Women's Track and Field | February 23, 2024
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - In a race that came down to the slimmest of margins, it was the anchor leg running of graduate student Christine Mancini that ultimately proved to be the difference as the La Salle women's distance medley relay team set a new school and Atlantic 10 indoor championship record, and earned gold for the Explorers on the first day of the 2024 Atlantic 10 Indoor Track & Field Championships on Friday.
Mancini, who took the baton with a nearly seven-second deficit behind the leader, quickly made up ground and eventually crossed the finish line at 11:30.37, one one-hundredth of a second ahead of Richmond's Elizabeth Stockman to earn La Salle gold. The team comprised of Mancini, freshman Gwenno Goode, freshman Soleil Morrison, and sophomore Georgia-Rose Dawson, set a new school record and also shattered the prior A-10 indoor championship record of 11:34.45, set at last year's championship by the Spiders.
WOMEN'S RESULTS
- In addition to the DMR, a number of individuals had fine days for the Explorers.
- Morrison qualified for the 400-meter final by finishing fifth overall in a time of 56.79.
- Three more Explorers also advanced to final races on Saturday.
- Senior Maya Primas was the eighth and final qualifier for the 500-meter final, as she closed her preliminary race in a time of 1:17.12.
- La Salle will have a pair of finalists in the 800-meter run on Saturday, as sophomore Lexy Rivard (6th) and junior Julia Flood (8th) will race for medals after earning a top-8 spot.
MEN'S RESULTS
- On the men's side, graduate student Liam Rivard easily earned a spot into the 800-meter final by winning his heat in the preliminary round.
- Rivard, who entered with the top time in the A-10 in the event, crossed in 1:52.66 and was the second-fastest competitor on Friday.
- Graduate student Arthur Cosson earned three points in the team competition for the Explorers, as he crossed the finish line in sixth place in the 5,000 meter run.
- Finn Birnie (10th) and Nick Moulai (13th) also earned top-15 finishes for La Salle in the event.
La Salle returns to action on Saturday for the second and final day of the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships. Field events begin at 9:00 a.m., while racing on the track starts at 11:00 a.m.
