Women’s Track & Field Earns Runner-Up Honors At CCC Championship

WENHAM, Mass. – The Endicott women's track and field team placed a program-best second overall at the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Championship on Saturday evening at the Brigham Athletic Complex, hosted by Gordon College.

The host Fighting Scots captured their first conference title in program history since the CCC granted the sport championship status in 2018 with 126.50 points.

Endicott ranked second with 116.50 points, while Suffolk (113), the University of New England (102), Roger Williams (69), Salve Regina (59), and Nichols (1) followed in respective order.

The Gulls' second place finish is the highest ranking in the five-year history of the program. Endicott accomplished the feat behind four first place finishes, two runner-up performances, and four third place honors alongside four school records.

Student-athletes who place first (gold medalist), second (silver medalist), or third (bronze medalist) in an event earn All-Conference First Team, Second Team, and Third Team honors.

Additionally, the seven CCC head coaches will vote on major postseason awards next week. Following the voting period, the conference will recognize a Runner of the Year, Rookie Runner of the Year, Field Performer of the Year, Field Rookie of the Year, and a CCC Scholar-Athlete. Coaches will also vote on winners for Coach of the Year and Team Sportsmanship.

GOLD MEDALISTS

• Nicole D'Angelo (Readfield, Maine) placed first overall in the shot put (37-3.25) and the pole vault (10-6, school record, regional qualifying mark).
• Bianca Del Maestro (Malden, Mass.) won the 100-meter hurdles in 16.09-seconds (tied school record).
• Gates MacPherson (Thorold, Ontario) took top honors in the discus (111-6, school record).

SILVER MEDALISTS

• Endicott's 4x100-meter relay team consisting of Sarah Aylwin (Topsfield, Mass.), Kinneal Dickens (Merrimac, Mass.), Ava Esmay (Underhill, Vt.), and D'Angelo clocked a time of 52.16-seconds for second overall.
• Riley Rischitelli (North Brookfield, Mass.) produced a runner-up finish in the 400-meter hurdles (1:12.03, school record).

BRONZE MEDALISTS

• Esmay placed third in the 100-meter hurdles (17.00).
• Jordan Williams (Boxford, Mass.) crossed the finish line in 13.04-seconds for third place in the 100-meter dash.
• Kira Charrier (Dartmouth, Mass.) ranked third in the 400-meter hurdles (1:12.58).
• Aylwin cleared 7-feet and 11.50-inches for third place in the pole vault.

OTHER ENDICOTT SCORERS

• Williams and Rischitelli finished fourth (27.49) and sixth (27.92) in the 200-meter dash.
• Dickens ranked fourth in the pole vault (7-5.75) and the long jump (15-4.25), and fifth in the triple jump (32-8.25).
• Aylwin and D'Angelo placed fourth (17.30) and fifth (17.55), respectively, in the 100-meter hurdles.
• Rischitelli and Charrier were fourth (1:02.75) and sixth (1:05.06) in the 400-meter dash.
• Brianna am Ende (East Lyme, Conn.) was sixth in the 1,500-meter run (5:20.25).
• Alexa Flewelling (Peabody, Mass.) and Kate Sullivan (Northampton, Mass.) were fourth (4-9.75) and fifth (4-7.75) in the high jump.
• Charrier, am Ende, Hannah Risko (Albany, N.Y.), and Rischitelli finished fifth in the 4x400-meter relay (4:22.08).
• Taylor Moynihan (Hingham, Mass.) was sixth in the discus (97-2).
• Julia Clark (Tolland, Conn.) placed sixth in the 3,000-meter run (14:02.54).

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott will compete in the NCAA Division III New England Regional Championships from May 5-7 at Williams College. 

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(Photo Credit - David Le '10)