Smith and Mauro Pace Sixth Place Finish at New England Alliance Championships

Results

PROVIDENCE, R.I. --- Senior Rachael Smith (Somerset, MA) won two events and classmate Nicole Mauro (Mashpee, MA) captured the 5,000 meter title (18:49.97) to pace the Bridgewater State Women’s Outdoor Track team’s sixth place finish at the New England Alliance Championships hosted by Rhode Island College.

Southern Maine was the meet winner with 174 points while Eastern Connecticut State (123) and Keene State (109) finished in second and third, respectively. The Bears tallied 55 total team points.

BSC finished second among MASCAC schools with 86 points while Westfield won the meet with 267 team points.

Smith bettered her time in last weeks Springfield Invitational in the 400 meter hurdles (1:05.20) while taking the top spot in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 16.01.

Mauro’s time in the 5,000 and her second place finish in the 1,500 (4:51.90) qualified her for contention in the Division III New England Meet and the ECAC’s at the end of the month.

Freshman Deborah Solorzano (Woburn, MA) took home third in the 10,000 (46:51.06) while classmate Amanda Huaswirth (Methuen, MA) notched fourth in the 1,500 (5:04.05). Carissa Penney (Gardner, MA) also crossed the line in 15th in the 800 (2:31.27).

In the field, first-year Brittany Paige (Winthrop, MA) threw an eighth place finish in the shot put (31-06.50) before registering 11th in the hammer throw (107-11).

In relay action the 4 x 400 relay team of Smith, Hauswirth, Penney and freshman Jessica Eidinger (Sutton, MA) finished fourth with a time of 4:23.16.

The Bears are back in action on Saturday when qualifying members of the team will travel to Coast Guard to compete at the Division III New England Championships. The three-day event will start on Friday.

Release written by Steven M. Miller, Jr --- Sports Information Correspondent

New England All-Alliance Team

Rachael Smith
• First - 100 meter hurdles
• First - 400 meter hurdles

Nicole Mauro
• First – 1,500 meters
• First – 5,000 meters

Deborah Solorzano
• Third – 10,000 meters

Amanda Hauswirth
• Fourth – 1,500 meters

Brittany Paige
• Eighth – Shot Put

4 x 400 Relay Team – Fourth Place

• Rachael Smith
• Amanda Hauswirth
• Carrissa Penney
• Jessica Eidinger