Complete Results

KINGSTON, R.I. — Rhode Island ended the 2023 Atlantic 10 Women's Indoor Track & Field Championship on a high note, winning the 4x400 relay race in a time of 3:51.80 Sunday afternoon.

The team of Trinity Smith, Sydney Federico, Sanaiya Watts and Xiana Twombly edged Davidson at the finish, beating the Wildcat contingent by 0.01 seconds.

Federico ran a strong second leg for the Rams, running a split time of 57.31 seconds. It was the fastest of the second legs among all schools. When she handed off to Watts, Rhody had a 0.64 second lead. Watts extended the lead over Davidson by an additional 0.27 seconds, and URI needed all of it with Davidson's Aleia Gisolfi-McCready waiting for the final leg. Gisolfi-McCready ran the fastest split of the entire race (56.76 seconds), but it was not enough to overtake Rhody's anchor, Twombly. Twombly posted a split of 57.18 seconds, ensuring URI ended the meet with the relay title.

Earlier in the day, freshman Lily Saul took home the individual title in the 800-meter race. Saul finish a full second ahead of Richmond junior Kyra Keurentjes to capture the crown. Saul crossed the line in 2:10.86, well ahead of Keurentjes, who finished in 2:11.92. The race was mostly Spiders and Rams at the top. Behind the top two finishers, Richmond's Caroline Donohoe and Lindsay Colflesh placed third and fourth, while Rhode Island junior Hanna O'Connor offered a sixth-place finish.

The victories from the 4x400 relay and Saul helped Rhode Island move up a few spots in the team standings. After ending the first day in ninth place, the Rams moved to sixth place in the final team standings. VCU won the team title with 149 points, followed by George Mason (116), Richmond (92), La Salle (67) and Massachusetts (66).

Freshman Lily Saul was named Most Outstanding Rookie Performer of the meet.

Team Scores
1. VCU - 149
2. George Mason - 116
3. Richmond - 92
4. La Salle - 67
5. Massachusetts - 66
6. Rhode Island - 62
7. Davidson - 57
8. Duquesne - 48
9. Dayton - 36
10. Fordham - 27

Highlights from Competition 

• Senior Trinity Smith earned silver in the 60m hurdles, setting a personal best with a time of 8.46. She was just 0.04 seconds behind VCU's Symone Foster, who set a meet record with her time of 8.42 seconds.
• Sophomore Megan Wood medaled in the shot put, placing third with a toss of 13.82 meters (45-4 ¼).
• Junior Hannah Birdsall provided a fifth-place finish in the 500 with a time of 1:16.40. The top five finishes crossed the line within three seconds of each other. Duquesne's Hannah Seitzinger won with a time of 1:13.65. 
• Junior Becca Durham placed sixth in the 1000 with a time of 2:57.87.
• Senior Xiana Twombly took sixth place in the 200 with her time of 25.38 seconds.
• Freshman Kiley Mironenko placed eighth in the triple jump with a distance of 11.48m (37-8).
• Sophomore Erin Hurley posted a personal best in the mile, placing ninth in a time of 5:07.10.

What's Next
Rhode Island will compete at the ECAC Championship in Boston, Mass. The three-day meet begins Friday, March 3.