Towson, MD and Williamsburg, PA– At the Towson Invitational,
Mariah Stephens won the triple jump and
Allie Riches took second in the pole vault with her new Rider record as did
Dyani Bigelow with her Record setting 400 hurdles time in Towson, MD at day one of the Towson Invitational. At the Colonial Relays,
Teagan Schein-Becker claimed the win in the 1500, the #2 Rider record as well as an ECAC qualification while
Mackenzie Greenfield earned an ECAC qualification of her own new #3 Rider record for the 5000.
Jordan O'Neill also set the new #7 Rider record in the 5000.
During Day One at Towson, Stephens won the triple jump with her mark of 11.94m. Taking second in the pole vault, Riches broke the Rider record with her 3.86m mark. Bigelow took second in the 400 hurdles after her time of 1:03.80.
During Day One at Colonial,
Teagan Schein-Becker finished first in the 1500 run after her ECAC qualifier time and #2 Rider record of 4:24.23. Taking tenth place but earning a ECAC qualification,
Mackenzie Greenfield set the new #3 Rider record with her time of 17.08.54 while
Jordan O'Neill set the #7 Rider record at 17.35.83.
Quotes and Notes
On Day One at the Towson Invitational, "We competed really well today in challenging conditions. It was very windy the whole day and the team showed great confidence in competing at a high level and not letting the weather get in the way."
"Allie just keeps setting Rider records and keeps getting better. She is really impressive."
"Mariah has a knack for winning and seems to find a way to have 1 next to her name a lot."– Rider Associate Head Coach
Brett Harvey
"We had a lot of great performances today. The women were on fire with some PRs, wins, top ten performances, and ECAC qualifiers."
"Teagan looked great again today winning the 1500m by a large margin. This is a real high quality meet and to dominate an event is a really big accomplishment."
"Greenfield had a really nice race in the 5000. It is the #3 performance all time and an ECAC qualifier. She has had a great year and I'm really proud of her accomplishments."
"We are looking forward to a few more individual races and some relays tomorrow on day 2."-
Rider Head Coach Bob Hamer
-Schein-Becker and Greenfield earned ECAC qualifications for their efforts during Friday's events.
