LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – The Rider University women's track and field team competed at two separate meets on Saturday. The Broncs saw members of the squad compete at both the Penn State National Open and the John Thomas Terrier Classic hosted by Boston University.

Between the two events, the team got three ECAC-qualifying performances.

At Penn State, Rider got strong performances from their throwers. Both junior Fidele Jules (Tinton Falls, NJ/Red Bank Catholic) and classmate Ronetta Hunter (Burlington, NJ/Burlington Township) posted ECAC-qualifying marks in the shot put. Jules finished eighth with a toss of 14.18m and Hunter landed in 11th with a mark of 13.68.

In Boston, the Bronc women competed in just one event on Saturday. The distance medley relay quartet of freshman Teagan Schein-Becker (Trappe, PA/Perkiomen Valley), junior Nicole Berry (Berlin, NJ/Winslow Township), junior Kristin Siegle (Estell Manor, NJ/Buena Regional) and junior Peri Pavicic (Princeton, NJ/Hopewell Valley Central) landed in third-place with a time of 11:57.74.

NOTES & QUOTES
"Overall today the shot putters were very good. Fidele and Adam have both struggled early this season with some technical adjustments. Today they put things together and had great results. To make a final of this caliber was great for both of them. Ronetta continues to have a very consistent and strong season in the shot put.  We are excited with her efforts every week. We unfortunately were not great outside the shot put circle today. We had some good efforts but not at all the results we had hoped for." – Rider Associate Head Coach Brett Harvey on the team's performance at Penn State

"The women ran a great DMR to kick things off today. They all ran great races yesterday and then came back early to keep things rolling along by getting the ECAC mark. Nicole Berry had a great weekend with two great legs on both ECAC qualifying relays and an 800 PR. She is on a new level this year and she is exciting to watch every meet. It's been a real long time since we've had two women's relays at the ECAC Indoor Championships." – Rider Head Coach Bob Hamer on the meet in Boston

- Rider returns to action next Friday, February 1, competing against neighboring TCNJ in a dual meet on the campus of Lawrenceville Prep on Route 206.