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Track & Field Returns to New Jersey for Rider Invitational

LAWRENCEVILLE, NEW JERSEY. – The Marist men's and women's track & field teams travel to Lawrenceville, New Jersey for the Rider Invitational at the Michael P. Brady Track Complex for their fifth meet of the outdoor season.
 
LAST TIME OUT
  • The Marist track and field teams competed at the Bison Outdoor Invitational for their fourth meet of the outdoor season from Apr. 12th through Apr. 13th, 2025.
  • On the women's side, the 800-meter run saw two new PRs on day one with Sierra Fisher (41st) finishing at 2:16.00 and Grace Fletcher (48th) with a time of 2:17.08.
  • Freshman Julia Zydanowicz (41st) saw a PR in the 1500-meter run (unseeded) with a time of 4:50.60.
  • On day two, Christina Diorio (27th) raced a PR in the mile run with her time of 5:36.34.
  • Julia Kropo (44th) broke the eight-year standing 200-meter school record with her PR of 25.69.
  • Adele Alexander not only smashed the nine-year old 3000-meter school record with her PR of 9:49.81, but she also stole first as the only athlete in the race to go sub 10.
  • All three women raced PRs in the 3000 meter run with Julia Radjenovic claiming third place with her time of 10:25.75 and Rachel Turek (30th) with a huge PR of her own in a time of 11:29.53.
  • As for the men, Miles Chamberlain (9th) earned a top-10 finish on day one with his PR of 3:57.46 in the 1500-meter run, setting a new season-best record for Marist.
  • Logan Schaeffler (41st) set a new season-best record for Marist in the 5000-meter run with a time of 14:41.60.
  • On day two, Jacob Anderson (27th) set a new PR with a time of 4:31.66 in the mile run.
WOMEN'S HISTORY AT RIDER INVITATIONAL
  • This Marist women's track and field team competed at the rider Invitational last on Apr. 20th, 2024.
  • Emily Litke gave the Red Foxes a fourth-place finisher in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11:48.13.
  • Samantha Kehler finished top-five in the women's 5k, crossing the line in 17:59.01.
  • Four Red Foxes set personal records in the 400-meter dash. Cailin Horton (1:00.95, 7th) and Breelyn McNamara (1:01.25, 10th) gave the Red Foxes two top-10 finishers.
  • Grace Fletcher (1:01.45, 12th) and Kayla Hawkins (1:01.72, 15th) ran personal best times in the event as well. Fletcher also set a personal record in the 200-meter dash with a time of 27.18 seconds.
  • Sierra Fisher ran a personal record time of 4:44.99 to finish seventh in the 1,500-meter run.
  • Marist had two more seventh-place finishers: Grace O'Neill (1.55 meters) in the high jump and Kiana Pathirana (10.87 meters) in the triple jump.
  • Adele Alexander set a new personal best in the 800-meter run, finishing in 2:20.53 which was good for 11th place.
MEN'S HISTORY AT AT RIDER INVITATIONAL
  • The Marist men's track and field team competed at the Rider Invitational last on Apr. 20th, 2024.
  • Mason Mayer led the way for the Red Foxes, capturing a third-place finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a personal best time of 9:58.38.
  • Noah Brown finished fifth in the pole vault with a jump of 4.10 meters (13 feet, 5.25 inches).
  • Liam Haggerty used a season-best toss of 43.33 meters (142 feet, 2 inches) to secure sixth in the javelin throw.
  • John Ignacz set a new personal record in the 5k, finishing in 15:22.32 which was good for 11th place.
  • Weston Lebrecque finished 21st in the 400-meter dash in a new personal record time of 52.39 seconds.
  • Christopher Lynch achieved two new personal records today: 23.95 seconds in the 200 (42nd) and 52.86 seconds in the 400 (28th).
UP NEXT
  • The teams will be back in action from Apr. 25th through Apr. 26th, when they will compete at Penn Relays.
  • The event will take place at UPenn's Franklin Field Stadium.
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Players Mentioned

Adele Alexander

Adele Alexander

Distance
5' 6"
Junior
Christina Diorio

Christina Diorio

Distance
5' 4"
Sophomore
Sierra Fisher

Sierra Fisher

Mid-Distance
5' 3"
Sophomore
Samantha Kehler

Samantha Kehler

Distance
5' 11"
Redshirt Sophomore
Julia Kropo

Julia Kropo

Throws/Sprints
5' 6"
Sophomore
Emily Litke

Emily Litke

Distance/Jumps
5' 7"
Sophomore
Breelyn McNamara

Breelyn McNamara

Sprints
5' 6"
Sophomore
Grace O

Grace O'Neill

Jumps
5' 8"
Redshirt Junior
Kiana Pathirana

Kiana Pathirana

Jumps/Sprints
4' 10"
Junior
Jacob Anderson

Jacob Anderson

Distance
6' 3"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Adele Alexander

Adele Alexander

5' 6"
Junior
Distance
Christina Diorio

Christina Diorio

5' 4"
Sophomore
Distance
Sierra Fisher

Sierra Fisher

5' 3"
Sophomore
Mid-Distance
Samantha Kehler

Samantha Kehler

5' 11"
Redshirt Sophomore
Distance
Julia Kropo

Julia Kropo

5' 6"
Sophomore
Throws/Sprints
Emily Litke

Emily Litke

5' 7"
Sophomore
Distance/Jumps
Breelyn McNamara

Breelyn McNamara

5' 6"
Sophomore
Sprints
Grace O

Grace O'Neill

5' 8"
Redshirt Junior
Jumps
Kiana Pathirana

Kiana Pathirana

4' 10"
Junior
Jumps/Sprints
Jacob Anderson

Jacob Anderson

6' 3"
Sophomore
Distance

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