SPRINGFIELD, Mass.-- The Salve Regina University women's track and field team completed the weekend at the New England Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships hosted by Springfield College with several outstanding performances.
Junior
Olivia Tacconi headlined the weekend for the Seahawks, competing in both the 100m and 200m. She ran a 12.47 in the preliminary round of the 100m to advance and finished 13th overall. In the 200m, Tacconi ran a 26.34 to finish 18th in the field.
Freshman
Sophia Vassallo also had a busy weekend, competing in the 400m with a time of 1:02.10 for a 21st place finish, and running a leg on the 4x400m relay alongside
Olivia Tacconi,
Sophia Molfetto, and
Isabella Grady. That group finished 12th with a time of 4:16.95.
The 4x100m relay team of
Jocelyn Howell,
Sophia Molfetto,
Angelina Regels, and
Olivia Tacconi finished 17th with a time of 51.67 seconds.
Senior
Kelsey Chiasson competed in the shot put, throwing 10.71m to finish 20th in the field.
"This weekend was a fitting end to what was a phenomenal season for this program," said head coach
Andrew Furst. "Five different school records were broken over the course of the year, some of which were broken multiple times, and the team posted its highest finish and point total ever at the NEWMAC Championship. We also sent our most individual qualifiers to the New England Division III Outdoor Championship since I have been at Salve. I am so immensely proud of the athletes and the entire staff for the time, attention, and determination they poured into making this season as successful as it was."
