NEW YORK, NY – The Rider women's indoor track and field team concluded day one of the 2026 MAAC Indoor Track & Field Championships Saturday evening, sitting in third place heading into the final day of competition.

In the weight throw, Maria Chiariello placed fourth with a mark of 15.83m, while Daniella Johnson followed closely behind in fifth at 15.59m.

On the track, Tamra Rawles secured a spot in Sunday's 400m final after finishing second in the preliminaries with a time of 56.36. Morgan Jean also advanced to the 400m final.

Julie Ruskan and Olivia Bortz each qualified for the 800m final, while Taylor Johnson punched her ticket to the 60m dash final.

Rider's distance medley relay team of Nicole Dauberman, Gina Rubio, Tatiana Nunez, and Liz Fis turned in a strong performance, placing second overall with a time of 12:05.62.

Quotes and Notes
"We had some nice performances today to kick off the championships. We advanced some athletes through to the finals and scored some points to help out the team. 

Maria and Danny got things going with the weight throw today. It's a really competitive event, and they competed well. 

We had some nice qualifiers in the 400, 800, and 200, which will help us out a lot tomorrow. 

The women's DMR did a great job closing out the night with a second-place finish. Hopefully, this gives us some great momentum for tomorrow." - Rider Director of Cross Country, Track & Field Bob Hamer
 

Up Next
The Broncs resume competition tomorrow, Feb. 22, to conclude the MAAC Championships, with a new start time of 12 p.m. due to weather adjustments.