SELINSGROVE, Pa. (February 25, 2023) – The Susquehanna University women's track & field team repeated as Landmark Conference Indoor Track & Field champions on Saturday, posting eight victories on their way to 177 points. They finished 27.5 points ahead of second-place Scranton. Susquehanna hosted the meet inside James Garrett Sports Complex.
Chloe Yoder was named the Landmark Conference's Track Performer of the Year after earning gold in the 60-meter hurdles and the 200 meters, while breaking both the championship and conference 60-meter hurdle record.
Maggie Boyer was bestowed the Field Performer of the Year to add to her busy day following wins in the shot put and weight throw.
Yoder won the 60-meter hurdles with her time of 9.01, while her 8.96 preliminary time set new heights in both the conference and the league championship record books. She beat her own conference record of 8.98 that she set earlier this month at Ithaca College, while taking down Goucher's Destiny Philips' time of 9.09 from the 2012 conference championship.
Boyer set a new school record to dominate the weight throw at 15.46m (50'8"), beating out the second-place finisher from Moravian – Margie Rayne – by five feet, five inches. She went on to capture gold in the shot put with her throw of 11.78m (38'7.75").
Hannah Alderfer set a new championship and school record to win the long jump at 5.59m (18'4.25"), with
Remi Acord finishing second at 5.49m (18'0.25") and Yoder third at 5.35m (17'6.75").
Sarah Bower won the pole vault in dramatic fashion by clearing 3.00m (9'10") on her third attempt at the height.
Remi Acord won the triple jump at 11.58m (38'0"), which is second-best all-time in the history of the program, with Julie Acevedo joining her on the medalist stand in third at 10.84m (35'6.75").
Susquehanna took the top three spots in the 60-meter dash, led by
Alexa Rine's winning time of 7.86, which is second best in school history, followed by Yoder in second at 7.92 for the third-best mark in school annals and
Alayna Krempa third at 7.96 for fourth all-time. Alderfer picked up a third-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles at 9.54. The 4x200 team of
Kelly Loughlin,
Ashley Newman,
Addison Yaukey, and
Alexa Rine finished third with a time of 1:50.24.
Up Next
- The River Hawks head to the AARTFC Championships, beginning Friday, Mar. 3 to Saturday, Mar. 4 at the NYC Armory.
