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SCSU Women's Track & Field Finishes Third At New England Championships

Women's Track & Field

SCSU Women's Track & Field Finishes Third At New England Championships

Southern Connecticut women's track & field finished third overall at the 2024 NEICAAA Championships in a close finish. Bryant won with 93.5 points, followed by Holy Cross in second at 83.5 points while the Owls finished with 75 points and ahead of Rhode Island (63) and Quinnipiac (58) in the top five.
 
Ella Maclean and Hannah Caiola led the Owls with three event championships for the second day of the event. Maclean captured the 100 Meter Championship for the first time in her career after finishing in the top three of in each of the last two seasons. Caiola won the 400 Meters title. Both student-athletes, as well as Kisha Francois, were also part of the 4x100 and 4x400 Relay Championship winning teams as well.
 
Heptathlon
Gillian Penna finished fifth overall in the Heptathlon with 4,157 points, which crushed her previous-best of 3,770 from last season. Penna's second day was highlighted by a win in the 800 Meters with a time of 2:29.63, which was one of three career-bests she set for the day. She also hit a mark of 5.22m in the Long Jump and 16.93m in the Javelin Throw.
 
Field Events
Triple Jump
Rachel Fleischer finished second out of 24 competitors in the Triple Jump with a mark of 12.24m, which ranks 19th in NCAA Division II this season. Fleischer's mark was also a career-best, just behind her mark at the 2023 NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships of 12.48m. Shayna Smith finished sixth in the event with a mark of 11.80m, which was her second best jump of her career.
 
Shot Put
Belle Smith placed 10th in the Shot Put with a distance of 12.09m.
 
Discus Throw
Belle Smith also finished 15th with a mark of 34.42 in the Discus Throw.
 
Track Events
4x100 Relay
The Owls 4x100 Relay team of Dardielle Exantus, Hannah Caiola, Kisha Francois and Ella Maclean won the New England Championship with a time of 46.40.
 
1500 Meters
Courtney Henchcliffe led the Owls with a time of 4:43.04 in the 1500 Meters for 15th place out of 31 runners. Briana Grecco was 20th at 4:45.68.
 
100 Meter Hurdles
Patrice Mansfield finished fifth in the eight-hurdler 100 Meter Hurdles finals with a time of 14.09, which ranks 32nd in the country.
 
400 Meters
Hannah Caiola won the 400 Meter Run Championship with a time of 54.49. Avery Winters was sixth at 57.97.
 
100 Meters
Ella Maclean posted a time of 11.78 to win the New England 100 Meter Championship while Kisha Francois was fourth at 12.11.
 
4x800 Relay
Southern's 4x800 Relay team of Julia Mansfield, Leticia DoNascimento, Abigail Bajorek and Briana Grecco finished ninth with a time of 9:39.23.
 
4x400 Relay
Southern won its second relay title when Hanna Caiola, Ella Maclean, Kisha Francois and Avery Winters posted a time of 3:46.72 to capture the 2024 New England Championship.
 
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Players Mentioned

Abigail Bajorek

Abigail Bajorek

5' 3"
Sophomore
Hannah Caiola

Hannah Caiola

5' 7"
Sophomore
Dardielle Exantus

Dardielle Exantus

5' 6"
Senior
Rachel Fleischer

Rachel Fleischer

5' 8"
Graduate Student
Kisha Francois

Kisha Francois

5' 9"
Junior
Briana Grecco

Briana Grecco

5' 4"
Senior
Courtney Henchcliffe

Courtney Henchcliffe

5' 6"
Junior
Ella Maclean

Ella Maclean

5' 9"
Junior
Julia Mansfield

Julia Mansfield

5' 4"
Graduate Student
Patrice Mansfield

Patrice Mansfield

5' 5"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Abigail Bajorek

Abigail Bajorek

5' 3"
Sophomore
Hannah Caiola

Hannah Caiola

5' 7"
Sophomore
Dardielle Exantus

Dardielle Exantus

5' 6"
Senior
Rachel Fleischer

Rachel Fleischer

5' 8"
Graduate Student
Kisha Francois

Kisha Francois

5' 9"
Junior
Briana Grecco

Briana Grecco

5' 4"
Senior
Courtney Henchcliffe

Courtney Henchcliffe

5' 6"
Junior
Ella Maclean

Ella Maclean

5' 9"
Junior
Julia Mansfield

Julia Mansfield

5' 4"
Graduate Student
Patrice Mansfield

Patrice Mansfield

5' 5"
Sophomore