BOSTON, MA - The Rider University men's and women's track & field teams continued a good start to the indoor season with junior Jordan O'Neill finishing 130th at the Colyear-Danville on Saturday afternoon in the ​​Women 5000 Run. She ran a 16:59.79 and broke the Rider record. Junior  Noah Taylor finished 21st in the men's 5000 run with a time of 14:31.25. Both O'Neill and Taylor ran qualifying times for ECAC and IC4A.

NOTES AND QUOTES
"We had a really good day today. The athletes raced competitively and did a really nice job of executing the race plans. The highlight was Jordan breaking the Rider record in the 5k. She ran a really nice race. She struggled a bit for about 3 minutes in the last mile but rebounded nicely over the last 600 meters to get under 17:00. "  – Rider Head Coach Bob Hamer

ECAC 
5000m 16:59.97 O'Neill

IC4A
5000m 14:31.25  N. Taylor