Lawrence Township, New Jersey – The Marist women's track & field team saw Kelly Ballen break her own school record in the discus throw at the Rider Invitational on Saturday, hosted by Rider.

Alexandra Samperi (4th) soared to a new PR in the long jump with a distance of 5.58 meters to open the invitational for the Red Foxes.

Emily Litke placed first in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11:15.62. Mary Dougherty (6th) also clinched a top-ten finish with a PR of 12:18.22.

Isabella Colabatistto (13th) set a PR of 5:02.62 in the 1500-meter run.

Madison LaCreta took home second in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.33.

The 400-meter run saw three PRs with Julia Kropo (3rd) finishing in a time of 59.03, Julie Cristinzio (8th) in a time of 1:01.57, and Nina Florio (9th) at 1:01.72.

Stephania Granados (15th) notched a PR of 13.29 in the 100-meter run.

Sydney Driscoll-Gannon (12th) saw a PR in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:23.25.

Julianna Mirabile took first in the 200 meter run with a PR of 1:04.81.

Marist 'A' (Mirabile, Stanet, Maclaren, Hawkins) placed second in the 4x400-meter relay, closing in 4:02.61.

Kelly Ballen (6th) furthered her own school record with a throw of 32.20 meters in the discus. Jenna Borselle (7th) had her own major PR with a throw of 30.55 meters. 

Rider Invitational
Friday, April 18th, 2025
Michael P. Brady Track Complex
Lawrence Township, New Jersey

Javelin: 6 - Julia Kropo, 34.03m, 9 - Grace Murphy, 29.17m

Long Jump: 4 - Alexandra Samperi, 5.58m, 12 - Isabella Cipolla, 4.72, 13 - Nicole Wang, 4.66m

Rider Invitational
Saturday, April 19th, 2025
Michael P. Brady Track Complex
Lawrence Township, New Jersey

5000 Meter Run: 6 - Mallory Holloway, 18:11.34, 12 - Tori Mariano, 19:19.98, 15 - Rachel Turek, 20:04.01

3000 Meter Steeple: 1 - Emily Litke, 11:15.62, 6 - Mary Dougherty, 12:18.22

1500 Meter Run: 11 - Hannah Belleville, 4:59.43, 13 - Isabella Colabatistto, 5:02.62, 17 - Christina Diorio, 5:06.22

100 Meter Hurdles: 2 - Madison LaCreta, 15.33, 7 - Nicole Wang, 17.14, 9 - Talia Augusto, 18.51

400 Meter Run: 3 - Julia Kropo, 59.03, 4 - Grace Fletcher, 59.34, 7 - Isabella Milojovic, 1:01.55, 8 - Julie Cristinzio, 1:01.57, 9 - Nina Florio, 1:01.72

100 Meter Run: 11 - Alyssa DaPont, 12.85, 12 - Makenzy Nielsen, 12.93, 15 - Stephania Granados, 13.29, 16 - Breelyn McNamara, 13.31, 20 - Isabella Cipolla, 13.93

800 Meter Run: 11 - Raven Stanet, 2:22.02, 12 - Sydney Driscoll-Gannon, 2:23.25, 14 - Rebecca Maclaren, 2:25.14, 17 - Mackenzie Schubert, 2:32.18

400 Meter Hurdles: 1 - Julianna Mirable, 1:04.81

200 Meter Run: 9 - Julia Kropo, 26.21, 11 - Alyssa DaPont, 26.34, 14 - Makenzy Nielsen, 27.05, 15 - Breelyn McNamara, 27.14, 16 - Stephania Granados, 27.17, 19 - Grace Fletcher, 27.30, 20 - Madison LaCreta, 27.55, 24 - Julie Cristinzio, 27.96, 25 - Nina Florio, 28.03, 27 - Isabella Milojevic, 28.34, 29 - Isabella Cipolla, 28.68, 31 - Kiana Pathriana, 29.10, 33 - Nicole Wang, 29.44, 38 - Kate Beebe, 33.26

4x400 Meter Relay: 2 - Marist 'A' (Mirabile, Stanet, Maclaren, Hawkins), 4:02.61, 5 - Marist 'C' (Milojevic, DaPont, Nielsen, Granados), 4:21.72

Discus: 6 - Kelly Ballen, 32.20m, 7 - Jenna Borselle, 30.55m

Triple Jump: 5 - Kiana Pathriana, 10.86m

Shot Put: 7 - Jenna Borselle, 10.40m, 9 - Grace Murphy, 9.98m
 

UP NEXT

The Red Foxes will compete next at Penn Relays from Apr. 25th through Apr. 26th and the Vassar Springtime Invite on Apr. 26th. These meets will be held at Franklin Field and Vassar College's outdoor track complex.