Women's Track & Field Claims Fourth at PL Indoor Championships; Quinn, Hull Claim Gold Medals on Record-Setting Day

Sunday, February 25

Boston, MA

11 a.m.

Bucknell University

Patriot League Indoor Championships

Women's Track & Field Claims Fourth at PL Indoor Championships; Quinn, Hull Claim Gold Medals on Record-Setting Day

2/25/2024 5:59:00 PM | Women's Track and Field

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BOSTON, Mass.- The Bucknell Bison women's track & field team finished fourth at the 2024 Patriot League Indoor Championships, which wrapped up Sunday at Boston University. Seniors Meghan Quinn and Karen Hull both brought home gold medals while setting three school records, and the Bison women established eight new top-ten marks.

Navy's women earned their fifth-straight team title and the eighth in program history with 188 points. Boston University (148) and Army West Point (135) finished second and third, respectively, with Bucknell (105.5) and Lehigh (56) rounding out the top five. Holy Cross (29.5), Lafayette (15), Loyola (13), American (10), and Colgate closed out the women's field.

Donner's Debriefing

"This was our best indoor championship since before the pandemic. The league has greatly improved and our ladies were hungry and excited to compete. We made a goal to score 100 points or more and we scored 105.5. We may have left a few points out there as well. We recruit and structure our program for outdoor track and field, so this meet should help kick-start our outdoor season as well as the ECAC next week."

Results

Recap

Meghan Quinn had a banner day, collecting 24 points. The senior runner won the 200-meter dash with a scintillating time of 23.73. The mark set a meet record and improved her Bucknell best ranking. Her 7.49 time in the 60-meter dash won her silver and broke Kaitlin Salisbury's record of 7.50 set in 2019. It is Quinn's ninth school record.

Quinn finished her record-breaking day with a third-place finish in the 4x400-meter relay. The "A" Team of Colleen Linko, Katherine Loew, Anna Posh, and Quinn placed third (3:48.66) to unlock six points for the Bison.

Karen Hull reset the school record in the high jump with a leap of 5-10 ½. The jump bettered Hull's previous best of 5-8 by 2 ½ inches and supplied ten points to the Bison war chest. She added five points to the Bison effort with her fifth-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles. The senior had a time of 8.78.

The Orange & Blue dominated the high jump. Olivia Boyce and Abby Kates shared second place with a jump of 5-6 with each jumper earning seven points. Every other jumper finished 5-3 or lower. Boyce's mark of 5-6 placed her ninth in Bucknell history.

The Bison jumps squad continued its success with freshman Megan Baggetta notching third in the triple jump. Her mark of 39-2 ½ ranks seventh in Bucknell history.

The distance medley "A" Team of Mari Engleby, Alison Cooke, Hailey Tabar, and Sarah Policano finished third (11:49.05), winning six points. The time ranks ninth in Bison history.

Justley Sharp made an impression at her first Indoor Championship, finishing fourth (46-11 ¾) in the shot put. The rookie earned five points.

Freshman Kailey Granger topped off her first Indoor Championships with a fourth-place finish in the 3000-meter run. Her time of 9:45.62 nets her fourth in Bucknell history and five points. Abby Paczewski finished eighth (9:52.46) to provide a point.

Bucknell earned three points in the mile run. Caryn Rippey finished seventh (4:52.70), winning two points, and Paczewski capped her indoor championships by placing eighth (4:56.84) adding a point.

2023-24 Patriot League Indoor Track & Field Championships Major Awards
Women's Coach of the Year - Jamie Cook, Navy
Men's Coach of the Year -- Jamie Cook, Navy
Women's Rookie of the Meet – Sophia Richter, Navy
Men's Rookie of the Meet – Dakin Ebmeyer, Colgate
Women's Highest Point Scorer – Vera Sjöberg, Boston University
Men's Highest Point Scorer – Nathan Kent, Navy
Women's Field Athlete of the Meet – Peace Omonzane, Boston University
Men's Field Athlete of the Meet – Joshua Boamah, Navy
Women's Track Athlete of the Meet - Vera Sjöberg, Boston University
Men's Track Athlete of the Meet – Nathan Kent, Navy

Women's Indoor Track & Field First-Team All-Patriot League (First-Place Finishers)
Army West Point: Kayley Ragazzini (Shot Put), Emma Taylor (60m),
Boston University: Peace Omonzane (Long Jump, Triple Jump), Ellie Roan (Weight Throw), Vera Sjöberg (Mile, 3,000m, 5,000m)
Bucknell: Meghan Quinn (200m), Karen Hull (High Jump)
Lehigh: Abby Klebe (800m)
Navy: Eleanor Abraham (4X800m, DMR), Jia Anderson (60-meter hurdles), Kylie Bedard (4X400m), McKenna Brophy (4X800m), Annie Lemelin (4X400m), Kayla McGuire (4X800m), Katelyn Pepin (DMR), Sophia Richter (400m, 4X400m), Alayna Schloeder (Pole Vault), Annie Taylor (DMR, Pentathlon), Taylor Woodworth (4X400m), Alexandra Wercinski (4X800m, DMR)

Women's Indoor Track & Field Second-Team All-Patriot League (Second-Place Finishers)
Army West Point: Saydee Aganus (60-meter hurdles), Hannah Andrews (4X800m), Ava Bushaw (4X800m), Cherokee Chambers (4X400m), Mikayla Cheney (Mile), Ever Elegon (4X400m), Joanna Halfhill (4X800m), Jordan Hecht (Shot Put), Melissa Jachim (4X800m), Charlotte Richman (5,000m), Emma Taylor (200m, 4X400m), Lara Westwood-Marsh (4X400m),
Boston University: Lily Borin (DMR), Adrienne Buettner-Cable (DMR), Kate Edenson (800m, DMR), Emma Kowalski (Weight Throw), Emma Lawrence (Triple Jump), Alexandra Vellekoop (DMR)
Bucknell: Olivia Boyce (High Jump), Lila Gaughan (Long Jump), Meghan Quinn (60m)
Navy: Emily Boutin (3,000m), Helen Emerick (Pole Vault), Sabrina Sokol (Pentathlon), Taylor Woodworth (400m)

Up Next

The qualifying Bison compete next weekend at the ECAC Championships.