Track and Field

Women’s Track

Jenna Wilborne ’15 Photo: Ryan Coleman
Jenna Wilborne ’15
Photo: Ryan Coleman

Trinity’s women’s track and field team, coached by George Suitor, had two student-athletes, juniors Jenna Wilborne and Megan Darnley, earn All-New England Small College Athletic Association (NESCAC) honors in the spring season. Wilborne won the triple jump with a leap of 37’8.75”, and Darnley finished third in the pole vault with a mark of 11’ 5.75” to power Trinity to ninth place. Wilborne went on to win the New England Division III Championship triple jump title with a distance of 38’11.50”, junior Lily Talesnick was fourth in the shot put at 38’10.50”, and Darnley was fifth in the pole vault at 11’02.50”. All three collected All-New England recognition, giving Trinity 19 points to take 16th place in the team standings. Both Wilborne and Darnley set new school records at the New England Open Championships, as Wilborne finished sixth in the triple jump with a distance of 39’05.25”, and Darnley was fourth in the pole vault at 11’07.75”. Both Wilborne and Darnley collected All-New England Open accolades, giving Trinity five points for 29th place in the team standings. Wilborne continued her stellar year through the month of May, earning All-Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Honors after placing fourth in the triple jump with a distance of 38’07.50” as Trinity tied for 50th in the ECAC Championship standings. At the NCAA Division III National Championships, Wilborne finished just outside the top eight with a leap of 38’08.75”.

 

Men’s Track
Trinity’s men’s track and field team, also coached by George Suitor, had a successful outdoor campaign, as first-year Aman Stuppard and sophomore Geoff Bocobo earned All-NESCAC honors. At the NESCAC Championship Meet, Stuppard finished second in the triple jump with a leap of 43’5.00”, while Bocobo finished third in the 400-meter hurdles and sixth in the 110-meter hurdles as Trinity posted a 10th-place team finish. At the New England Division III Championship Meet, sophomore Jarred Jones cleared a distance of 21’10.25” to land in eighth place in the long jump to earn All-New England honors and give the Bantams a 32nd-place team finish.