The Basics  
Event: Rockingham Collegiate Classic
Location: Harrisonburg, Va. (Bridgewater College)

The Lead: The Hollins track & field team had one last stop before heading to Salem for the 2025 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Track & Field Championships at the end of the month. The team traveled to Harrisonburg to compete at the Rockingham Collegiate Classic hosted by Bridgewater College.
 
Highlights & Notes   
Track Events:

• In the prelims, Jazmine Patterson posted a season best time of 8.28 in the 60m Dash. In the Finals, Patterson finished 6^th at 8.38. Ashlyne Golston finished 18^th in the prelims with a time of 9.01, posting a Personal Best
• In the 200m, Patterson was 5^th when she crossed the line at 27.05, the fastest Indoor time of her collegiate career. Golston was 18^th at 29.68.
• The 800m would see the collegiate debut of Evelyn Keefer and the first year finished 16^th with a time of 2:54.06.

Field Events:

• Madison Freideman was 3^rd int eh High Jump at 1.42m. Autumn Dale posted a career best 1.37m to finish 6th.
• Ariana Gomez was 10^th in the Long Jump with a distance of 4.72m.
• All three returned to give the Green and Gold three of the top 10 spots. Gomez led the way with a 4^th place effort of 10.54m. Dale posted her second career best of the meeting when she finished 6^th at 10.04m. Freideman finished one spot back in 7^th (9.92m).
• In the Shot Put, Sanaa Belton finished 5^th at 10.29m. One spot behind in 6^th would be Ava Kegler with a distance of 9.80m. Senior Ella Wilds finished 13^th with the best Put of her career at 7.89m while Tenley Reck finished 16^th at 6.50m.
• Belton was 3^rd in the Weight Throw with a final throw of 14.31m with Kegler 11^th at 9.79m

Up Next: Hollins travels to Salem next weekend to compete at the 2025 ODAC Indoor Track & Field Championships, hosted by Roanoke College.