Manhattan Sweeps Outdoor Track & Field Performers of the Week
MAAC Sports
Edison, NJ – Manhattan College’s Love Litzell and Lydia Wehrli were named the MAAC Outdoor Track & Field Performers of the Week.
Manhattan’s Love Litzell qualified for the IC4A Championships in the hammer throw at the Shamrock Invitational on Thursday. His effort of 61.18 meters (200 feet, nine inches) was good for second place overall and first among collegians.
Lydia Wehrli was second overall and first among collegiate competitors in the hammer throw at Coastal Carolina’s Shamrock Invitational on Friday. Her best effort was 58.09 meters (190 feet, seven inches), which was just shy of her school record, as well as a qualifying mark for the ECAC Championships.
The MAAC Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships will be held on May 3rd and 4th at Rider University in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
The MAAC, headquartered in Edison, N.J., consists of 11 member institutions in 2014: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter's University and Siena College. For more on the conference please visit,www.maacsports.com. Follow the MAAC on Facebook and Twitter: @MAACSports. Follow MAAC Indoor Track & Field on Twitter using the hashtag #MAACTF.