Mike Moody ’10 took the javelin title with a Wesleyan-record toss at the annual Little Three track meet for the third consecutive year, highlighting the Cardinals’ action in the meet. Buoyed by four first-place finishes, the Wesleyan men racked up 102 points, just ahead of Amherst (91) but well behind Williams (185). The Cardinal women did not fare as well, finishing third with 93 points, behind Williams (174) and Amherst (114). Williams took both team titles at the meet for the 21st consecutive year.

Moody’s school-record throw of 203-7 broke his own school record by over 15 feet and made him just one of nine Division III throwers to break the 200-foot barrier in 2009. The throw was just a foot and a half shy of the qualifying standard for the NCAA Championships. Moody also placed second in the hammer throw (140-0), third in the discus (111-3) and fifth in the shot put (36-5), making him Wesleyan’s top scorer with 18 points.

Because only three teams participate, the Little Three meet uses a 7-5-4-3-2-1 scoring system, rather than the 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 system used in most meets. Only the top three finishers in relay events earn points; the events are scored using a 7-5-4 system.

The Cardinal men had three additional top finishers. Charles Lang ’11 took first in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 15:17.75; Lang finished roughly five seconds ahead of teammate Jonah Blumstein ’09, who clocked in at 15:22.70. Tommie Lark ’11 continued his triple-jump dominance with a jump of 45-5 1/4, and Newman Hoffman ’09 took first in the shot put with a toss of 43-10 1/2.

Wesleyan had several other top-three finishers on the afternoon. Chris Coleman ’10 took first in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:55.46, and teammate Chris Foster ’09 took second in the 1500m (4:00.95). Alex Iwamoto ’12 took third in both the high jump (5-9 1/4) and long jump (19-4 1/4). In addition to Moody’s third-place finish in the discus, Derek Kuwahara ’09 took second with a throw of 117-6.

Wesleyan has finished second at the meet eight of the last nine seasons, with 2002 being the last year Amherst edged the Cardinals. Williams has won the Little Three title every year since 1989 and has won it all but two years since 1983, with Amherst taking the crown in 1985 and 1988. With their second-place finish, Wesleyan improved to 45-41 all-time against the Lord Jeffs.

For the women, Kathryn Kulowski ’11 repeated as the Little Three high jump champion with a jump of 5-1. The Wesleyan women also received seven points from Kiran Sheffrin ’10, who took first in the 100-meter hurdles (:16.50), and Kulowski, who also placed first in the triple jump (34-7 3/4). Kulowski had a long jump of 16-1 to take second in the event, making her the Cardinals’ top point-getter—man or woman—in the meet (excluding relay events), with 19 points. Lilly Fesler ’11 also took second in the triple jump (32-1), giving Wesleyan a combined 24 points in the three jumping events.

Wesleyan also had a series of strong showings in the running events. Lisa Sussman ’09 clocked in at 2:16.90 in the 800m, good for second place and Ravenna Neville ’10 took second in the 5000m with a time of 18:05.21. Julia Frieze ’12 (1:00.25) took third in the 400m, and the Cardinals’ 4x100m relay team of Sheffrin, Kulowski, Frieze and Sussman clocked in at :51.44 for five points. Sukki Chham ’11 took third in the javelin with a throw of 86-7 to round out the Cardinals’ scoring.

The Lady Cards amassed 93 points, giving them third place in the meet. Williams’ 174 points gave the Ephs their 24th straight Little Three title. Williams has won the crown every year since 1986. Wesleyan took home the championship in 1985 and 1983, with Amherst doing the honors in 1984. Wesleyan has finished third seven of the last eight years, dating back to 2002, though the Cardinals placed second in 2003. Wesleyan still stands 17-14-1 all-time against Amherst. 

Both teams return to action on Saturday in the NESCAC Championships, which will be hosted by Connecticut College.