Posted: Mar 16, 2021
With the winter sports unable to hold traditional Senior Days on campus, the Haverford College Athletic Department is recognizing these seniors in a virtual ceremony, with some special help from their teammates. Today, we celebrate the 2021 Haverford College women's indoor track & field seniors.
Women's Indoor Track & Field Class of 2021
- Centennial Conference Indoor Championship runner-up (2018)
- Four USTFCCCA Team Academic Awards
- Meets Won as a Team
- 2018 Ursinus Invitational
- 2018 Keogh Invitational
- 2018 Haverford Holiday Meet
- 2019 Collegeville Classic
Marly Banatte • Psychology major; Chemistry and Neuroscience minors • Brooklyn, New York
- Team captain
- Member of track & field team for four years, competed in cross country for final three seasons
- Mid-distance performer
- Indoor Personal Bests
- 400m: 1:06.25 (2017 Haverford Holiday Invitational)
- 800m: 2:45.23 (2018 Haverford Holiday Invitational)
- 5 career individual top-10 finishes, including a third-place finish in 800 meters at Haverford Mid-Week Invitational
Mari Horton • Psychology major; Neuroscience minor • West Chester, Pa.
- Team captain
- Member of throwing squad for all four years
- Three-time Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll winner during indoor season
- Indoor Personal Bests
- Shot put: 11.01m (2019 Keogh Invitational) – ranked eighth in school history
- Won four individual meet titles during the outdoor season and was a scoring thrower in the shot put during the 2019 Centennial Conference Indoor Championships
Jessica Lopez • Anthropology major; Economics and Health Studies minor • South Pasadena, Calif.
- Team captain
- Competed on the sprinting and jumping squads for all four years
- Indoor Honors: USTFCCCA All-Mideast Region (2019 - 200m), Five-time second-team All-Centennial Conference (2019 - 60m; 2019 - 200m; 2019 - 4x200 relay; 2019 - triple jump; 2020 - 200m), honorable mention All-Centennial Conference (2020 - triple jump), Centennial
- Conference Track Athlete of the Week (2/18/19)
- Three-time Centennial Conference Winter Academic Honor Roll
- Indoor Personal Bests
- 60m: 7.95 (2019 Centennial Conference Championships) – 2nd in school history
- 200m: 26.26 (2019 Centennial Conference Championships) – 3rd in school history
- Triple jump: 11.00m (2019 Centennial Conference Championships) – 4th in school history
- Won six indoor individual titles across three different events, including winning 60 meter dash four times
Kat Turner • Psychology and Spanish double major; Neuroscience minor • Woburn, Mass.
- Competed in with sprints, hurdles, and jump teams
- Indoor Personal Bests
- 60m: 8.84 (2018 Collegeville Classic)
- 60m hurdles: 9.72 (2018 Centennial Conference Championship) – 8th in school history
- 200m: 30.40 (2018 Collegeville Classic)
- Triple jump: 9.79m (2018 NYU Invitational)
- Named to the 2021 Centennial Conference Winter Academic Honor Roll
- Posted 12 top-10 individual finishes during her first-year at Haverford, scoring in the 60 meter hurdles during the 2018 Centennial Conference Indoor Championships
- Member of the winning 4x200 relay at both 2018 Keogh Invitational and 2018 McElligott Invitational