NEW YORK, NY – After Day 1 of the MAAC Indoor Track and Field Championships, the Rider Women's Track and Field team leads the way with 50.5 combined team points. Savanna Marcantonio and Mariah Stephens both medaled to highlight the first day of competition at The Armory.

Marcantiono continued her impressive season in the high jump, placing second with a 1.68m mark. Stephens also scored a gold medal in the long jump with a mark of 5.82.  

QUOTES AND NOTES
"We had some great effort from the women in many areas tonight that give us a chance tomorrow."

"Mariah was outstanding tonight in everything. She took care of business with some great races in the dash and hurdles and then came back to win the long jump. She is a tremendous athlete and that was on display tonight."

"Savanna competed really well in the high jump tonight. She unfortunately lost in a jump off but she is such a consistent competitor."  

"We have some great opportunities tomorrow that we need to take advantage of.'' - Rider Director of Cross Country, Track & Field Bob Hamer
 

• Rider leads the women's overall scoring after Day 1 with 50.5 points

• Manhattan trails Rider in second with 44 points

• Rider will round out the MAAC Championships tomorrow evening, February 25th