Women’s Track & Field Produces Strong Showing At MIT 

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The Endicott women's track and field team is peaking at the right time heading into conference championships, as the squad produced four New England qualifying performances, two school records, 22 personal records, and five season bests at the Sean Collier Invitational on Saturday evening.

Kinneal Dickens (Merrimac, Mass.) headlined the Gulls with three top-10 finishes.

Dickens ranked fourth in the long jump with a New England qualifying, school record, and personal record mark of 17 feet and 2 inches. Her previous school record in the event was 16 feet 8.50 inches, set on 4/29/23.  

The senior also produced a New England qualifying and personal record time of 15.95 in the 100m hurdles (9th overall), and a personal best mark of 32 feet and 11.25 inches in the triple jump (8th overall). 

TOP FINISHERS

100m dash — Kaylee Whitney (Milford, Mass.), 20th, 13.40; Deanna Dukas (Woburn, Mass.), 25th, 13.82, PR; Kayla Budny (North Reading, Mass.), 26th, 13.83, PR; Emily O'Connor (Manhattan Beach, Calif.), 31st, 14.63, PR
100m hurdles — Olivia Novello (Ipswich, Mass.), 6th, 15.55, NEQ, PR; Dickens, 9th, 15.95, NEQ, PR
200m dash — Kaylee Carver (Abington, Mass.), 15th, 27.27, PR
400m dash — Gabby Peniche (Milford, Mass.), 12th, 1:02.09, SB
400m hurdles — Meagan McAndrews (Amesbury, Mass.), 4th, 1:08.57; Chloe Crear (Pelham, N.H.), 11th, 1:11.57, SB
800m run — Anna McDowell (Brookfield, Conn.), 20th, 2:31.31, PR
1,500m run — Hannah Risko (Albany, N.Y.), 1st, 4:39.71, NEQ, SR, PR (previous SR, 4:45.78); Corinne Robert (Mattapoisett, Mass.), 20th, 5:09.44, PR; Heather McDougall (Portland, Conn.), 25th, 5:20.75, PR; Lulu Steele (Bedford, Mass.), 29th, 5:22.74, PR; Allie Devoe (Ridgefield, Conn.), 31st, 5:23.14, SB; Brianna am Ende (East Lyme, Conn.), 35th, 5:34.54, SB; Alyson Bortz (Dover, N.H.); 37th, 5:39.58, PR
4x100m relay — Novello, Carver, Budny, Whitney, 5th, 52.01, SB
Long jump — Dickens, 4th, 17-2, NEQ, SR, PR (previous SR, 16-8.50); Abby Griffith (Franklin, Mass.), 9th, 16-6, PR; Carver, 14th, 15-7.50, PR; McAndrews, 24th, 13-3.50, PR
Triple jump — Griffith, 4th, 34-11; Dickens, 8th, 32-11.25, PR; Budny, 9th, 32-6.25, PR
Javelin — McAndrews, 9th, 101-7, PR
Discus — Mia LaCasse (Milton, Vt.), 30th, 75-4; Sara Rovcanin (Saugus, Mass.), 34th, 66-0, PR
High jump — Griffith, t-8th, 5-0.25
Shot put — LaCasse, 20th, 31-3.75; Rovcanin, 26th, 29-2.50, PR

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

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott competes at the Conference of New England (CNE) Championship next weekend (4/25-26) at Gordon College. 

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(Photo Credit - David Le '10)