NEW YORK, NY (Feb. 24, 2024) – The 2024 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships kicked off tonight at the Armory in New York City with a pair of weight throw finals, a pair of long jump and high jump finals, men’s pole vault, the men’s and women’s 5000m finals and a pair of distance medley relays. At the conclusion of day one’s action, Rider owns the top spot for both the men and women’s leaderboards. 
 
The Manhattan Jaspers kicked off the meet in exciting fashion with Alex Kristeller breaking a MAAC weight throw record with a distance of 21.80, passing fellow Jasper Thomas Jacob Freeman’s previous record of 21.33m. The 2023 women’s weight throw champion Kristin Stickdorn’s claimed gold again with a 17.92m throw. Mount St. Mary’s Tyler Cash cashed in a personal record and claimed the men’s pole vault gold and Justin Sluijter won gold in men’s long jump with a distance of 7.74, a PR for him as well. On the women’s side, Rider’s Mariah Stephens had a personal record distance with a mark of 5.82m, winning the women’s long jump.
 
On the track, Iona’s Lachlan Wellington captured the men’s gold in the 5000m with a time of 14:15,12 and Manhattan’s Andria Scaglione captured the gold with a time of 16:49.16. The final track event of the evening was the distance medley relays where the Iona men’s squad finished with a time of 10:00.31 and Siena’s squad claimed the gold on the women’s side with a time of 11:55.71.
 
Finishing out day one, Rider’s Devynn Lee won the high jumps on the men’s side with a mark of 2.03m. Shaelyn Murphy from Quinnipiac won gold with a mark of 1.68m on the women’s side, a personal record for the Bobcat
 
 

Team Standings
Men’s			Women’s
1	Rider	75	1	Rider	50.5
2	Mount St. Mary’s	50	2	Manhattan	44
3	Iona	35	3	Quinnipiac	43
4	Manhattan	34	4	Mount St. Mary’s	16
5	Marist	19	5	Iona	14
6	Saint Peter’s	10	6	Siena	11
7	Canisius	6	7	Marist	8.5
8	Siena	2	8	Canisius	8

 
 
 

Day 1 Event Results
Event	Name	Institution	Time/Score
Men’s Weight Throw	Alex Kristeller	Manhattan	21.80 *
Men’s Pole Vault	Tyler Cash	Mount St. Mary’s	4.50m
Men’s Long Jump	Justin Sluijter	Mount St. Mary’s	7.74m
Women’s Long Jump	Mariah Stephens	Rider	5.82m
Women’s Weight Throw	Kristin Stickdorn	Manhattan	17.92m
Men’s 5000	Lachlan Wellington	Iona	14:15.12
Women’s 5000	Andria Scaglione	Manhattan	16:49.16
Men’s Distance Medley Relay	M. Rankin, J.  Scott, T. Coles, D. Dilcher	Iona	10:00.31
Women’s Distance Medley Relay	C.Gardner, G. DeAngelis, K.Flaherty, M. Hesler	Siena	11:55.70
Women’s High Jump	Shaelyn Murphy	Quinnipiac	1.68m
Men’s High Jump	Devynn Lee	Rider	2.03m

 
MAAC record*
 
The 2024 MAAC Men's & Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships resume tomorrow, Saturday, February 25 at 5 p.m. All action throughout the entire championship will be broadcasted on MAACTV and stats will be updated in real time via AthleticLive.
 
For all information regarding the 2024 MAAC Men's & Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships, please visit http://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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