Emmitsburg, MD (May 7 2023) – Rider University secured the 2023 MAAC Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship at Morgan Track on Sunday evening. The Broncs held on to their commanding lead in the meet collecting 252 points to win their first title in eight years.
| Women’s Standings |
| Place |
Team |
Points |
| 1 |
Rider |
252 |
| 2 |
Quinnipiac |
132 |
| 3 |
Mount St. Mary’s |
125.5 |
| 4 |
St. Peter’s |
80 |
| 5 |
Manhattan |
67 |
| 6 |
Iona |
60 |
| 7 |
Siena |
49 |
| 8 |
Canisius |
18 |
| 9 |
Marist |
17.5 |
| 10 |
Niagara |
17 |
The Broncs, who held a sizeable lead after a few impressive Day one performances collected a MAAC-high seven golds on the final day of the meet. Rider opened up the today’s action with back-to-back first place finishes in the triple jump and shot put, with Mariah Stephens and Chika Efobi, winning the events, respectively. Alenys Morales and Teagan Schein-Becker followed up with outstanding performances in the 400 -meter hurdles Morales posted a time 1:00.92 to secure the 2023 title, Schein-Becker posted a 2:09.61 in the 800-meter to capture her title. The Broncs fifth gold medal came by way of Savanna Marcantonio, who would win the high jump with the height of 1.67 meters leading to her title.
Quinnipiac snagged two first place finishes on the day leading to a second-place finish. The Bobcats gold medalist included Rylie Smith (400), and the 4x800 relay quartet of Rachel St. Germain, Sophia Jones, Christina Gunsalus, Alessandra Zaffina.
MAAC newcomer and host Mount St. Mary’s, completed its first MAAC outdoor meet with a third -place finish and claimed a pair of gold medals on the last day of the tournament. Both of the Mount’s first place medals were earned by Rookie of the Meet, Zionna Perez-Tucker, who won the 100 -meter dash with a new MAAC record finishing in 11.78 and the 200 in 24.17.
| Event |
Name |
School |
Time/Distance |
| 800 |
Teagan Schein-Becker |
Rider |
2:09.61 |
| 1500 |
Teagan Schein-Becker |
Rider |
4:31.20 |
| 100m Hurdles |
Abigail Vital |
St. Peter’s |
14.09 |
| 100m Dash |
Zionna Perez-Tucker |
Mount St. Mary’s |
11.78* |
| 400 |
Rylie Smith |
Quinnipiac |
55.27 |
| 400m Hurdles |
Alenys Morales |
Rider |
1:00.92 |
| 200 |
Zionna Perez-Tucker |
Mount St. Mary’s |
24.65 |
| High Jump |
Savanna Marcantonio |
Rider |
1.67m |
| Shot Put |
Chika Efobi |
Rider |
14.03m |
| Discus Throw |
Kristin Stickdorn |
Manhattan |
42.76m |
| 5000 |
Olivia Lomascolo |
Siena |
17:06.93 |
| 4x800 Relay |
R. St. Germain, S. Jones, C. Gunsalus, A. Zaffina |
Quinnipiac |
9:12.01 |
| Triple Jump |
Mariah Stephens |
Rider |
11.90m |
| 4x400 Relay |
H. Palmer, A. Morales, L. Wallace, T. Schein-Becker |
Rider |
3:49.80 |
*Broken MAAC Records
- Mount St. Mary’s Zionna Perez-Tucker broke the MAAC record in the women’s 100 meter dash with a finishing time of 11.78, breaking the previous record by 0.11 (Domoah Kutu-Akoi, Monmouth 11.89 2018)
| Major Awards Winners |
| Award |
Men |
Women |
| MAAC Field Rookie of the Meet |
Ivan Lychenko, Manhattan |
Mary Gill, Manhattan |
| MAAC Track Rookie of the Meet |
Cahshieve Blair, Saint Peter’s |
Zionna Perez-Tucker, Mount St. Mary's |
| MAAC Field Most Outstanding Performer |
Dylan LaNoue, Mount St. Mary's |
Kristin Stickdorn,, Manhattan |
| MAAC Track Most Outstanding Performer |
Artie Burgess, Rider |
Teagan Schein-Becker, Rider |
| MAAC Coach of the Year |
Bob Hamer, Rider |
Bob Hamer, Rider |
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 42nd year of competition during the 2022-23 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan College, Marist College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.
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