KINGSTON, R.I. - For the first time in program history, the Rhode Island women's track & field team won the NEICAAA Indoor Championship on Saturday at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston.

Rhody accrued 134 points over the two-day meet to best second-place Quinnipiac (109 points) by a solid margin. The team had 12 top-three finishes and took home three different events.

A week after winning the event at the Atlantic 10 Championship, Lily Saul took home the 1000m when she crossed the line in 2:47.11. She improved her time from the conference meet by nearly three full seconds (2.76), setting a new personal best. 

Megan Wood also won an individual title, doing so in the shotput with a mark of 46' 7 1/2". A year ago, she was second in the event with a 45' 9 3/4" toss.

Odette van Wyk, Saul, Nyah Santana and Sydney Federico accounted for the team's final event win as they took home the 4x400m Relay. The group recorded a time of 3:44.56, besting second-place Holy Cross by four seconds. 

Rhody's strongest event of the day was the pole vault, where the squad had three different student-athletes score. Katelyn Welsh led the feat by clearing 12' 2" to finish second. Both Olivia Priest (third, 12' 2") and Allison Vigue (sixth, 11' 10") joined her in the top eight.

Highlights

• The team of Kelsey Wolff, Erin Hurley, Elise LePage and Leyla Kvaternik finished second in the 4x800m Relay (9:27.75). 
• Lily MacDonald was second in the triple jump with a mark of 38' 3 1/4". 
• Nyah Santana placed second in the 200m with a time of 24.88. 
• Erin Hurley was second behind Saul in the 1000m at 2:54.78. 
• Sydney Federico came in second in the 500m (1:13.69). 
• Alyssa Yankee joined Wood on the shotput podium with a third-place finish thanks to her 41' 2 1/4" toss. 
• Kelsey Wolff ran a 2:15.32 in the 800m to finish third overall. 
• Megan Wood recorded a mark of 55' 2" in the weight throw for third place. 
• Abigail Colella was fourth in the 400m, crossing in 57.37. 
• Macy Diagle cleared 5' 6 1/2" to finish fourth in the high jump. 
• Odette van Wyk ran a 7.72 in the 60m for a fifth-place finish.
• Lilly Pittakas collected 3,045 points in the pentathlon, good for fifth place.
• Kayla Clark came in sixth in the 60m hurdles with a time of 9.00 seconds. 
• Kiley Mironenko was eighth in the triple jump at 36' 3 1/2". 

Up Next 
Rhode Island will send a few throwers to the ECAC Championship on Sunday, March 9.