Thunig Breaks Rider Long Jump Record at Rider 5 Way

Broncs start season with excellent meet at home

LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ- Raisa Thunig would break the Rider record in the long jump as the Broncs opened up their season at home hosting the Rider 5 Way. Rider would finish with 369 points taking first place at the season-opening event.

Thunig highlighted an excellent day for Rider breaking the long jump record of 19-7.50 or 6.02m set by Asia Young in 2017. Thunig would jump a 6.13m which also makes her the first woman in Broncs' history to hit a mark over 20 feet.

Thunig would not be done however as she also was a part of the 4x100m relay team with Mariah Stephens, Valencia Gosser, and Hailey Palmer who took home first place with a time of 47.23 which is good for third all-time in Rider history.

Continuing in the jump events Savanna Marcantonio would carry her indoor success to a strong showing in the high jump hitting 1.68m to take home first place in Lawrenceville. Mariah Stephens would also take home the gold in the triple jump with an 11.84m mark.Stephens would also finish first in the 100m hurdles with a time of 14.12.

Rider would also see another great relay performance in the 4x400m as Alenys Morales, Lydia Wallace, Melina Updale, and Morgan Jackson would finish first with a time of 4:03.22

In the field, Rider would get solid outings from Angelina Tapia in the discus (1st/36.33m), Samantha Kamara in the hammer throw (2nd/45.35m), Grace Ramsey in the javelin (2nd/ 36.77m), and Chika Efobi in the shot put (1st/12.86m)

QUOTES & NOTES

"We had a really good meet today. There was a lot of great effort, event winners, and other qualifying performances…Raisa was outstanding in the long jump. That is a huge jump. It's always exciting to watch someone break a Rider record and it is also a likely NCAA Preliminary qualifier. She has grown a ton this year and it has been fun to watch. This is a huge confidence builder moving forward."- Rider Head Coach Bob Hamer
Rider would win the event with 369 points they were followed by Sacred Heart (197), Fordham (124), St Joe's (89), and FDU (20)
Thunig's Rider record jump is also a ECAC/IC4A qualifying mark
Marcantonio's mark is also a ECAC/IC4A qualifying mark

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Players Mentioned

Chika Efobi: Throws; Sophomore

Morgan Jackson: Mid Distance; Junior

Samantha Kamara: Throws; Junior

Savanna Marcantonio: Throws/Jumps; Sophomore

Alenys Morales: Sprints/Hurdles/Jumps; 5' 9"; Graduate Student

Hailey Palmer: Sprints; Sophomore

Grace Ramsey: Throws; 5' 11"; Junior

Mariah Stephens: Jumps; Sophomore

Angelina Tapia: Throws; 6' 0"; Junior

Raisa Palleija: Sprints/Jumps; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Chika Efobi
: Sophomore
: Throws

Morgan Jackson
: Junior
: Mid Distance

Samantha Kamara
: Junior
: Throws

Savanna Marcantonio
: Sophomore
: Throws/Jumps

Alenys Morales
: 5' 9"; Graduate Student
: Sprints/Hurdles/Jumps

Hailey Palmer
: Sophomore
: Sprints

Grace Ramsey
: 5' 11"; Junior
: Throws

Mariah Stephens
: Sophomore
: Jumps

Angelina Tapia
: 6' 0"; Junior
: Throws

Raisa Palleija
: Sophomore
: Sprints/Jumps