UTICA, N.Y. – The Hamilton College Continentals competed against 13 teams at the non-team scoring 2025 Utica University Track & Field Holiday Classic inside the Todd & Jenn Hutton Sports and Recreation Center on Saturday, Dec. 6.
 
The meet was the first of the 2025-26 season for the Hamilton women, who will be back at Utica for the Pioneers' Winter Opener on Friday, Jan. 16 after taking a break for finals and the winter holiday.
 
The Continentals qualified for the 2026 All-Atlantic Region Track & Field Conference Indoor Championships in four different events and finished first in three events.
 
Emily Pogozelski '26 won the 3,000-meter run by over 20 seconds with a regional-qualifying time of 10:27.93. Mackenzie Loudon '29, who was competing in her first collegiate meet, took first place and qualified for regionals in the triple jump.
 
Loudon was also part of Hamilton's winning 4x200-meter relay with Tatiana McCray '28, Ava Chiappinelli '29 and Marley Meyers '28. Their performance was more than five seconds faster than the regional-qualifying time.
 
McCray ran a regional-qualifying 7.96 seconds and finished in second place in the 60-meter dash final. Chiappinelli also qualified for regionals in her first collegiate meet and finished right behind McCray with a time of 7.99 seconds.
 
TOP PERFORMANCES

300-Meter Dash (17 Runners)
4. Marley Meyers '28, 43.08
7. Hannah Turner '26, 43.91
 
60-Meter Dash (35 Runners)
2. Tatiana McCray '28, 7.96 (PR, AARTFC)
3. Ava Chiappinelli '29, 7.99 (AARTFC)
 
600-Meter Dash (16 Runners)
5. Aisha Kandji '29, 1:47.31
 
4x200 Meter Relay (9 Teams)
1. McCray '28, Mackenzie Loudon '29, Chiappinelli '29, Meyers '28 (1:46.42, AARTFC) 

3000-Meter Run (19 Runners)
1. Emily Pogozelski '26, 10:27.93 (PR, AARTFC) 

Triple Jump (15 Athletes)
1. Loudon, 11.29 meters (37 feet, 0.5 inches; AARTFC)