ROXBURY, Mass. (February 5, 2022)-The Stonehill College women's track and field team concluded their weekend at the New England Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Association (NEICAAA) Indoor Track & Field Championship as the squad finished in 13th place while also seeing Kaytlin Encarnacao earn All-New England honors in the 400-meter finals. To earn All-New England status, student-athletes needed to record a top-eight finish in their respective events. 

Highlights:

• After qualifying yesterday in the 400-meter prelims with a time of 58.83 seconds, Encarnacao finished fourth and topped her qualifying time with a new personal record of 58.16 seconds. With her strong time, Encarnacao earned All-New England status while also having finished within the top-10 each time she has competed in the 400-meter race this season. 
• In the 60-meter hurdles prelims, the Skyhawks saw four runners place within the top-20. Casey Gannon led the way in ninth place (9.19 seconds) followed by Madison Rousseau in 13th place with a new personal best of 9.32 seconds.
• Not far behind Rousseau were Savanna Macaluso in 14th place (9.34 seconds) and Abigail Creamer in 19th place with a time of 9.48 seconds. 
• Jillian Howard had a strong outing in the 3k race when she crossed the finish line in 13th place with a time of 10:28.89. In each individual race she's competed in this season, Howard has finished no lower than the top-15. 

Other Performances:

• For field events, Krista Stracqualursi partook in the shotput event and recorded a toss of 11.06 meters for a 15th place finish. Every time Straacqualursi has competed in the shotput, she has finished within the top-15 in each event this season. 
• Stonehill's 4x400 meter relay collected an eighth-place finish with a time of 4:04.28. Representing the Skyhawks in the relay were Gannon (1:01.8), Meghan Sambrook (1:02.0), Encarnacao (58.8), and Ashley Warren (1:01.6). 
• Finally, in the distance medley, Stonehill finished in eighth-place with a collective time of 13:23.20. Erin Johnston, Warren,  Caitlin Swanson, and Rebecca Erhard all competed in the event for the Skyhawks. 

Up Next:

Stonehill is back in action next Saturday, February 11 when they head to Boston University for the David Hemery Valentine Invite.

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