WILLIAMSBURG, VA– The Rider University Women's Track and Field Team finished at the ECAC Championships on Sunday.
In the field,
Allie Riches took third in the pole vault with her mark of 3.98m, good for All-East Honors.
On the track,
Mariah Stephens and
Wisdom Maddox claimed 3
rd and 5
th place in the 100m hurdles with their times of 14.58 and 14.69, good for All-East honors. The team of Oliva de la Torre Coca,
Lydia Wallace,
Mackenzie Greenfield, and
Stephanie Tomkowich took third place in the 4x800 with their All-East honor earning time of 9:09.66.
Quotes and Notes
"We had a big day today with many All East performances. It was a great way to close out the season for many. The hurdlers got us going again with 3 All East performances."
"Stephens has been outstanding all year and Maddox has really come along over the last month it is always exciting to see freshmen have success. They need to enjoy these moments and build toward making new ones during the summer."
"Riches has had a great year. She is vaulting at a whole new level this year. She is clearing higher bars on early attempts and competing with some great competition. I'm really excited for her."
"Butler had an exciting weekend. She graduated yesterday and then drove down to meet us in the hotel late last night. She then went out set a new PR to make the final. She has been a very consistent performer for this team and she answers makes the most of her opportunities."
"We take a lot of pride in the relays at Rider. It was very exciting to see 3 strong races at the end of the meet to earn All East honors for those athletes." -
Rider Head Coach Bob Hamer
-Riches, Stephens, Maddox, de la Torre Coca, Wallace, Greenfield, and Tomkowich earned All-East Honors.