Zaffina Wins Steeplechase Saturday for Bobcats at MAAC Championships on Day 1

Zaffina Wins Steeplechase Saturday for Bobcats at MAAC Championships on Day 1

5/8/2021 8:16:00 PM | Women's Outdoor Track & Field

Sunday (10:00 AM) Televised Live on ESPN+

By: QU Athletic Communications

Full Saturday Results

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. – Quinnipiac women's outdoor track and field completed Day 1 of the 2021 MAAC Championships on Saturday, May 8 at Michael P. Brady Track & Field Complex.

First-year Alessandra Zaffina won the 3000M Steeplechase for the Bobcats, highlighting QU's performers.

DAY 1 – Saturday
Monmouth 61
Rider 56.5
Quinnipiac 37.5
Manhattan 29
Marist 18
Siena 14
Iona 9
Saint Peter's 3
Niagara & Canisius 0

FULL RESULTS

Kelsey Coughlin put the first points on the board for Quinnipiac, earning 4.5 points in a fourth-place finish in Pole Vault (3.10m).
First-year Alessandra Zaffina won the 3000M Steeplechase with a 10:43.30 time to pick up 10 points for the Bobcats, and Amanda Carlson placed seventh (12:00.04) to earn two points.
Mikah Maples finished third in the Javelin Throw event for the Bobcats (41.02M) for six total points, and Amanda Minervino (34.44M) and Laura Thomas (31.95M) also placed in the Top 10.
Symone Foster placed first among the qualifiers in 100M Hurdles, finishing with a time of 14:44. Kalli'ana Botelho placed second (14:83), and Camille Sweet recorded the eighth-best time (16:40).
Britney Del Mundo recorded the seventh-best time (12:60) in the 100M Dash preliminaries, and Hayden Robinson placed eighth (12.62).
A pair of Bobcats will move on to Sunday after qualifying in the 200M Dash. Hayden Robinson leads the pack with a league-best 24:73 time on Saturday, while Aisha Gay placed sixth (25:81).
Symone Foster (third place, 1:06.64) and Caitlyn Halloran (5^th place, 1:06.79) both qualified in 400M Hurdles, and will move on to the final day on Sunday.
QU earned two of the top three times, and three of the top eight on Saturday in the 400M Dash. Meaghan Scullin recorded the best time (58.13), Alyssa Romagnoli had the third-best time (59.35) and Melissa Solomon finished eighth to qualify (100.23).
Three Bobcats are moving on to the final day at the 800M event. Emily Young placed fourth (2:17.82), Brooke Hagen finished sixth (2:16.92), and Jada Dennis recorded the eighth best time (2:18.88).
Shannon Goria is moving on to Sunday, recording a fourth place finish (4:47.09) in the 1500M Run. Mia Pestle finished seventh (4:47.16) to qualify for Sunday.

ABOUT THE MAAC TOURNAMENT

2021 MAAC Outdoor Championships
Michael P. Brady Track & Field Complex | Lawrence Township, N.J.
Saturday, May 8 (12:00 PM) & Sunday, May 9 (10:00 AM)
Watch: Saturday | Sunday (ESPN)
MAAC Championship page

Due to the volume of student-athletes, coaches, staff and officials in attendance, state and local COVID-19 social distancing guidelines in place and limited seating capacity at the venue, the decision has been reached that no spectators will be permitted to attend.

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