Smith Track and Field Sits Tied for Third After Day 1 of NEWMAC Championships

NEW LONDON, Conn. — The Smith College track and field team sits tied for third place with 14.5 points after the opening day of the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Championships on Friday, paced by a podium finish in the pole vault and scoring performances across multiple events. Smith’s pole vault trio accounted for 10.5 of the team’s 14.5 points. Kerry Seekamp (Destin, FL/Fort Walton Beach) led the Bears with a third-place finish at 3.55 meters (11-07.75), a mark that ranks her No. 53 in Division III for the 2026 season. Jillian da Costa Pinto (West Hartford,…