NEW YORK, NY (Feb. 25, 2024) – Rider claimed the 2024 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championship title for the second consecutive year on Sunday night at the Armory.
The Broncs finished the night with a total of 179.5 and saw two gold medalists in Mariah Stephens and Natya Glasco. Stephens took first place in the 60m hurdles, long jump and triple jump and Glasco took first in the shot put. Glasco’s throw was a personal record of 14.64m and Stephens long jump mark was a personal best, with a distance of 5.82m.
Mariah Stephens was awarded the honor of the 2024 Women's Most Outstanding Field Performer of the Meet and Rider head coach Bob Hamer was named the 2024 Coach of the Year to add to the accolated the Broncs picked up this weekend.
| Women’s Final Team Standings |
| 1 |
Rider |
179.5 |
| 2 |
Quinnipiac |
153 |
| 3 |
Mount St. Mary’s |
98 |
| 4 |
Manhattan |
74 |
| 5 |
Iona |
41 |
| 6 |
Siena |
39 |
| 7 |
Marist |
28.5 |
| 8 |
Saint Peter’s |
26 |
| 9 |
Canisius |
24 |
| Day 2 Event Results |
| Event |
Name |
Institution |
Time/Score |
| Women’s Mile |
Alessandra Zaffina |
Quinnipiac |
4:54.93 |
| Women’s 60m Hurdle |
Mariah Stephens |
Rider |
8.64 |
| Women’s 60m Dash |
Nyasia Dailey |
Quinnipiac |
7.60 |
| Women’s Pole Vault |
Emelie Beckman |
Mount St. Mary’s |
3.90m * |
| Women’s 400m |
Rylie Smith |
Quinnipiac |
55.36 |
| Women’s 800m |
Keira Flaherty |
Siena |
2:14.39 |
| Women’s Triple Jump |
Mariah Stephens |
Rider |
12.11m |
| Women’s 200m |
Rylie Smith |
Quinnipiac |
25.0 |
| Women’s Shot Put |
Natya Glasco |
Rider |
14.65m |
| Women’s 3000m |
Holly Smith |
Iona |
9:51.96 |
| Women’s 4x800m Relay |
G. DeAngelis, J. Caputo, C. Gardner,
K. Flaherty
|
Siena |
9:23:37 |
| Women’s 4x400m Relay |
R. Smith, I. Anzaldo
S. Lavelle,
A,Romagnoli |
Quinnipiac |
3:53.13 |
MAAC record*
The 2024 MAAC Men's & Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships resume tomorrow, Saturday, February 25 at 5 p.m. All action throughout the entire championship will be broadcasted on
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About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 43rd year of competition during the 2023-24 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan College, Marist College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College. Merrimack College and Sacred Heart University will join the MAAC as full members in the 2024-25 academic year, expanding the conference to 13 institutions.
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