Massachusetts Women's Track & Field Prepared For Atlantic 10 Championships

University of Massachusetts Women's Track And Field Meet Information
Meet	Atlantic 10 Championships
Date	Friday, February 23, 2024 \| Saturday, February, 24, 2024
Location	Virginia Beach Sports Center
Live Results	Live Results
Meet Schedule	Atlantic 10 Championships

AMHERST, Mass.- The University of Massachusetts women's track & field team heads to Virginia Beach for the 2024 Atlantic 10 Championships on Friday, February 23rd and Saturday, February 24th.

A-10 Indoor Championships Recap
At last year's meet, the Minutewomen came in fifth out of the 14 team field while VCU took home the title. Three Minutewomen came home with hardware as Elizabeth Lodge and Courtney Rowland took gold and bronze respectively in the high jump while Lillian Kirry collected silver in the 500m with a time of 1:14.60. UMass finished the meet with a final score of 66.

The Minutewomen are four years removed from their fourth Atlantic 10 Indoor Championship win. They took home the crown with a score of 120.5 and were highlighted by senior Jada Harris who received two gold medals on the final day in the high jump and 60m hurdles to secure the win. UMass has been victorious at the Indoor Championships three other times, with wins in 2016, 1998 and 1996.

Season Rewind
The Minutewomen will be bringing 30 athletes to Virginia Beach for the A-10 Championships. Of those going, are six Minutewomen who have engraved their names into the record book this season.

On the field side, is junior Courtney Rowland and sophomores Megan Frazee and Jaliyah Burns who have all set top-5 program marks this season. Rowland improved her spot in the record book as she came into the season with the fifth best high jump mark. After jumping 5' 8" at the UConn Husky Invitational, Rowland is now fourth all-time behind former teammate Liz Lodge. Frazee and Burns have had successful sophomore seasons so far, as Frazee's indoor pole vault mark of 12' 8.25" is good for second all-time while Burns is third all-time in the weight throw with a mark of 54' 2".

On the track, are transfers Rebecca Hartman and Elise O'Leary who have made an immediate impact since coming to UMass. The distance duo have left their marks, as O'Leary set the third best 800m time (2:10.69) while Hartman now has the fourth best 5000m time (17:09.71) at UMass. Along with them, is Katelyn Gorgenyi who has been consistent in the 60m hurdles, making the finals in all but two meets this year. Gorgenyi also finds herself in the record books as her 60m hurdles time of 8.79 at BU's Terrier Classic is fifth all-time at UMass.

The following athletes are expected to compete at the Atlantic 10 Championships:
(#) denotes Atlantic 10 top-8 performance rank

DAY 1
Pentathlon 60m Hurdles- Megan Frazee, Madelyn Krohto (5)
Pole Vault- Megan Frazee (1)
Weight Throw- Jaliyah Burns, Gabriella Pagnini
Long Jump- Shakira Cadet, Tiarra Deveaux, Jordan Lafave (4), Ruth Michel (5)
60m Hurdles Trials- Katelyn Gorgenyi (4), Bridget Lee, Jennifer Williams
400m- Sadai Headley-Mawasi
500m- Sarah Witt
60m Trials- Ali Murphy, Faith Richardson (8)
800m- Elise O'Leary (5)
1000m- Simone Harrison
5000m- Rebecca Hartman
DMR- Alex Costantino, Caroline Mullady, Lara Mannes Diaz de Cerio, Rylee Shunney, Charlotte Henning

DAY 2
Shot put- Madelyn Bishop, Gabriella Pagnini, Tess Rancourt
Triple Jump- Shakira Cadet, Tiarra Deveaux, Ruth Michel (7), Winnie Sekyaya
High Jump- Tessa Bostwick, Marielsa McBride (7), Courtney Rowland (1), Jennifer Williams
Mile- Alex Costantino, Rylee Shunney
3000m Final- Sydney Adams, Rebecca Hartman
4x800m Final- Alex Constantino, Elise O'Leary, Lara Mannes Diaz de Cerio, Rylee Shunney, Simone Harrison, Charlotte Henning
4x400m Final- Sadai Headley-Mawasi, Marielsa McBride, Caroline Mullady, Ali Murphy

Scoreboard