Meet: America East Outdoor Championships
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Location: University Field in Albany, N.Y.
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Team Scores: 1. UAlbany, 218.5; 2. Binghamton, 131.5; 3. UMass Lowell, 124.5, 4. Bryant, 83; t-4. UMBC, 83; 6. New Hampshire, 81; 7. Vermont, 52; 8. Maine, 51; 9. NJIT, 32.5
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Results
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Short Story: Women's track & field wins its 14th-straight America East Outdoor title, scoring 218.5 points and winning eight events.
Day One Recap
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Track Events
- The women's 4x100m relay of Adaliz Hunt, Dominique Clarke, Rori Lowe, and Jazmen Newberry placed first overall in 45.25.
- Amanda Chambers placed fourth in the 1,500m in a personal-best4:31.49.
- Lowe placed second in the 400m in a personal-best 54.39; Alicia Grady placed eighth in 56.76.
- Toni Galloway placed second in the 100m hurdles in a personal-best 13.68; Donnell Hartley placed third in a personal-best 14.02, Olivia Nelson Chevry placed fourth in a personal-best 14.10, and Kate Del Gandio placed fifth in a personal-best 14.39.
- Alesia Douglas placed eighth in the 800m in 2:16.14.
- Clarke won the 100m in 11.53; Newberry placed second in 11.56, and Hunt placed third in 11.74.
- Brinesha Derrick-Bain won the 400m hurdles in a personal-best 1:00.75.
- Newberry won the 200m in a personal-best 23.79; Lowe placed second in a personal-best 23.95, and Clarke placed fourth in 24.86.
- Chambers placed second in the 5,000m in 17:25.23.
- The women's 4x800m relay team of Alondra Cruz-Delgado (2:17.76), Alesia Douglas (2:14.45), Tyler Howard (2:22.15), and Skyler Smith (2:17.41) placed second in 9:11.76.
- The women's 4x400m relay team of Derrick-Bain (55.9), Newberry (55.1), Grady (55.4), and Lowe (54.4) placed first in 3:41.15.
Field Events
- Shania Scott won the discus in 156-06.00; Abbee Rhodes placed third in a personal-best 142-05.00.
- Leann Nicholas won the triple jump in 43-04.50; Rebeca Valerie Barrientos Alpha placed third in a wind-aided 39-10.75.
- Scott placed third in the shot put in 45-09.00; KiKi Nosile placed fifth in 41-07.25.
- Shannon Bailey placed third in the women's high jump, clearing 5-05.00; Galloway placed seventh, clearing 5-01.00 to tie her personal-best.
Meet Notes
- Jazmen Newberry was named Outstanding Track Performer, Outstanding Rookie, and won the Coaches' Award, recognizing the highest individual scorer at the championship meet.
- Leann Nicholas was named Outstanding Field Performer.
- The men placed second, scoring 158 points and winning six events.
- Newberry set a new freshman class record in the 100m, surpassing the previous mark of 11.74 set in 2021 by Dominique Clarke. She also set a new freshman class record in the 200m, surpassing the previous mark of 24.30 set in 2021 by Clarke.
- The women's 4x100m relay set a new facility record, surpassing the previous mark of 45.31 set in 2022 by UAlbany.
- The women's 4x400m relay set a new facility record, surpassing the previous mark of 3:42.40 set in 2015 by UMBC.
- Leann Nicholas set a new championship meet record in the triple jump, surpassing the previous mark of 43-02.50 set in 2009 by Boston University's Tahari James. Nicholas also surpassed the previous facility record of 42-03.50 set earlier this year by Alexa Wandy, competing for Tracksmith. Finally, Nicholas surpassed the previous school record of 43-00.25 set in 2009 by Jennifer Gurrant.
- New Hampshire's 4x800m relay team set a new facility record of 9:01.94, surpassing the previous mark of 9:02.52 set in 2015 by Bronxville High School.
- Maine's Mackenzie Wilson set a new facility record in the hammer of 197-02.00, surpassing the previous mark of 180-09.00 set in 2015 by Maine's Robyn McFetters.
- The women's streak of 14-straight outdoor titles ranks longest among NCAA Division I institutions.
- The women have now won a total of 16 America East Outdoor titles.
Next: UAlbany visits Army for the West Point Twilight meet on May 11.
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