Rapid Recap:

• Senior Madison DiPasquale (Wallingford, Conn.) was busy today filling up the stat sheet and breaking all-time records at Hartford. She placed third in the weight throw event tossing a distance of 15.98 meters. Madison has set a new record for furthest weight throw distance in Hartford history, outbeating the previous holder by 0.66 meters. In the shot put event she finished in fifth place launching the shot put a good distance of 12.45 meters. DiPasquale beat her own record set last year at 11.82 to strengthen her position at second-best all-time at Hartford.
• Junior Jordan Murphy (East Hampton, Conn.) as she earned third place overall in the high jump event clearing a height of 1.65m. With this jump she is now added to the top ten list in Hartford's record books tying for seventh place.
• Sophomore Ella Stephenson (Ledyard, Conn.) had a strong showing in the women's 800m race earning second place overall with a final time of 2:26.74. Just behind Stephenson was freshman Leah Valentino (Beacon Falls, Conn.) finishing in third place just a few seconds after at 2:28.32.
• Just behind DiPasquale in the shot put event was senior Tommie Barker (Canton, Conn.) finishing in eighth place with a distance of 11.73m. Barker is now tied for third best of all-time.
• Junior Caroline Crocker (Bernardston, Mass.) took eighth place in the women's 60m hurdles with a time of 9.24 seconds. This time puts her tied for fourth best of all-time in Hartford's record books.

Post Game Press:
"My intentions coming into this meet were to just go out there, hit the technical cues, and just throw," said senior Madison DiPasquale (Wallingford, Conn.). "On the throw I just did what I needed to do and it just clicked! I am going to use this as a confidence boost for the remainder of the season and hopefully continue to climb."

"We had an incredible season opener," said head coach Connor Green. "Now while school records and and top 10 marks are a goal and excellent when they happen, what we really loved with seeing all of our new athletes was to  get a chance to showcase all of the hard work they've been putting in. As well as all of our returners really stepping up and putting themselves in a great position for the rest of the season. Across the board it was a stellar day and we are thrilled with how our athletes performed. We can't wait to see what's next."

Up Next: 
The Hawks will compete next Saturday, December 13th at the SCSU Art Kadish Invitational.

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