Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Takes Third at MASCAC Championships; Sixth in Alliance

WESTFIELD, Mass. – The Worcester State University women's track & field team tallied 132 points and took third place at the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) outdoor championships this Saturday at Westfield State.

"This was a great week for us," commented head coach Andrea Ouellette. "Lots of girls stepped up and scored points where we didn't expect them to. We had a lot of PR's and numerous Division III New England qualifiers."

Lauren Waters (Mansfield, Mass.) was tabbed the MASCAC Champion of the 100 Meter Dash in a PR time of 12.54 seconds, qualifying for Division III New England's with the result. Teammate Doreen Buabeng (Worcester, Mass.) followed at 2^nd place with a time of 12.61 seconds, and also qualifying in the event. They came in 5^th and 6^th places in the Alliance.

Freshman Rachel Stier (Mansfield, Mass.) and Buabeng came in 4^th and 5^th places in the MASCAC, respectively, in the 200 Meter Dash with PR's. Stier was tabbed 3^rd (6^th MASCSAC) in the 400 Meter Dash (1:00.04), while Danielle Bavoux (Medway, Mass.) came in 4^th in the 800 Meter Run with a PR time of 2:26.47.

Rookie Haley Moss (Melrose, Mass.) tied for 1^st place in the MASCAC in the high jump with a top clearing of 1.53m (tied for 2^nd place Alliance).

Waters also competed in the jumps and came in 4^th in the long jump (4.60m - PR), while classmate Abigail MacGregor (Salem, N.H.) followed at 5^th (4.54m). MacGregor came in 3^rd in the triple jump (10.29m).

Worcester State's 4x100 Meter Relay team of Waters, MacGregor, Stier, and Buabeng came in 2^nd place (5^th Alliance) in a time of 49.01.

Mia Rogers (N. Dighton, Mass.) captured a MASCAC 2^nd place in the 5K run (19:21.99), and claimed the 4^th place spot in Alliance rankings.

Laura DelleChiaie (Haverhill, Mass.) and Justine Murdocca (Milford, Mass.) came in 3^rd and 5^th places (4^th and 7^th Alliance), respectively, in the 10,000 Meter Run to total eight MASCAC points for the Blue and Gold.

Abigail Danso (Worcester, Mass.) came in 3^rd place (5^th Alliance) in the 100 Meter Hurdles with a PR time of 15.22, and came in 6^th in the 400 Meter Hurdles (1:15.53).

Kelsey Bedard (Leominster, Mass.) marked a MASCAC 3^rd place finish in the 1500 Meter Run with a PR time of 5:12.48.

In the throws, Elizabeth McCormack (Gloucester, Mass.) earned a MASCAC 2^nd place finish with PR throws in both the hammer throw (44.17m) and discus (32.42m), while Caitlyn Brennan (Dedham, Mass.) followed at 4^th in both events (40.49m, 29.88m). Stephanie McFadries (Burlington, Mass.) claimed 2^nd in both the MASCAC and Alliance with a javelin throw of 38.37m.

This upcoming week, a select group of women's track & field student-athletes will travel to Williams college to take part in the Division III New England Meet (May 4-6).