Women’s Track & Field Shines At Snowflake Classic

Posted: Apr 01, 2023

SOMERVILLE, Mass. – The Endicott women's track and field team placed eighth overall at the Snowflake Classic, hosted by Tufts University, on Saturday evening at Ellis Oval.

Endicott's eighth place finish (out of 20 teams) and 48.20 points scored are program bests at the Snowflake Classic. The Gulls nearly doubled their then-school record points total (25) from last season.

In total, four school records (plus one tied) and 10 personal records (PR) contributed to the highwater mark day for the squad.

SCHOOL RECORDS

Bianca Del Maestro (Malden, Mass.) – 100m hurdles (15.20, 1st place, PR; previous: 16.09)
Brianna am Ende (East Lyme, Conn.) – 800m run (2:31.66, 21st place; previous: 2:35.20) | High Jump (tied, 4-11.75, 4th place)
Hannah Shepard (Keene, N.H.) – 1500m run (5:06.80, 15th place; previous: 5:16.65)
Gates MacPherson (Thorold, Ontario) – Discus (119-03, 1st place, PR; previous: 111-6)

NOTES: Del Maestro and MacPherson qualified for New Englands in the 100m hurdles and discus, respectively

TOP FINISHES

100m – Del Maestro, 12.99, non-seeded heat (would have ranked 5th overall), PR
200m – Colleen McLaughlin (Ipswich, Mass.), 28.28, 20th overall, PR
400m – Riley Rischitelli (North Brookfield, Mass.), 1:04.06, 13th overall
400m – Hannah Risko (Albany, N.Y.), 1:04.74, 14th overall
800m – Risko, 2:37.96, 28th overall
1500m – Allie Devoe (Ridgefield, Conn.), 5:19.60, 24th overall
1500m – Makayla Vigneaux (Salisbury, Mass.), 6:10.60, 49th overall
5000m – Julia Adrian (Noank, Conn.), 20:41.59, 25th overall
10,000m – Emma Johnson (Reading, Mass.), 43:52.31, 6th overall
400m hurdles – Nicole Woo (Newton, Mass.), 1:16.84, 11th overall
4x100m relay – Del Maestro, Rischitelli, Woo, Jordan Williams (Boxford, Mass.), 51.74, 3rd overall, 2nd fastest time in school history
Pole vault – Logan Baxter (Coventry, R.I.), 8-4.25, 12th overall
Long jump – Sarah Aylwin (Topsfield, Mass.), 15-7.75, 10th overall
Triple jump – Baxter, 32-8.25, 9th overall
Shot put – Nicole D'Angelo (Readfield, Maine), 36-4, 2nd overall
Hammer throw – D'Angelo, 68-1, 18th overall, PR
Javelin – Alyssa Demetri (North Reading, Mass.), 83-06, 7th overall