ELIZABETHOWN, Pa. – Annalise Kauffman was part of two wins Saturday to highlight the Franklin & Marshall women's track & field team's weekend at the Elizabethtown Blue Jay Tune-Up. That performance came during the team's final meet of the regular season. Franklin & Marshall was also represented by Mackenzie Ward at the prestigious Penn Relays this weekend.

Kauffman took home individual gold in the 800 meters with a time of 2:20.33 where she came in just ahead of teammate Jordyn Collie's time of 2:22.73 as FM recorded a 1-2 finish. Kauffman and Collie then teamed up to run the first two legs of the winning 4x400 relay that featured Emily Jones and Bella Johnson who closed the race with a total time of 4:12.49. That was one of two top-three 4x400 relays for the Diplomats.

Tara Silverman was on the second relay after turning in the ninth-best time in school history during the 1,500 meters (4:52.70). Fellow relay teammate Katie Scott was sixth in the 1,500m with a time of 5:02.79. Hayden Adams had a pair of scoring performances at Elizabethtown when she took sixth in the 100 hurdles (16.79) and seventh in the high jump (1.40m). Other top finishers on the track for F&M were Ava Leshem (13.96; 100m), Arek Giir (28.14; 200m), and Emily Jones (1:03.67; 400m).

In addition to Adams' placements in the field events, Lena Bell competed in both the triple jump (9.14m) and long jump (4.42m). Ruth Axford led F&M in the javelin (23.03m) and Jiali Pickering contested the hammer (25.26m). At the Penn Relays, Ward's throw of 38.93 meters in the javelin placed her 13th as she was the top Division III finisher during her event.

Franklin & Marshall will now turn its attention to the 2025 Centennial Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Hosted by Ursinus, that conference championship meet gets underway on Friday, May 2 and continues through Sunday, May 4.