Northeastern Wins First Women’s CAA Indoor Track & Field Title
Hunter Peters
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NEW YORK, N.Y. (Feb. 23, 2024) – The Northeastern University women’s track and field program won its first CAA Indoor Track and Field team title on Friday at the Armory in New York City.
The Huskies had five all-conference finishers - including three event winners - on the final day of competition to maintain its lead and end Elon’s streak of four straight CAA track and field titles between indoor and outdoor. Northeastern won with 119.5 points, ahead of the Phoenix with 95 points. Campbell earned a top-three finish at its first CAA Championship, scoring 90 points. Towson (70) and Hampton (66.5) rounded out the top five teams in fourth and fifth, respectively.
Dominique Biron of Northeastern was named the Most Outstanding Field Performer of the Championship for the second straight season. Biron won the pentathlon and finished second in the long jump yesterday before scoring in the 60m hurdles and 4x400m relay on Friday. She accumulated 22.25 of the Huskies team points en route to the team victory.
Chastity Pickett scored the most points of any student-athlete at the competition in her CAA Championship debut for Campbell. Pickett tallied 27.5 points to earn Most Outstanding Track Performer accolades. The senior set a conference record in the 200m to win gold after second-place finishes in the 60m hurdles and 60m dash before All-CAA honors in the 4x400m relay.
Women’s Mile
There were important team implications at stake in the women’s mile. Northeastern placed first and third, while Elon took second and fourth. Ava Duggan won the event and established a new meet record, finishing in 4:41.68, and Azza Borovicka-Swanson was third in 4:50.02. Jette Beermann, the defending CAA Champion, split the Huskies in second, crossing the tape in 4:42.21.
Women’s 60m Hurdles
After setting the meet record in the prelims, Lucheyona Weaver of North Carolina A&T bettered her time and defended her league title on Friday. Weaver ran 8.21 to claim the title for the second straight season. The Campbell duo of Pickett and Aaliyah Brown-Muhammad finished second and third, respectively. Pickett ran 8.26, and Brown-Muhammad recorded a PR of 8.35.
Women’s 400m
Christal Cuervo collected Towson’s first event victory in the women’s 400m. The junior ran a personal-best 54.25 to narrowly edge Elon’s Piper Jons, who ran a season-best time of 54.27 in second place. Brianna Clayton from Campbell rounded out the podium, placing third in 54.84.
Women’s 60m
Campbell flexed in the women’s 60m dash, sweeping the podium. Jaidyn Ramsey broke the conference and meet records, running 7.25 - a mark that ranks 19th in the NCAA this season. Pickett recorded her second silver medal of the competition, finishing in 7.47 for a new PR, and Aaliyah Harris rounded out the Camels in third, crossing in 7.49.
Women’s 800m
Hampton’s Jordan Mozie reset the women’s 800m meet record and broke the conference record in the 800m to win the CAA title. The junior posted a PR of 2:05.48 to edge North Carolina A&T’s Fajr Kelly in second, who crossed in 2:05.96. Ava Duggan rounded out the podium finishers, placing third for Northeastern in 2:08.49.
Women’s 200m
Pickett broke the conference and meet records in the 200m for the second straight day, running 23.41 to take gold. Ramsey also doubled back to win silver in the event with a season-best time of 23.75 as Campbell took the top two spots on the podium. Cuervo also collected her second medal, placing third in 23.78, a season-best time for the junior.
Women’s 3000m
Abigail Hassman from Northeastern, who won the 5K last night, earned her second gold medal during the Championship in a crucial event for the Huskies. The senior broke the meet record in the 3000m, crossing the finish in 9:18.67. Beermann from Elon earned her second silver medal of the day, placing second with a PR of 9:25.74. Fiona McLoughlin of Stony Brook rounded out the podium, finishing third in a season-best 9:30.52.
Women’s High Jump
Veronica Chaynov of Monmouth won gold and set a new meet record in the women’s high jump. Chaynov matched her PR and recorded a season-best clearance of 1.76m (5-09.25) to take home gold. Leeann Redlo from Towson and My’Kiyah Williams from North Carolina A&T cleared 1.73m (5-08.00), with Redlo taking second due to fewer misses and Williams claiming third.
Women’s Shot Put
Abria Smith reset the Hampton and meet record in the women’s shot put. The junior recorded a personal-best mark of 15.84m (51-11.75) to take the crown. Keeley Suzenski of William & Mary and Julieth Nwosu from North Carolina A&T finished on the podium for the second straight season. Suzenski placed second (14.84m), and Nwosu was third (14.45m).
Women’s Triple Jump
Manie Mevo won gold and reset her conference record in the women’s triple jump. The sophomore from Towson leaped 12.51m (41-00.50) to take the title. Megan Heidebrecht from William & Mary recorded a personal-best 12.44m (40-09.75) to take second, and Elon’s Linn Hertz Saebbo was third with a mark of 12.18m (39-11.50).
Women’s 4x800m Relay
Northeastern all but secured the team title with its gold-medal performance in the 4x800m relay. Brittani Westberry, Sarah Petersen, Lucy Abdow, and Nicole Dunbury earned the event victory for the Huskies, crossing the finish in 8:57.00 to set a new meet record. Monmouth followed at 9:00.39, and Elon rounded out the podium, finishing at 9:05.19.
Women’s 4x400m Relay
North Carolina A&T won the final gold medal over the two days in NYC, running a meet record 3:41.58 to win the 4x400m relay. Pebbles Scott, Mykayla Perry, Kelly and Serenity Brazell formed the winning team for the Aggies. UNCW finished runner-up, earning silver in 3:43.37, and Campbell placed third in 3:44.44.
Women’s Team Standings
| 1. Northeastern |
119.5 |
| 2. Elon |
95 |
| 3. Campbell |
90 |
| 4. Towson |
70 |
| 5. Hampton |
66.5 |
| 6. North Carolina A&T |
62 |
| 7. William & Mary |
50 |
| 8. Monmouth |
46.5 |
| 9. Charleston |
32 |
| 9. Stony Brook |
32 |
| 11. UNCW |
24.5 |
| 12. Delaware |
14 |
| 13. Hofstra |
0 |
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