STATEN ISLAND, NY - The Rider Women's Track and Field team had an excellent showing at the Saint Thomas Aquinas Spartan Invite Friday night at Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex.
In the field events, Rider swept the shot put as
Natya Glasco,
Chika Efobi, and
Rachel Lavigne went 1-2-3 on Staten Island. Glasco led the Broncs with another strong showing with a 13.91m mark, finishing first with her best mark since the 2022 MAAC Indoor Championships. Efobi placed second with a 12.97m mark and Lavigne rounded out the top three with a 12.25m mark. Glasco's weight throw of 17.91 won the event in the fourth-best throw in Rider history, with
Samantha Kamara finishing second at 16.09.
The 4x200m relay team of
Gina Rubio,
Hailey Palmer,
Valencia Gosser and
Samara Jones broke the Rider record for the second-straight year with a time of 1:42.76, besting the mark set by Palmer, Gosser, Jones and
Alenys Morales (1:43.35) last year. The prior Rider record of 1:43.71 was set in 2013.
Lydia Wallace shined in the 500 and 1000 meters, finishing third in the 500 in an ECAC Qualifying time of 44.92 and winning the 1000 in 3:04.17, good for ninth all-time at Rider.
Savannah Marcantonio picked up the win in the High Jump clearing 1.65m placing first for the first time in 2023-24.
Mariah Stephens was also able to get it done in both the 60m Hurdles (8.81) and the Triple Jump (11.79m), good for second place in both events.
Quotes & Notes
"We had a very good meet today to kick off the restart of the indoor season. I am very pleased with the effort and accomplishments of the athletes today. It is a good sign to come out of the holiday break and have a high quality performance.
"Natya had a big day for us in the throws winning both events, The weight throw was the number 4 performance all time at Rider. Natya is doing a great job right now leading the throws. She is on a new level and it is very exciting to watch."
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Lydia Wallace had a nice day coming back from a really good 500 meters to get the win in the 1000 meters. She is always a really good performer for us and today was a good example of that."
"It was nice to see the women break the 4x200 record again. It shows the depth and expectations of the program right now. We are always looking to raise the bar even higher each week and season." –
Rider Director of Cross Country, Track & Field Bob Hamer
-Rider returns to action next Saturday, Jan. 20 at the Villanova Invitational at the Ocean Breeze Track and Field Facility in Staten Island, NY.
ECAC Qualifiers
60H 8.81 Stephens
500m 1:17.59 L. Wallace
SP 13.91m Glasco
WT 17.91m Glasco
Top 10 Marks
#4 WT 17.91m Glasco
#9 1000m 3:04.17 L. Wallace
