Bucknell University
Patriot League Championships
Quinn Sets Two School Records, Team Finishes Fourth at PL Outdoor Championships
5/6/2023 9:15:00 PM | Women's Track and Field
BETHLEHEM, Pa.- The Bucknell Bison women's team used several first-place finishes and another historic day by Meghan Quinn to rack up 119.5 points to ensure a fourth-place finish in the Patriot League Outdoor Championships.
| Placement | Team | Score |
| #1 | Navy | 241.5 |
| #2 | Boston | 150 |
| #3 | Army | 143 |
| #4 | Bucknell | 119.5 |
| #5 | Lehigh | 103.5 |
| #6 | Holy Cross | 50 |
| #7 | Colgate | 18 |
| #8 | Lafayette | 16.5 |
| #9 | Loyola | 14 |
| #10 | American | 2 |
"Our women had an outstanding meet, and although we were only fourth as a team, we closed the gap with Boston and Army quite a bit compared to last year and indoors," said head coach Kevin Donner. "Our sprinters were on fire today, and the relays were outstanding. Overall, the balance of all our event groups was sold, and I feel good about our women's programs for next year based on the returning people and the quality of our incoming recruiting class. I would say the Bison women's program is back in business."
Meghan Quinn earned the Women's Highest Point Scorer award for her performances in the 100-meter & 200-meter dashes and the 4x100-meter & 4x400-meter relays. Her performance in the 100-meter dash rewrote the Bison record book. The junior sprinter raced for 11.64 to win the event, collect 10 points, and break her previous Bucknell record. She narrowly missed first place in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.15, but her second-place finish brought in eight points for Bucknell.
The Warwick Winmaker Meghan Quinn strikes again! (History majors will get the reference.)
— Bucknell Track & XC (@Bucknell_TFXC) May 6, 2023
She wins the 100-meter dash and breaks her own school record with a time of 11.64! It is her second win and school record today!#rayBucknell | #WinWithQuinn pic.twitter.com/PdrB8BoSAE
Bridget Lalonde, Meghan Quinn, Lila Gaughan, and Karen Hull destroyed the competition in the 4x100-meter relay. The quartet broke the 46-second barrier with a time of 45.92. The group scored 10 points and broke their Bucknell record for the event. It was the third time this season that they reset the school record.
The 4x100-meter relay quartet of Bridget Lalonde, Meghan Quinn, Lila Gaughan, and Karen Hull does it again! They win the event and once again set the school record! They broke the 46 second mark with a time of 45.92! #rayBucknell | #BisonFast pic.twitter.com/dsXo6UQtQg
— Bucknell Track & XC (@Bucknell_TFXC) May 6, 2023
The 4x400 relay quartet of Katherine Loew, Jessie Castellano, Quinn, and Lalonde finished second in the event with a time of 3:42.55 to produce eight points for the Bison cause.
Bucknell deposited 18.5 points in the high jump off the efforts of a trio of formidable leapers. Olivia Boyce and Hull tied for second on a leap of 5-7 ¾. Abby Kates finished fourth off her mark of 5-6. Boyce and Hull provided seven points apiece. Kates supplied four and a half.
Hull added sixth points in the 100-meter hurdles due to her third-place finish. The junior runner finished with a time of 14.53.
Castellano and Loew each boosted their Bison top-ten standing in the 400-meter dash. Castellano's third-place finish of 54.82 added six points for the Bison and was 0.09 seconds better than her previous best time. It improved on her second-best mark in Bucknell history. Loew's speed of 56.06 placed her fifth, gave Bucknell four points and inserted her sixth in the Orange & Blue history. Lalonde earned seventh and two points for Bucknell on a time of 56.70.
Abby Eisold finished fifth in the heptathlon to win four points for the Bison. Her total of 4,562 points set a new personal high and inserted her as the fifth all-time in Bucknell history.
Ally Clarke improved upon her all-time fifth-best time in the Bison record book for the 3000-meter steeplechase by placing fifth with a speed of 10:44.01. The junior runner brought home four points for Bucknell.
The Bison collected seven points in the 400-meter hurdles. Ella Derstine finished fifth with a time of 1:04.97 to earn four points. Maddy Hippensteal's speed of 1:05.16 placed her sixth with three points.
Women's Outdoor Track & Field First-Team All-Patriot League (First-Place Finishers)
Lila Gaughan (4x100m), Karen Hull (4x100m), Bridget Lalonde (4x100m), Meghan Quinn (100m, 4x100m)
Women's Outdoor Track & Field Second-Team All-Patriot League (Second-Place Finishers)
Olivia Boyce (High Jump), Jessie Castellano (4x400m), Karen Hull (High Jump), Bridget Lalonde (4x400m), Katherine Loew (4x400m), Meghan Quinn (200m, 4x400m)
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The qualifying student-athletes will compete at next weekend's ECAC Championships.
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