Women’s Track Performer of the Week:
Teagan Schein-Becker, Rider
Gr., Trappe, PA, Perkiomen Valley
Distance runner Teagan Schein-Becker won the 800m at the highly-competitive Virginia Challenge in 2:02.28. It is a Rider Record, #12 time in the NCAA, and an ECAC qualifying mark. It is the #1 time in the MAAC by 12 seconds.
Women’s Field Performer of the Week:
Rebecca Weir, Mount St. Mary's
So., Naples, Fla., Seacrest Country Day
Sophomore thrower Rebecca Weir leads the MAAC with a 41.53-meter javelin throw, coming in third place during the Bucknell Team Challenge.
Men’s Track Performer of the Week:
Matthew Laframboise, Siena
5th Yr., Rochester, NY, Greece-Arcadia
Fifth-year Matthew Laframboise ran both the third-fastest time in program history and the third-fastest time this season in the 800 at the Virginia Challenge with a time of 1:51.90.
Men’s Field Performer of the Week:
Jayden DuBard, Rider
Jr., Buffalo, NY, Cheektowaga
Junior thrower Jayden DuBard won the shot put in 16.27m and finished 3rd in the hammer throw in 53.30m at the Rider Invitational. Both are IC4A qualifying marks. He has the top mark in the shot put in the MAAC by over 1 meter.
The 2024 MAAC Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships will be held on Saturday and Sunday, May 4-5, 2024, at Michael P. Brady Track & Field Complex in Lawrenceville, NJ, hosted by Rider University. For all information regarding the 2024 MAAC Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships please visit maacsports.com/outdoortrack.
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.