JOHN LINDROOS
The women’s track and field team competed in the University of Washington Invitational on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 at the Dempsey Indoor Center in Seattle, Washington. Dons participated in field events, which included the 60 meter dash, 800 meter run, one mile run, 3000 meter run, 60 meter hurdles, long jump, shot put, and 4×400 meter relay.
Senior Henriette Halwas impressed in the 60 meter hurdle, earning a first place finish in heat two, with a time of 8.79 seconds in the preliminaries, marking a new program record for the event. In the finals, Halwas won heat two at 8.82 seconds.
Along with sophomore Emílie Chrastinová, Halwas also placed top 10 in program history in the long jump. Halwas recorded a distance of 5.70 meters, placing her third in program history, and Chrastinová recorded a jump of 5.10 meters, placing her fifth.
Freshman Eliana Valle ran in the 60 meter dash, finishing with a time of 8.08 seconds, placing her tenth in program history for the event.
Senior Vasileia Spyrou clocked a time of 4:49.91 in the mile run, finishing third place in her heat. Spyrou and graduate student Christi Albrecht led the team in the 800 meter run, clocking times of 2:14.01 and 2:17.71 respectively.
The team’s next meet will be the Wolf Pack Classic, hosted by the University of Nevada in Reno, Nevada at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center on Feb. 7 and Feb. 8.
The women’s basketball team lost their two home games last week vs Loyola Marymount University (LMU) on Jan. 30 (68-73) and vs Santa Clara University on Feb. 1 (50-59).
Against the Lions, LMU capitalized on USF’s 18 turnovers, resulting in 23 points. Forward grad student Emma Trawally Porta led the team with 16 points, along with three steals and two blocks.
Despite the Dons recording 18 offensive rebounds vs Santa Clara, their poor shooting performance led to a nine point loss, as they went two of 23 on three-point field goals, and shot 27.9% overall. Senior guard Freja Werth led the team with 18 points.
The team’s upcoming week consists of a two game road trip against Pepperdine University on Feb. 6 and Saint Mary’s College on Feb. 8.
The men’s basketball team won their lone game last week vs Washington State University (75-51) on Feb. 1 at the Hilltop. In the absence of senior guard Malik Thomas, sophomore forward Junjie “Barry” Wang posted a career high of 16 points, converting three triples and adding on five rebounds.
The Dons will complete their three game homestand on Feb. 6 vs Saint Mary’s College, who are currently undefeated in WCC matches with a 10-0 record.
Students can attend home games at the Sobrato Center for free using their One Card.
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