MAAC Championships, Day 1: Gianna T wins 10km!

As soon as the men’s 10km race was getting completed, the skies over Rider University opened up into a strong and heavy rainstorm, just in time for the women’s 10km race! Gianna Tedeschi laughed and smiled a “why me?” smile, so fitting of the spring 2021 semester. And then she went out and dominated the race from start to finish, taking home the MAAC title in her final MAAC meet. A few events prior to that, her good friend Ali Bartolotta also exited the MAAC stage with a top finish, taking second in the 3,000 steeplechase. For a pair of outstanding women who have contributed so much to our program, it was great to see this.

On the men’s side, we had two 8^th-place scorers (Liam Haggerty, javelin; Patrick Kutch, 3,000-steeple), one qualifier for Sunday’s final (Jeremy Mooney, 100-meter dash) and some solid individual performances (Hartman in the 10km, Roshan and Sweeney in the 800, Dearie in the 1,500). No matter the weather, we look forward to a return trip to Rider tomorrow morning.

MAAC Outdoor Championships

Saturday, May 8

Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ

Day 1 results, women

100-meter dash

16. Gianna Ferrara 13.52

17. Alyssa Ridgway 13.63

18. Sydney Villani 13.83

20. Caitlin McCann 14.34

21. Kathryn Tenney 15.04

800-meter run

19. Greta Stuckey 2:28.05

10,000-meter run

1-Gianna Tedeschi 35:48.34

14. Ellie Davis 39:51.20

3,000-meter steeplechase

2. Alexandra Bartolotta 10:55.73

Long jump

18. Alyssa Ridgway 4.54 meters

21. Gianna Ferrara 4.41 meters

25. Maria Rivell 4.07 meters

Javelin

13. Briana Koutros 28.00 meters

Women’s team scores (after 6 final events)

1-Monmouth 61, 2. Rider 56.5, 3. Quinnipiac 37.5, 4. Manhattan 29, 5. Marist 18, 6. Siena 14, 7. Iona 9, 8. St. Peter’s 8

Day 1 results, men

100-meter dash

7. Jeremy Mooney 11.13 *qualified for finals

18. KJ Thomas 11.32

21. Sam Higuera 11.80

200-meter dash

9. Jeremy Mooney 22.41

23. Nate Rodriguez 24.28

400-meter dash

12. Roman Katona 51.59

800-meter run

11. Roshan Kalikasingh 1:56.02

18. Aidan Sweeney 1:58.54

20. Matthew Hawker 1:59.55

28. Thomas Dinsmore 2:03.14

30. James Moehringer 2:07.01

31. Cole Ziskind 2:07.15

1,500-meter run

14. Brendan Dearie 4:02.63

19. Dominic Mastromatteo 4:09.60

23. Tyler Perry 4:16.07

10,000-meter run

11. Matthew Hartman 31:18.13

19. John Ignacz 32:45.15

400-meter hurdles

11. Brandon Rizzo 58.05

3,000-meter steeplechase

8. Patrick Kutch 10:05.12

Long jump

13. KJ Thomas 6.26 meters

Javelin

8. Liam Haggerty 39.82 meters

Men’s team scores (after 6 final events)

1-Monmouth 99.5, 2. Rider 60.5, 3. Iona and Siena 18, 5. St. Peter’s 12, 6. Manhattan 11, 7. Canisius 7, 8. Marist 2