Women's College Indoor Track and Field
Rider's Ritter Honored by the MAAC

EDISON—Senior Emily Ritter of the Rider University women's track and field team was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Female Track Performer of the Week it was announced Tuesday afternoon.

Ritter was honored for all competition January 5-11.

A 5-9 distance runner from Millsboro, Delaware (Sussex Tech.), Ritter won the mile (5:03.14) and the 800 meter (2:17.87) at the Army 5-Way Invite against Lehigh, Manhattan, Marist, Loyola Maryland and the host Knights this past Saturday.

“Emily had a tremendous cross country season and she has carried that momentum into the indoor track season,” said head coach Bob Hamer.  “She has worked hard to get to this level of success and I am very excited to watch her compete this season.  It is a well deserved honor.”

The Rider women went 3-1 in the team scored meet.

Ritter has the top time in the MAAC in both the mile and 800 meter.

This is the third time in 2014-15 that Ritter has earned conference honors, having been named the Cross Country Performer of the Week twice this past fall and she finished fourth at the 2014 MAAC Cross Country Championships on October 31.

Ritter was named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team this past summer.  Majoring in Secondary Education/Biology, Ritter owns a 3.51 grade point average.

As a junior during the outdoor season, Ritter competed at the NCAA East Regional in the 3000 steeplechase, qualifying after she placed third at the Eastern College Athletic Conference Championships and earned All-East honors in a Rider-record time of 10:21.32.

Rider travels to New York for the NYC Gotham Cup on January 16.

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