Track and Field

Nike’s new US Women’s Olympic Track & Field bodysuit highlights sexist double standards in sporting world

Nike’s new US Women’s Olympic Track & Field bodysuit highlights sexist double standards in sporting world

Nike recently unveiled the Team USA uniforms for the 2024 Paris Olympics at a Nike Air event in Paris, Business Insider reported. The women’s track & field bodysuit, in particular, sparked widespread discourse and evoked cries of sexism within the sporting world. 

MHC Track & Field athletes break personal records at Amherst Spring Fling

MHC Track & Field athletes break personal records at Amherst Spring Fling

Tessa Lancaster ’25 and Greta Trapp ’25 both ran personal best career times at the Amherst College Spring Fling on April 7, while Em Tetzlaff ’26 secured a career-best throwing distance. 

Mount Holyoke Track & Field places 2nd in final indoor meet against Wellesley and Smith

Mount Holyoke Track & Field places 2nd in final indoor meet against Wellesley and Smith

Mount Holyoke College Track & Field finished in a close 2nd at their last indoor meet of the season, which took place at Smith College on Saturday, Feb. 17. With 56 points, they beat out Smith’s 54.5 points and narrowly missed Wellesley College's 56.5 points. 

Beyond the scoreboard: the Lyons' Nation year in review

Year in Review for the Lyons’ Nation for the year 2022-2023.

Track and Field competes in non-scoring Amherst Spring Fling meet

Track and Field competes in non-scoring Amherst Spring Fling meet

On Saturday, April 8, Mount Holyoke Track and Field competed in the Amherst Spring Fling meet against Amherst College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Middlebury College, Williams College, Wesleyan University and Brandeis University. While it was a non-scoring meet, several Mount Holyoke team members managed to break personal records while competing.

Game of the Week: Track and Field posts top program performances

Game of the Week: Track and Field posts top program performances

Mount Holyoke Track and Field swept the competition in the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Gordon Kelly Invitational this weekend. The unscored invitationals led to numerous personal bests and five Top 10 performances in Mount Holyoke’s program history.

Mount Holyoke Track and Field reflects on 1 year since shutdown

Mount Holyoke Track and Field reflects on 1 year since shutdown

Mount Holyoke student-athletes spent the summer waiting for news about future practice and competition schedules, which were made uncertain by the COVID-19 pandemic. For many spring student-athletes, their season came to a premature close in early March 2020. The affected teams included lacrosse, riding, rowing, tennis and track and field. While there were hopes of competitions resuming this school year, they were once again canceled at the beginning of the year. Current track and field juniors reflected on what they have learned over the course of the last year being unable to compete.

Track and Field completes indoor season

Track and Field completes indoor season

The Mount Holyoke College track and field team had a competition-packed weekend as eight of the Lyons traveled to Middlebury College to take on the 2020 Division III New England Championships. The Lyons finished the weekend placing 21 out of 26 teams, with seven points.

Track and Field sees career bests

The Mount Holyoke Track and Field team competed in two invitationals last weekend. On Feb. 14, the team appeared at the Boston University (BU) David Hemery Invitational and on Feb. 15 they participated in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Gordon Kelly Invitational. At both invitationals, Mount Holyoke Track and Field saw career-bests and qualifying times in the Division III New England Championships.

Track and field hosts Spring Fling Invitational at home

BY KARI FOSSUM ’20

Mount Holyoke track and field hosted the Spring Fling Invitational on Saturday, posting impressive results across the board. The atmosphere leading up to the event, this week’s Game of the Week, was very festive; several other Mount Holyoke athletic teams stood on the sidewalk leading to Kendall to cheer their fellow Lyons on. The team powered to a fifth-place team finish out of 12 schools, with Eastern Connecticut State taking the win.