EMMITSBURG, MD - The Rider women's track and field team put together a strong opening day at the 2026 MAAC Outdoor Championships on Saturday sitting in third place, earning multiple podium finishes and advancing several athletes to Sunday's finals across both track and field events.
Nicole Dauberman earned a third-place finish in the 3000m steeplechase, crossing the line in 10:47.90.
Maddie Dischert also claimed bronze in the 10,000m with a time of 37:12.80.
In the field events,
Maria Chiariello placed second in the hammer throw with a mark of 48.28m, while
Gabrielle Vetere finished runner-up in the pole vault after clearing 3.75m.
On the track,
Dylan Giloley and
Valencia Gosser both qualified for Sunday's 100m final, with Giloley also advancing to the 200m final.
Janell Mordi secured spots in both the 100m hurdles and 400m hurdles finals.
Tamara Rawles posted the second-fastest time in the 400m prelims to move on to the final.
Olivia Bortz also recorded the second-fastest qualifying time in the 800m prelims to advance to Sunday's final.
In the 1500m,
Liz Fis and Alex Eglin each qualified for tomorrow's championship race.
Quotes and Notes
"We had a really good day 1. Lots of standout performances that earned us some points or athletes that made finals. Momentum is a real thing and we did a good job of gaining momentum today. We just need to carry it forward on Sunday.
Gabby had a really nice day to finish second in the vault. She's had a great career and it was really nice to see her have success today.
Maria scored some big points in the hammer with a really nice performance. She's had a really good year and the team needed her to come through today.
It was a huge performance for Nicole in the steeple tonight. She's tan a great race and really rolled the last 1000 to get third.
Maddie had a nice performance running the number eight mark all time. It was nice points for the team."
- Rider Director of Cross Country, Track & Field Bob Hamer.
Up Next
The Broncs return to action tomorrow to wrap up the MAAC Outdoor Championships.
