LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – A dominant team performance in the 3,000-meter steeplechase event propelled the Marist College women's track team to a sixth-place finish out of 10 teams at the MAAC Outdoor Track Championships, held Saturday and Sunday at Rider University.
Fifth-year senior Nicki Nesi led the barrage of stellar scoring performances with a second-place finish. Nesi ran 10:36.48, which shattered the six-year-old school record of 10:43.41, set by Brittany Burns in 2011. It was also the third straight ECAC qualifying performance for Nesi in the event.
Freshman Alexandra Bartolotta was third in 10:51.99, narrowly missing the ECAC standard in the event. Other scorers included Jordan Casey (fifth in a personal-best time of 11:06.56) and Emily Burns, sixth in 11:14.35.
Danisha Craig was the only other individual scorer for the Red Foxes, placing fifth in the 400-meter dash in 58.43 seconds. The 1,600-meter relay team of Molly Weeks, Debbie Boerke, Jenn Horner and Craig placed fourth in 4:00.68. The 3,200-meter relay team of Shea Bohan, Denise Grohn, Emily Franko and Emily Burns placed fifth in 9:31.57.
The Red Foxes placed sixth with 34 points, edging out Siena, Canisius, St. Peter's and Niagara.
Marist also had a conference leading 31 student athletes named to the 2017 MAAC All-Academic Team. To be eligible for the MAAC All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must have completed two semesters at their institution and hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 on a 4.0 scale. The Red Foxes' All-Academic Team selections were Hannah Albert, Deborah Boerke, Shea Bohan, Emily Burns, Courtney Cartwright, Jordan Casey, Mariah Christian, Kerry-Anne Flynn, Emily Franko, Christine Gambell, Kerry Gaye, Shannon Gildea, Brynn Gorberg, Annie Gould, Alex Hernandez, Jenn Horner, Jessica Howe, Alyssa Hurlburt, Kristi Licursi, Katherine Miale, Nicki Ness, Roxanne Novo, Fallon Quigley, Jenna Robinson, Mara Schiffhauer, Janele Solviletti, Erick Stewart, Lauren Traina, Brianne Vess, Elizabeth Wasserman and Molly Weeks.
The women's track team will return to action at the ECAC Championships next weekend in Princeton.
MAAC Outdoor Track Championships
Saturday, May 6, 2017
Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ
Day 1: Women's results and splits
100-meter dash
12. Ashley Haynes 12.83
14. Candhace Forrest 12.94
20. Lauren Adams 13.13
200-meter dash
9. Ashley Haynes 26.13
18. Lauren Adams 26.93
400-meter dash
5. Danisha Craig 58.43
14. Jenn Horner 1:00.81
15. Molly Weeks 1:01.39
19. Olivia Gage 1:02.72
800-meter run
12. Alyssa Hurlbut 2:28.14 (first lap = 71.53)
1,500-meter run
15. Denise Grohn 4:44.10
76, 2:32 (76), 3:49 (77), 4:44.10 (73.15 last 400m)
16. Shea Bohan 4:44.85
75, 2:31 (76), 3:49 (78), 4:44.85 (74.13 last 400m)
17. Jenna Robinson 4:45.08
72, 2:31 (79), 3:48 (77), 4:45.08 (74.87 last 400m)
21. Emily Franko 4:46.24
74, 2:33 (79), 3:49 (76), 4:46.24 (74.58 last 400m)
22. Christine Gambell 4:48.55
74, 2:33 (79), 3:49 (76), 4:48.55 (76.95 last 400m)
23. Bryn Gorberg 4:49.24
75, 2:33 (78), 3:50 (77), 4:49.24 (77.24 last 400m)
25. Boushra Belkhir 4:54.02
80, 2:38 (78), 3:52 (74), 4:54.02 (79.33 last 400m)
5,000-meter run
9. Mara Schiffhauer 17:57.21
87, 3:01 (94), 4:30 (89), 5:51 (81)
7:13 (88), 8:36 (83), 10:00 (84), 11:28 (85)
12:51 (93), 14:20 (89), 15:50 (90), 17:17 (87)
17:57.21 (40.21)
21. Elizabeth Wasserman 18:39.05
88, 3:02 (94), 4:31 (89), 5:52 (81)
7:16 (84), 8:46 (90), 10:18 (88), 11:50 (92)
13:21 (91), 14:53 (92), 16:27 (94), 17:56 (89)
18:39.05 (44.05)
22. Annie Gould 18:42.00
88, 3:02 (94), 4:32 (90), 5:53 (81)
7:21 (88), 8:49 (88), 10:18 (89), 11:50 (92)
13:21 (91), 14:53 (92), 16:27 (94), 17:58 (91)
18:42.00 (44.00)
24. Brianne Vess 19:00.43
89, 3:03 (94), 4:33 (90), 5:59 (86)
7:27 (88), 9:00 (93), 10:32 (92), 12:04 (92)
13:38 (94), 15:11 (93), 16:46 (95), 18:19 (93)
19:00.43 (41.43)
29. Hannah Albert 19:23.90
89, 3:03 (94), 4:34 (91), 6:02 (88)
7:34 (92), 9:07 (93), 10:41 (94), 12:16 (95)
13:50 (94), 15:27 (97), 17:02 (95), 18:38 (96)
19:23.90 (45.90)
400-meter hurdles
9. Debbie Boerke 1:04.17
19. Courtney Cartwright 1:10.56
20. Alexandra Hernandez 1:10.63
3,000-meter steeplechase
2. Nicki Nesi 10:36.48 *ECAC qualifier, **school record, old record 10:43.41 by Brittany Burns in 2011
87, 2:59 (92), 4:30 (91), 6:02 (92), 7:33 (91), 9:01 (88), 10:24 (83), 10:36.48 (12.48)
3. Ali Bartolotta 10:51.99
87, 2:59 (92), 4:31 (92), 6:04 (93), 7:38 (94), 9:13 (95), 10:42 (89), 10:51.99 (9.99)
5. Jordan Casey 11:06.56
87, 3:00 (93), 4:32 (92), 6:08 (96), 7:45 (97), 9:21 (96), 10:55 (94), 11:06.56 (11.56)
6. Emily Burns 11:14.35
87, 2:59 (92), 4:31 (92), 6:08 (97), 7:47 (99), 9:25 (98), 11:01 (96), 11:14.35 (13.35)
1,600-meter relay
4. Marist (Molly Weeks 60.8, Debbie Boerke 59.5, Jenn Horner 60.88, Danisha Craig 59.15), 4:00.68
3,200-meter relay
5. Marist (Shea Bohan 2:20.31, Denise Grohn 2:23.68, Emily Franko 2:21.51, Emily Burns 2:24.35) 9:31.57
High jump
11. Fallon Quigley 1.50 meters
Women's final team standings
1-Monmouth 267, 2. Rider 139.5, 3. Manhattan 131, 4. Quinnipiac 101, 5. Iona 71, 6. Marist 34, 7. Siena 31, 8. Canisius 16, 9. St. Peter's 14.5, 10. Niagara 11
