CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (February 22, 2026) – The men's and women's track and field teams were back in action on Sunday to start their second season as a program at WNE. The team competed in the 2026 USATF New England Indoor Track & Field Championships at Harvard University and saw a few podium finishes, which hopefully prove to be the start to a very successful season for the Golden Bears.
Results:
Women's Team – No Team Score
Men's Team – No Team Score
How it Happened:
On the track, first year
Mia Dodge placed sixth in the 60-meter hurdles. Dodge ran a time of 10.37, which placed sixth by 0.02. Then, the women's yards relay team of
Mia Dodge,
Kayla Kyles,
Mackenzie Rinaldo, and
Fallon Lynch would place second with a time of 4:31.02. The men's yards relay saw both Golden Bear teams place top three. The team of
Jerzyon Harrison-Durley,
Jack Straut,
Aiden Cooney, and
Nolan Palmer placed second with a time of 3:36.49, and the team of
Matt Lowe,
Sean Young,
Alex Maurer, and
Evan Stewart placed third with a time of 3:48.52.
In the field events,
Jonathan Eylander,
Dillon Lassard, and
Ethan Jacobson placed fourth, fifth, and sixth in the women's shot put event, respectively. Eylander had a best throw of 12.15 meters. Lassard had a best throw of 11.78 meters, and Jacobson had a best throw of 11.54 meters.
Kayla Kyles would then place second in the women's Long Jump with a best jump of 5.20 meters.
Mackenzie Rinaldo and
Gabrielle Minuti got fifth and sixth place, respectively, in the women's pole vault event. Rinaldo had a final mark of 2.65m and got that mark on the first try. Minuti had a final mark of 2.65, but got that mark on a second attempt. First year,
Jaidyn Gaudreau placed second in the women's high jump event with a 1.42-meter jump.
Jordan Billings would also place in the top six with a sixth-place finish in the men's high jump, jumping 1.78 meters to earn sixth place.
Up Next on the Schedule:
The Golden Bears will be back on the track and in the field next Sunday, March 1, 2026, at 11:00 AM, as they will travel to Providence, Rhode Island and the Billy Brockmueller Indoor Invitational.
