SCHOOL RECORDS FALL! The sophomore sibling duo of Hannah Rieders and Madeline Rieders paced the Lyons efforts at the 2019 New England Division III Championships at Williams College last week. The pair competed in the 5000-meter run as Hannah crossed the line in fifth with a time of 18:00.20. Her sister, Madeline was less than a second behind, finishing sixth with a time of 18:00.27. Not only were their efforts personal records, but both marks also eclipsed the previous Mount Holyoke school record of 18:05.30 - set 15 years ago by Johanna Thomas in 2004. Also adding an outstanding performance was senior Hannah Gershone in the 10000-meter race. She finished ninth overall with a time of 39:50.56. Her mark was not only an Open New England qualifying mark, but also saw her post outstanding splits. Through the open 5k of the event, she ran a 20:10, before notching a time of 19:40 over the final 5k.

RIDING last week

NATIONAL CHAMPION! For the second straight year, Lyons rider Sara Hearn earned a National Championship title! The sophomore competed in the Individual Intermediate Equitation Over Fences at the IHSA National Championships aboard Miami of Ohio's Vinny (the two are pictured left). The Lyons saw four other riders in action as junior Sarah Etzel was ninth in Individual Walk-Trot-Canter, junior Honami Tanaka earned sixth in Individual Walk-Trot, sophomore Libby Sams was Honorable Mention in Individual Novice Equitation on the Flat, while senior Emma Recchi competed in the USEF/Cacchione Cup. Special shoutout as well to assistant coach Tara Mathews, who won the National Championship titles in both Alumni Equitation on the Flat and Alumni Western Horsemanship as she competed for UConn.

ROWING last week

14TH IN THE COUNTRY!! The Lyons not only moved up to 14th in the Division III US Rowing rankings, but were also back in action last weekend at the New England Rowing Championships on Lake Quinsigamond. MHC's varsity eight boat advanced to the Petite Finals where they earned sixth, while the second varsity eight captured the win in the Third Finals. Overall, the Lyons competed against five other nationally-ranked boats in their races.