YORK, Pa. – Widener women's track and field now heads for York, Pa. for the MAC Championships. York College is hosting this year's event from May 4-6.
Before the MAC Championships, the Pride have competed at a number of events this season. Similar to the men's team, the women's team hosted two events: the Danny Curran Invitational from March 31-April 1, and the Widener Invitational from April 21-22. Widener placed fourth place out of 24 teams at the Widener Invitational.
Carly Gable does distance running for the Pride. Her most-recent run was on April 8 at the WCU Golden Ram Invitational. In the 800-meter race, she clocked in at 2:35.28. Gable had a career-best in 10,000 meters at the Danny Curran Invitational. She had a time of 41:42.77.
Gabby Nye is also a distance runner. At each outdoor track event she has participated in this season, Nye has seen career-bests. She ran 10,000 meters in 40:44.99 at the Danny Curran Invitational and ran 800 meters in 2:26.10 at the WCU Golden Ram Invitational. Nye also saw times of 4:45.15 in 1500 meters at the Bison Outdoor Classic and 18:01.74 in 5000 meters at the Widener Invitational. All of those times were in the top 10 in their respective races, with the latter two being in the top five.
Maria Muzzarelli is a sprinter. She recently had career-bests as well. At the Danny Curran Invitational, she hit 1:00.58 in 400 meters. She finished 100 meters with a time of 12.25 at the WCU Golden Ram Invitational. In 200 meters, Muzzarelli clocked in at 25.31 at the Widener Invitational. Finally, she did a long jump for 5.35 meters at the Haverford Mid-Week. Out of those four results, Muzzarelli finished in the top three in the latter three.
Thursday's events are free of charge. For Friday and Saturday, the prices are as follows: $5 (adults), $4 (senior citizens), $2 (students with valid ID and children), and preschool children under 6 with an adult get in for free.
Information regarding merchandise, results, and scheduling can be found
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