Women’s Track And Field Ranked Sixth In Northeast

ALBANY, N.Y. – After capturing the indoor conference title, the University at Albany women’s track and field program is off to a strong spring season, ranking sixth in the Week 1 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division I Northeast Region index. The Great Danes totaled a score of 415.16 with 14 marks in the region’s top-10.

Leading the way, junior Jillian Haynes ranks second in the 200m dash (24.50), as well as fourth in the 100m (11.91) with her strong outing at the University of Central Florida Invitational.

Senior Alli Rogers in the 400m (55.02) and junior Kathryn Fanning in the 800m (2:10.62) also both rank second in the Northeast with ECAC qualifying marks.

With a third-best regional leap in the long jump (19’ 16.75”) and fifth-best mark in the triple jump (39’ 1.75”), Pat McNish has started her senior campaign in solid form.

In the high jump, juniors Rochelle Reid and Ashley Grant are tied for sixth in the region, both leaping 5’ 7” at the UCF Invitational.

Junior Tynelle Taylor-Chase also earned the Great Danes a number of points, ranking fifth in the Northeast with a 1:01.43 time in the 400m, as well as a 14.29 mark in the 100m dash, good for eighth in the region.

At UCF, Taylor-Chase, along with Aderinsola Ajala, Rogers, and Sherez Mohamed met ECAC standards in the 4x400m relay (3:43.93), ranking third in the Northeast.

Looking to keep on the successful track, UAlbany will compete this Saturday in the UConn Women’s All-Region Meet.