Dickens, Risko Qualify For New Englands At Gordon Kelly Invitational

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The Endicott women's track and field team shined at the Gordon Kelly Invitational, hosted by MIT, on Saturday evening.

The Gulls produced nine personal records, eight season bests, two New England qualifying performances, and one school record on the day. 

Kinneal Dickens (Merrimac, Mass.) and Hannah Risko (Albany, N.Y.) headlined the Gulls by hitting the New England qualifying standard in the 60-meter hurdles and 5,000-meter run.

Risko won the 5k in a school record and New England qualifying time of 18:19.88 (N.E. standard 18:40.00).

Meanwhile, Dickens ran a time of 9.65 in the 60-meter hurdle prelims before ranking fifth overall in the finals (9.73; N.E. standard 9.70).

TOP FINISHERS

60m dash — Kaylee Whitney (Milford, Mass.), 11th, 8.54, PR; Kayla Budny (North Reading, Mass.), 17th, 8.80, PR; Emily O'Connor (Manhattan Beach, Calif.), 23rd, 9.55, SB
60m hurdles — Dickens, 5th, 9.73 (9.65 prelims, NEQ, SB); Olivia Novello (Ipswich, Mass.), 6th, 9.77, SB; Meagan McAndrews (Amesbury, Mass.), 8th, 10.27, PR
200m dash— McAndrews, 5th, 27.97, PR; Whitney, 10th, 28.93, SB
400m run — Gabby Peniche (Milford, Mass.), 2nd, 1:04.58; Chloe Crear (Pelham, N.H.), 11th, 1:08.56, SB
800m run — Anna McDowell (Brookfield, Conn.), 4th, 2:37.32
3,000m run — Corinne Robert (Mattapoisett, Mass.), 7th, 11:33.79, PR; Teagan Shaughnessy (Watertown, Mass.), 13th, 11:50.60; PR
5,000m run — Risko, 1st, 18:19.88, NEQ, SR; Alexa Suchy (Guilford, Conn.), 2nd, 19:19.37, PR
High jump — Abby Griffith (Franklin, Mass.), 5th, 4-11.50; Novello, 17th, 4-7.50, SB
Long jump — Dickens, 4th, 15-7.50
Shot put — Sara Rovcanin (Saugus, Mass.), 38th, 25-10.75, SB
Triple jump — Griffith, 7th, 32-3, SB

NOTES: SR = School Record | PR = Personal Record | SB = Season Best | NEQ = New England Qualifier | PRs & SBs recognized in top finishers section to highlight additional performances

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott will compete in the Wheaton Pre-Post Season Invitational in Norton, Mass., on Saturday, February 22. 

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(Photo Credit - David Le '10)