Lawrenceville, NJ – The Rider University women's track and field team competed in a dual meet against neighboring TCNJ on Friday evening at Lawrenceville Prep. It was a solid event for the Broncs as the set two new Rider records and brought home a handful of first-place finishes.

Senior Sara Gardner (Holland Township, NJ/Delaware Valley), senior Karoline Sandvig (West Windsor, NJ/West Windsor Plainsboro HS South), senior Victoria Brewer (Bensalem, PA/Bensalem), junior Ashley Berry (Somerset, NJ/Franklin), sophomore Lindsay Bauer (Allentown, PA/Salisbury) and classmate Fidele Jules (Tinton Falls, NJ/Red Bank Catholic) all had strong meets for Rider.

Gardner won and set a new Rider record with an ECAC-qualifying time of 8.01 in the 55m hurdles. She also finished first in the high jump and the 200m. In the high jump, she posted an ECAC-qualifying mark of 1.73m, while crossing the finish line at 26.09 in the 200m.

Sandvig continued her dominance in the weight throw, winning with an ECAC-qualifying toss of 17.61m. Coming in second in the weight throw was Berry with an ECAC-qualifying mark of 16.67m. Also in the throwing events, Jules won the shot put with an ECAC-qualifying throw of 14.05m. Berry also came in second in the shot put at 13.36m.

Brewer won the 800m with a time of 2:16.37 and she was also part of the Bronc sprint medley relay quartet that set a new University record. Brewer along with Sabrina Ozoria (Union City, NJ/Union City), Nicole Berry (Berlin, NJ/Winslow Township) and Lexie Fraction (Sewell, NJ/Washington Township) finished with a time of 4:13.60.  

NOTES & QUOTES
"We had a really good meet tonight. We have been waiting for the team to perform at the level that they did tonight. We had many of our standout athletes have great performances and many others that made great strides tonight. We had challenged the team to step up and be who we think they should be and they responded. We need to take this confidence and carry it forward to the conference meet." – Rider Head Coach Bob Hamer

"Sara Gardner had an incredible meet today. She set a school record, PRed in the 200, and then a huge PR and ECAC qualifier in the high jump.  That is a great day. She unfortunately hit a hurdle last week and missed the final. It was a disappointing meet for her. We all have bad meets or performances and the key is how well you respond. She responded exactly how big time athletes do, they have a huge meet. She is a special athlete and she has the ability to accomplish a lot of great things." – Hamer

"Brewer had a really good meet with a win in the 800 and anchoring the sprint medley to a Rider record. She is a grinder who works really hard and she had a great meet tonight. We need her to continue to have big performances to help out the team." – Hamer  

- Destiny Kearney came in second in the triple jump with a leap of 11.17m.
- Sabrina Ozoria was second in the 55m with a time of 7.41.
- Lexie Fraction earned a second-place result in the 55m hurdles with a time of 8.43.
- Cheyenne Churchville won the 55m at 7.61.
- Joshonda Johnson won the 400 at 59.92.  
- Asia Young won the long jump with a leap of 5.64m.
- Lindsay Bauer won the triple jump at 11.34m and also finished second in the long jump at 5.59m.

UP NEXT
The Broncs return to action on Friday, February 9 travelling back to Staten Island to compete in the Fastrack National Qualifier at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex.