The women’s indoor track and field season is just a day away. Here is a recap of the cross-country season.
The women’s cross country did what only one other team had done in Quinnipiac Athletics history: Win three consecutive MAAC Championships.
Quinnipiac women’s cross country and track and field coach Carolyn Martin built up this program and talked about the legendary run.
“It’s super exciting. Our women are a great group of women to work with. They’re all about each other. No one individual was going out for it today. It’s a selfless team and they are so much fun to work with. It’s all on them. They love each other and work hard with each other.” said Martin.
The men’s cross-country team looks to start their rebuild to the top as well. Despite placing 9th at the MAAC Championships, head coach David Scrivines is looking to develop the seven first-years on his roster.
Here’s what to expect for the track season. Quinnipiac is not going to be the preseason favorite according to the preseason poll but they are a close second. The first place Rider Broncs are only ten votes ahead of them.
It will for sure be a very competitive season and one that may come down to just a couple of points when it comes time for the MAAC Indoor Track and Field Championships in late February. Last year, the Bobcats fell to the Broncs, placing second with 153 points, just one point shy of the record they set in the 2020-2021 season.
The team is very hopeful to finally bring a MAAC Championship to Hamden. Between the track events and field events the team is very strong on all sides.
On the field, sophomore Olivia Debellis impressed a lot of people last year when she broke the school record in the pole vault at 3.60 meters on her first attempt. She had taken home one of the five gold medals that the Bobcats had last year.
On the track, senior Rylie Smith is looking to continue her strong performance. She is one of the Bobcats who took home a gold medal. She also was the meet’s most outstanding track performer after she won both the 200-meter and 400-meter races.
Last year’s MAAC fastest woman is back for the Bobcats as well. Nyasia Dailey had a time of 7.60 seconds in the 60-meter dash to take home her first MAAC title.
We will have to wait and see if the complete team can best the preseason MAAC favorites. The Bobcats will have a lot of tests and some of the biggest meets around the country this year. They start out at the “Yale Season Opener” on December 7.
They then will get about a month off before going on a stretch of seven straight weekends with a meet with some very competitive ones. The Dr. Sanders Invitational at the nationally famous Armory in New York and the FastTrack National Invitational on Staten Island, NY.
They will head back to Yale on February 15th before their two-day meet in New York for the MAAC Championships. Only time will tell if head coach Carolyn Martin can take home two MAAC titles.
