NEW YORK – Mariah Stephens became the MAAC Champion for the long jump as the Rider Women's Track and Field team competed in day-one at the MAAC Championships in New York, NY at 168^th Street Armory. The Broncs stand in second place heading into the final day of competition Sunday.

Stephens earned two ECAC qualifications after her 8.86 finish in the 60m hurdles and her Championship mark in the long jump at 5.63m. Jabria Rozier took third in the high jump with a mark of 1.55m. Mackenzie Greenfield, Dyani Bigelow, Lydia Wallace and Teagan Schein-Becker took second in the women's distance medley with a time of 11:51.46.

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"We had a strong start to the MAAC Championships with a pair of winners in the long jump. Mariah Stephens has had a great freshman season and it was really great to see her win the long jump. She has been consistently good all year which is something that we are always preaching to the athletes. The best are consistent and she showed that today."

"I am really excited for the women's distance medley relays. They finished second in a tough field with very strong performances."

"The women were great also with Mackenzie getting things rolling for the women. Dyani and Lydia were great in the middle and Teagan was able to close it down for second. These relays should be a big confidence builder for tomorrow. 
 
It is exciting to be in second place in the team scoring but there are a lot of events remaining tomorrow and things can turn quickly so we need to be ready." -Rider Head Coach Bob Hamer