Lipschutz & Rehberg Claim Outdoor Track & Field Weekly Honors
MAAC Sports
Edison, NJ –Monmouth University's McLean Lipschutz and Iona College's Maya Rehberg were named the MAAC Outdoor Track & Field Performers of the Week for April 21st.
At the Greyhound Invitational at Moravian this past weekend, Monmouth's sophomore McLean Lipschutz won the javelin with a 238’ throw, beating the second place finisher by a whopping 24 feet. His mark not only cleared ECAC qualifying standards by 17 feet, it also came on his final throw of the day to jump into the lead and win the event. Currently, his mark from this past weekend is good for eighth in the nation, and is the longest throw in the MAAC this season.
Freshman Maya Rehberg set a new Iona record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase event at the 56th Annual Mt. SAC Relays hosted by Mt. San Antonio College. Rehberg finished the race in 10:07.61 and topped the mark held by teammate Regina Neumeyer (10:17.75) by more than 10 seconds. She finished eighth overall in the Invitational Elite section of the event and was the No. 2 collegiate performer. Boise State's Marisa Howard crossed less than a half second in front of Rehberg. The time stands as the eighth fastest on the 2014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Qualifying list and sixth fastest on in the East region.
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.
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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.