CHESTER, Pa. – A little rain doesn't stop Widener Women's Track and Field's celebration after being named MAC Outdoor Champions for the second year in a row.
 
OF NOTE
 
Tim Wilson – 2024 MAC Outdoor Coach of the Year
Chuck Butz – 2024 MAC Outdoor Asst. Coach of the Year
Kayla Robinson – 2024 MAC Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year
 
I'm proud of our ladies who came together and executed the game plan this weekend," said Tim Wilson, Women's Head Track and Field Coach. "It's very special to win a conference title at home and I'm proud we were able to achieve that. I'm very honored to be named Coach of the Year, it's a testament to our team and the ladies who put in the work every single day to achieve their goals. I'm lucky to have a great group of assistants who work tirelessly to put these women in the best position for success and to have a group of women who bought into what we are trying to achieve as a program."
 
This year's championship is the first time the women's program has won a championship on the George A. Hansell Track.
 
DAY 1 (Thursday | 3^rd Place | 19 Points)
 
In the 10k on Thursday evening, Kathryn Long would place sixth with a 39:50.74. Chris Tran placed 12^th with a 40:59.94 and Emily Rudolph finished in a 42:57.61.
 
The quad of Donna Holt, Erin O'Brien, Emma Schultz, and Gabby Nye grabbed bronze in the 4x800 relay. The four would clock in a 9:37.46.
 
Isabel Rodriguez showed why she was top in the conference in the hammer throw. Rodriguez marked a 51.63-meter throw to win by four meters. Sydney Altman threw a 36.59-meter distance while Jillian Walker threw a 34.23-meter toss. Anna Baukal marked a 31.39-meter distance.
 
In the heptathlon, Theresa Kervick woud lead after one day with 2915 points.
100-hurdles – 16.94
High jump – 1.51-meters
Shot put – 9.19-meters
200-meter dash – 27.33
Long jump – 4.80-meters
 
DAY 2 (Friday | T-1^st Place | 63 Points)
 
In the 100-meter dash, Maria Muzzarelli led Mariam Koita, and Jayla Gore to a top eight finish in preliminaries. Muzzarelli clocked in a 12.27 to be seeded second while Koita took third in a 12.41 and Gore in a 12.70. Olivia Giannella also competed where she would clock a 13.28
 
The 400-meter dash would feature the defending MAC title holder Kelly Bar. Barr would qualify fourth for finals with a 1:00.19. Emma Schultz (1:00.94) and Olivia DeVito (1:01.01) also took lanes in the finals race with a seventh and eighth seed. Carly Lownes ran a 1:01.42 to finish 11^th.
 
Holt qualified in the 800-meter and ran a 2:19.44. 
 
The Pride would put four in the finals of the 200-meter dash. Koita led the pack with a 25.07. Muzzarelli (25.16), Kayla Robinson (25.66), and Barr (25.86) joined Koita.
 
Elise Daniel ran to a top seed in the 400-meter hurdles with a 1:06.43. Kervick would just miss the finals as she clocked in a 1:09.63, missing by .9.
 
Liz Egan shattered a personal best and Widener school record in the 3000-meter steeplechase. Egan took home gold with a 11:09.63 and is currently 34^th in the nation. Shannon Pfeifer also saw a personal best time of 11:57.75 and a seventh-place finish. 
 
Another top seed would go to the 4x100 relay of Muzzarelli, Gore, Barr, and Robinson as the four clocked a 48.88. 
 
Savannah Steger took home a gold medal in the pole vault. Steger clear 3.15 and 3.25 heights on her first attempt and end with a 3.25-meter height.
 
Robinson nabbed a bronze in the long jump with a 5.27-meter distance.
 
In discus, Rodriguez earned a bronze with a 37.63-meter throw.
 
Kervick ended her heptathlon with a gold medal after coming into day two with a lead. Kervick scored 4135 points.
Javelin – 30.47-meters
800 – 2:26.76

DAY 3 (SATURDAY | 1^st Place | 197 Points)
 
Muzzarelli took home a silver in the 100-meter dash finals to lead Koita and Gore to a 2-3-4 finish. Koita clocked a 12.50 while Gore finished in a close 12.70.
 
Barr two-peated as 400-meter champion with a 57.63. DeVito finished sixth in a 1:00.11 and Schultz finished eighth in a 1:01.21.
 
Holt defended her title in the 800-meter run and did so with a one second lead. Holt clocked in a new Widener record 2:14.36. Holt is currently ranked 48^th in the nation.
 
Nye placed second for a silver medal in the 1500-meter run. She would run a 4:41.18. Nye continued her distance dominance in the 5000-meter run where she ran to a gold medal 17:44.93.
 
Egan and Long also raced to a seventh and eighth place finish in the 5000-meter run. Egan finished in a 18:04.46 and Long in a 18:05.59.
 
Muzzarelli once again led Koita and Robinson in the 200-meter dash. Muzzarelli clocked in a 25.27 to earn silver. Koita grabbed the bronze with a 25.44 and Robinson placed fourth in a 25.68. Barr picked up an eighth place point with a 27.14.
 
Daniel picked up some hardware with a gold medal in the 400-meter hurdles. She would race to a 1:04.07 to win by over a second. Daniel is currently 36^th in the nation. 
 
The 4x100 finals would give more points the Pride as they took home gold in a 48.07.
 
The Pride capped off their day on the track with a gold in the 4x400 relay. The quad of Schultz, DeVito, Lownes and Barr clocked in a 4:02.54.
 
Robinson ended her meet with a silver in the triple jump where she marked an 11.74-meter distance and a gold in the shot put. In shot, she would win by almost a meter with her 12.64-meter toss. Robinson's triple jump puts her at 25^th in the nation. 
 
Tatiana Carr placed 10^th in the javelin with a 31.05-meter throw.
 
UP NEXT
Widener returns to competition on Monday, April 13 for the Widener Final Qualifier in search of more regional and national qualifiers.