GALLOWAY, NJ – The Rider University women's cross country team finished sixth at Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championships Friday morning at Seaview Golf Course.
Teagan Schein-Becker (Trappe, PA/Perkiomen Valley) was the Broncs' top finisher, completing the 6K course in 23:22.91, good for 28
th place.
Iona won the title, finishing with 36 points, ahead of Siena (58 points), Quinnipiac (70 points), Monmouth (83 points) and Marist (104 points). The Broncs were next with 201 points.
Mackenzie Greenfield (Old Forge, PA/Holy Cross) was close behind Schein-Becker in 30
th place at 23:24.62, while Haley Arguin (Churchville, NJ/Churchville-Chili) was Rider's next finisher in 54
th place (24:22.31). Oliva de la Torre Coca (Sevilla, Spain/I.E.S. Fernando Herrera) and
Michaela Pampin (Sparta, NJ/Sparta) rounded out the Broncs' finishers in 64
th (24:34.87) and 73
rd (24:54.11), respectively.
NOTES & QUOTES
"The women ran very hard today and earned a good team finish. They fought very hard in this race and never gave up on each other. We want to be better but we had success that we can build upon today. We are hopeful to use this for a spring board for success during track." –
Rider Head Coach Bob Hamer
- Iona's Gemma Nuttall won the race in 21:43.93.
- The Gaels featured the top three finishers in the race and four in the top 10.
- Siena also had four All-MAAC honorees, while Marist had three and Monmouth and Quinnipiac had two each.
