MAAC Instituions Compete at ECAC/IC4A Indoor Championships

3/7/2018 3:44:45 PM

BOSTON, MA – Eight Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Indoor Track & Field Programs competed at the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) and IC4A Championships this past weekend in Boston, Mass. Monmouth University women’s program recorded a fourth place finish, while the men recorded a sixth place finish, the best among MAAC schools.

Monmouth Notes

· The women’s program recorded top ten finishes in eleven different events, including a first place finish in the women’s 4x800 relay, as the team of Allie Wilson, Chandi Piiru, Brianna Stratz, and Kyra Velock recorded a time of 8:54.17.

· Monmouth placed third in the pole vault (Casey Sturts, 3.90-meters), triple jump (Ashley McKinnon, 12.17), and fifth in the women’s 800-meter (Allie Wilson, 2:10.85), 1,000 meter (Brianna Stratz, 2:46.76).

· Bryan Sosso placed third in the men’s 60-meter dash with a time of 6.76. He also finished sixth in the triple jump with a distance of 14.82.

· Corey Murphy placed first in the shot put (18.23-meters) while teammate, Brandon Davis finished ninth with a distance of 16.70

· Tim Wilson finished second in the weight throw with a distance of 19.59 and Chris Marco placed third in the 1-mile with a time of 4:05.57

Quinnipiac Notes

· The Quinnipiac women recorded a total of 24 total points to finish in 11^th place.

· Emily Wolff and Jessica Lee picked up first place finishes in the 5,000-meter and 60-meter hurdles respectively.

· Lee’s time of 8.25 was four houndreth’s of a second faster than her MAAC Championship record time (8.29), set this season.

· The 4x800 relay team comprised of Meghan Curtin, Alyson Caron, Ahmerta Davies, and Marla Wehrer finished fifth with a time of 9:03.08.

Manhattan Notes

· The Jasper men finished 12^th while the women placed 24^th.

· Alex Moore placed ninth in the men’s 400-meter dash (48.95), Ryan Addlesberger placed fifth in the shot put (17.01-meters), Eduard Winner placed second in the pole vault (5.05-meters), and Brenton Foster placed first in the high jump (2.10).

· On the women’s side Paige Chapman placed sixth in the 60-meter dash (7.67), Charlene Pohl finished fifth in the long jump (5.67-meters), and Lisa Fajardo placed fourth in the 5,000-meter (16:45.66).

Rider Notes

· The Rider women finished 20^th overall.

· Asia Young placed second in the long jump with a distance of 5.76 meters. Young was named MAAC Most Outstanding Performer for Field at this years MAAC Championships.

· Karoline Sandvig had a weight throw toss of 18.32 meters which was .02 meters farther than her throw that set the new MAAC record at this years Championships, she placed fourth in the event.

· Sara Gardner placed fifth in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.57.

· The Rider men finished seventh in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:15.65.

Iona Notes

· The Iona men finished 16^th and the women placed 36^th

· Johannes Motschmann took first in the mile with a time of 8:00.92. His teammate Brendan Jordan finished fifth with a time of 8:11.28.

· In the women’s distance medley, Kaitlyn Ohrthman, Danika Jensen, Natalie Holder, and Rachel Garn finished 8^th with a time of 11:48.21.

· Kara McKenna placed fifth while Dani Martino placed eighth in the women’s 3,000-meter with times of 9:40.19 and 9.43.47 respectivley.

· Johannes Motschmann and Brendan Jordan both finished in the top five in the men’s 3,000 meter. Motschmann finished first with a time of

Marist Notes

· The Red Foxes women’s program placed tied for 26^th.

· The women’s distance relay team of Denise Grohn, Danisha Craig, Shea Bohan, and Janelle Solviletti placed nsnth for the Red Foxes.

· Mosel Dietritch finished fourth in the men’s 5,000 meter for 14:19.14.

Canisius Notes

· The men’s program placed tied for 26^th.

· The Griffs finished seventh in the men’s distance medley behind the team of Nicholas Neamtu, Marcus Brown, Paul Henry, and Jeff Antolos

Siena Notes

· The Siena women finished the weekend tied for 41^st.

· Sarah Forman finished eighth in the women’s mile with a time of 4:52.68

About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:

With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 37^th year of competition during the 2017-18 academic year. Current Conference members include: 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.