BOSTON, MA - The Rider University women's track and field team finished out the final day of the 2020 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships in style on Sunday afternoon as the 4x800 relay team of freshman Oliva de la Torre Coca (Sevilla, Spain/I.E.S. Fernando Herrera) and seniors
Kristin Siegle (Estell Manor, NJ/Buena Regional),
Nicole Berry (Berlin, NJ/Winslow Township), and
Katie Ward (Old Bridge, NJ/Mother Seton) earned All-East Honors. Their finals time of 9:06.47 led to a sixth place finish, which followed the Rider record time of 9:05.75 in the prelim yesterday.
Towson University won the team portion of the event with 63 points, as Connecticut, Albany, William & Mary, and Hampton rounded out the top five.
Senior
Ronetta Hunter (Burlington, NJ/Burlington Township) finished 12th in the shot put with a distance of 13.70m. The DMR group of senior
Mackenzie Greenfield, sophomore
Mary Ilelaboye, junior
Paris Boucher, and senior
Peri Pavicic finished 19th with a time of 12:06.54.
QUOTES
"I'm really proud of the women's 4x800. We have pushed for so long to have success at the ECAC Championship in all of the relays. We had that success this weekend and the 4x800 capped it off by finishing 6th to earn All-East honors." -
Rider Head Coach Bob Hamer
"Siegle was great this weekend. Unfortunately, she had a disappointing outcome in the mile trials but then she responded with outstanding legs on the relay. She gave us the lead twice and today that was so crucial for us to finish 6th overall. Overcoming obstacles and disappointments is all part of the process and it makes the successes that much sweeter." -
Hamer
UP NEXT
The Broncs will start their outdoor season on March 27 with the Raleigh Relays hosted by North Carolina State. Rider will also host the Rider 5 Way meet on March 28 at the Michael P. Brady Track and Field Complex.
