MAHWAH, N.J. (March 29, 2025) – The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy women's outdoor track and field began their 2025 season with a bang at the Ramapo Invitational. Sophomores Jordan Washington (Tampa, Fla.) and Jade Winters (Jackson, Ohio) recorded top 10 finishes and joined three other Mariners with personal bests.
 
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Washington finished fifth in the discus with a personal best toss of 32.75m (107' 5"). Winters crossed the tape in sixth with a new PR in the 100m with a time of 14.42 while setting two new career bests in the 200m and 400m with times of 30.80 and 1:08.50.
 
Senior Kelley Lakawitch (Homer Glen, Ill.) recorded two new PRs in the 100m and 200m, crossing the finish line with times of 15.44 and 32.25, while plebe Karley Rush (Trinity, Fla.) hit a new personal best in the 1500m finishing in 6:44.01.
 
Sophomore Katelin Hanifan (Andover, N.J.) registered two new personal bests in the discus and hammer throw with tosses of 27.90m (91' 6") and 30.44m (99' 10").
 
Up next, the Blue and Gray will take part in the Coast Guard Spring Invitational next Saturday, April 5, in New London, Conn.