Co-Women’s Track Performer of the Week:
Rylie Smith, Quinnipiac
Jr., Pittsburgh, Pa., Seneca Valley
 
Smith recorded a pair of MAAC-best times at the Flagship Invite over the weekend. She finished the 400m in 56.77 seconds, which was good for third in the meet. She also ran a leg in the 4x400 relay, that posted a MAAC-best time of 3:55.00.
 
Co-Women’s Track Performer of the Week:
Lydia Wallace, Rider
Jr., Jim Thorpe, Pa., Jim Thorpe Area
 
Wallace won the 1000m in 3:04.17 after finishing 3rd in the 500m with a time of 1:17.59 at the Spartan Invitational. Her 500m time is #1 in the MAAC.
 
Women’s Field Performer of the Week:
Natya Glasco, Rider
Gr., Roslyn Heights, NY, Roslyn
 
Glasco won the shot put in 13.91m and the weight throw in 17.92m at the Spartan Invitational. Both are ECAC qualifying marks. The shot mark is #1 in the MAAC by almost 3 feet and the weight throw mark is #2 in the MAAC.
 
Men’s Track Performer of the Week:
Artie Burgess, Rider
Sr., Coatesville, PA, Coatesville High School
Burgess won the 60m in 6.92 and the 200m in 21.38 at the Spartan Invitational. Both are IC4A qualifying marks. The 200m time currently is the 34th ranked time in the NCAA.  His 60m time is #2 in the MAAC and the 200m is #1 in the MAAC.
 
Men’s Field Performer of the Week:
Jayden DuBard, Rider
Jr., Buffalo, NY, Cheektowaga
 
DuBard finished 3rd in both the shot put in 15.57m and the weight throw in 17.57m. The weight throw is an IC4A qualifying mark. 
 
 
The 2024 MAAC Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships will be held on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 24-25, 2024, at the Nike Track and Field Center at The Armory in New York, New York. The two-day meet will be hosted by Manhattan College and will be held at The Armory for the 20th consecutive year. For all information regarding the 2024 MAAC Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships please visit maacsports.com/indoortrack.
 
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 43rd year of competition during the 2023-24 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, 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. Merrimack College and Sacred Heart University will join the MAAC as full members in the 2024-25 academic year, expanding the conference to 13 institutions.
 
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