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EASTON, Mass. February 23, 2022) - The Men's and Women's Track and Field team will be competing in the Northeast-10 Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship this week, February 24-25 at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center. 

On the men's side, Southern Connecticut State University was voted to take the title totaling 80 points, with eight first-place votes. Stonehill was voted to take fifth place, earning 48 points in the Coaches' poll.

On the women's side, American International College was slated to earn the championship receiving 98 points with eight first-place votes. Stonehill was tabbed in third place, earning 75 points in the Coache's Poll. 

Stonehill will have their most runners (five) in the 60-meter hurdle prelims that are slated to start on Thursday. Three of the five runners competing are seniors Abigail Creamer, Casey Gannon, and Savanna Macaluso who will each be competing in their third NE-10 Indoor Track and Field Championship. Creamer has competed in this event each of her NE-10 Indoor Track and Field Championship appearances and has had a strong showing each time. During the 2019 NE-10 Indoor Championship, Creamer finished within the top-15 (12th) with a time of 9.48. Overall on the year, Creamer ran a season-high 9.46 seconds during the 2022 Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational.

Gannon has competed in the 60-meter hurdles in each of her NE-10 Championship appearances while finishing within the top-10 both times and even set her personal best in the event during the 2019 NE10 Indoor Championship with a time of 9.18 seconds and a fifth-place finish.  Macaluso is also a strong competitor in the 60-meter hurdles as she has finished within the top-10 both times she has competed in the race and has finished with a sub 9.30 each time as well. 

The Skyhawks will have two-first timers competing in the event as Rebecca Gracia and Madison Rousseau make their NE-10 Indoor Track and Field Championship debuts in the event. Despite competing in the event just once, Gracia had a solid debut in the 60-meter hurdles at the URI Coach's Invitational when she had a top-25 finish (25th) with a time of 10.96 seconds. Rousseau has raced in the 60-meter hurdles multiple times throughout the season, and she set a personal best at her most recent meet (New England Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Association (NEICAAA) Indoor Track & Field Championships) with a time of 9.32 seconds and a top-15 finish (13th). 

Senior thrower, Krista Stracqualursi will also be competing in the NE-10 Indoor Track and Field Championships for the third time in her career. Stracqualursi will compete on both Thursday and Friday. Thursday she competes in the weighted throw event in which she collected a 15th place finish after an 11.08-meter toss during the 2020 NE-10 Indoor Championship. Earlier in the season, Stracqualursi set a new personal best in the weighted throw event when she recorded a toss of 12.23 meters and a top-20 finish (20th) back in January at URI Coach's Invitational. Friday, Stracqualursi will partake in the shotput event where she averaged throws of 11.86 meters and has always finished within the top ten both times she competed at the NE-10 Indoor Championship. 

Both Abigail Larsson (NE-10 Indoor Championship debut) and Haley Lightbody will compete in two field events on Thursday for Stonehill, long jump, and pole vault. In the long jump, Larsson reached a season-high height of 4.90 meters and a ninth-place finish during The Art Kaddish Elm City Challenge back in December. Meanwhile, Lightbody will be competing in her second NE-10 Indoor Championship where she set a personal record for the long jump event at a height of 5.34 meters. As for pole vault, Larsson recently set a personal best during the NEICAAA Indoor Track and Field Championship at the beginning of February when she had a height of 3.20 meters and a top-15 finish (13th). Meanwhile, Lightbody set a career-high in the pole vault when she won the event during the 2020 NE-10 Indoor Championship with a height of 3.60 meters. 

Jillian Howard races in two track events Friday, the 3,000-meter run and the one-mile run. Friday's meet marks the third time she will compete at the NE-10 Indoor Track and Field Championships. In the one-mile run, Howard has excelled in the event at the NE-10 Indoor Championship finishing within the top-five each time and has finished under 5:15 both times. However, during the regular season, Howard set a career-best in the event with a sub 5:10 time (5:06.61) at the 2022 Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational. For the 3,000-meter run, Howard has competed in this event once during the NE-10 Indoor Championship (2020) when she nearly won the race coming in second place at 10:39.17. 

Also competing in the 3,000-meter race with Howard are Jillian Callahan and Victoria Lombardi. This will be Callahan's second NE-10 Indoor Championship but first time competing in the 3,000-meter race at the meet. She raced in the 3,000-meter race during The Art Kaddish Elm City Challenge in December when she finished in the top ten (sixth) at 11:30.61. This will also be Lombardi's second NE-10 Indoor Championship and last time she raced in this meet, she competed in the 3,000-meter race and finished in seventh with a time of 10:48.32. However, in the regular season, Lombardi posted a new personal record in the 3,000-meter race when she crossed the finish line at 10:34.50. 

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