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    • Brown Qualifies For New England’s At Tufts Cupid Challenge

    Brown Qualifies For New England’s At Tufts Cupid Challenge
    February 14, 2026
    Results

    MEDFORD, Mass. — Freshman sprinter/hurdler Tiana Brown (Nashua, N.H.) headlined the Endicott women's track and field team on Saturday evening at the Tufts Cupid Challenge.

    In the 60m hurdle finals, Brown placed fourth overall behind an NCAA Division III New England Championship auto-qualifying time of 9.30 seconds (personal best, #95 in D3). 

    She also ranked third overall in the 60m dash in 7.96.

    Meanwhile, in the 60m dash prelims, Brown posted a D3 New England's provisional qualifying time of 7.94, breaking her school record, setting another personal best, and becoming the first student-athlete in program history to go sub-8 in the event. 

    TOP FINISHERS

    60m dash — Brown, 3rd, 7.96 (ran 7.94 in prelims, NEQP/SR/PR); Olivia Novello (Ipswich, Mass.), 26th, 8.78, SB
    60m hurdles — Brown, 4th, 9.30, NEQA, PR (ran 9.45 in prelims, PR); Novello, 10th, 9.85, SB
    200m dash — Addy Smith (North Kingstown, R.I.), 32nd, 29.36 (.357), SB; Gabby Peniche (Milford, Mass.), 34th, 29.40 (.394), SB; Willa McKay (Whitman, Mass.), 35th, 29.40 (.396), SB; Kaylee Whitney (Milford, Mass.), 36th, 29.64, SB; Chloe Crear (Pelham, N.H.), 37th, 29.66, SB; Novello, 40th, 29.84, SB
    400m dash — Smith, 5th, 1:04.97, SB; Brown, 7th, 1:04.99, PR, SB; Peniche, 11th, 1:05.54, SB; Crear, 16th, 1:07.36, SB; Nicole Woo (Newton, Mass.), 1:10.81, SB
    One mile — Raegan Gagne (North Attleboro, Mass.), 17th, 5:42.89, PR; Teagan Shaughnessy (Watertown, Mass.), 18th, 5:43.51, PR; Rebecca Zuniga (New Braunfels, Texas), 25th, 5:51.62, PR; Lulu Steele (Bedford, Mass.), 6:12.25, SB
    5,000m run — Alexa Suchy (Guilford, Conn.), 9th, 18:46.25, PR; Hannah Shepard (Keene, N.H.), 15th, 19:07.06, PR

    NOTES: NEQP = New England Qualifier (Provisional) | NEQA = New England Qualifier (Auto) | PR = Personal Record | SB = Season Best | SR = School Record | PRs & SBs recognized in the top finishers section to highlight additional performances

    WHAT'S NEXT

    The Gulls return to action on Saturday, February 21 at the Wheaton Postseason Qualifier in Norton. 

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    (Photo Credit - David Le '10)