Gulls Compete At Wheaton Postseason Qualifier

NORTON, Mass. – The Endicott women's track and field team competed at the Wheaton (Mass.) Postseason Qualifier on Saturday night at the Beard Field House.

Hannah Risko (Albany, N.Y.) broke two school records and posted a pair of New England qualifying performances to highlight the Gulls' efforts.

In the one mile run, Risko bested 26 other competitors by nearly five seconds.

Risko posted a New England qualifying, school record, and personal best time of 5:13.74 on the 200-meter oval (previous school record: Risko, 5:14.16; 2/17/24 | NEQ standard, non-banked 5:19.00).

In the 800-meter run, Risko did more of the same, ranking second overall out of 21 student-athletes in a New England qualifying, school record, and personal best time of 2:24.17 (previous school record: Hannah Shepard, 2:25.59, 2/17/24 | NEQ standard, non-banked 2:26.00).

As a team, the Gulls posted 12 personal records, five season bests, set two school records, tied another, and posted two New England qualifying times.

TOP FINISHERS

60m dash – Kaylee Whitney (Milford, Mass.), 16th, 8.51, PR
60m hurdles – Olivia Novello (Ipswich, Mass.), 3rd, 9.71, PR; Chloe Crear (Pelham, N.H.), 10th, 10.55, PR
200m dash – Meagan McAndrews (Amesbury, Mass.), 6th, 27.65, PR; Kaylee Carver (Abington, Mass.), 11th, 28.65, SB; Whitney, 13th, 29.09, SB
400m dash – Gabby Peniche (Milford, Mass.), 11th, 1:05.63
800m run – Risko, 2nd, 2:24.17, NEQ, SR, PR; Anna McDowell (Brookfield, Conn.), 8th, 2:35.02, PR
1 mile run – Risko, 1st, 5:13.74, NEQ, SR, PR
3,000m run – Alexa Suchy (Guilford, Conn.), 1st, 10:52.21, PR; Corinne Robert (Mattapoisett), 8th, 11:24.14, PR; Lulu Steele (Bedford, Mass.), 10th, 11:41.98, PR; Teagan Shaughnessy (Watertown, Mass.), 11th, 11:46.46, PR
4x400m relay – McAndrews, Peniche, Crear, McDowell, 1st, 4:39.65, SB
High jump – Abby Griffith (Franklin, Mass.), 3rd, 5-1.25, SR/PR (tied)
Long jump – Carver, 10th, 14-6.75; Kinneal Dickens (Merrimac, Mass.), 10th, 14-6.75 
Triple jump – Griffith, 6th, 32-0
Shot Put – McAndrews, 9th, 32-3.75; Sara Rovcanin (Saugus, Mass.), 14th, 27-8.75, PR

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 returns to action at the NCAA Division III New England Championships next week (2/28-3/1). 

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(Photo Credit - David Le '10)