Overall Results

BOSTON – Highlighted by first-place finishes from Lucy Young, Julia Westover, and Jacilyn Briggs, the Northeastern women's track and field team ran away with the team title at the New England Championships this weekend at Boston University.

I am very proud of our women's team and the athletes' ability to put their teammates before themselves," said head coach Cathrine Erickson. "Many of the athletes fought through so much adversity and we really saw their passion for each other prevail."

The women, who improved from last year's eighth-place team finish, tallied 115 points in the two-day event to beat out 36 competing schools for the crown. Rhode Island collected 101 points for a second-place finish, while UMass Amherst logged 69 points for third.

Young, the reining CAA Women's Cross Country Rookie of the Year, claimed the individual title and led a trio of Huskies to top-10 and personal-best finishes in the 5,000-meter run after crossing with an NU all-time best mark of 16:56.85. Rookie Jordan O'Dea finished next for the Huskies at 17:08.87, good a third-place finish. Danielle Klein snagged fifth with a time of 17:21.79 to add to Northeastern's 20 points in the event.

Young later finished fourth in a field of 29 athletes in the 3,000-meter run (9:49.22).

Westover earned the individual title in the weight throw after tossing 17.10 meters to contribute 10 points to the squad's overall score. Alexandra Rose tallied four points after a fifth-place finish in event (15.56 meters).

Briggs rounded out the 10-point performances with a first-place finish in the pole vault, clearing a personal-best 3.97 meters.

In the 60-meter hurdles, Nicole Genard claimed second and earned eight points in the finals (8.64), after advancing with first-place marks in the preliminary and semi-final rounds. 

Victoria Alexander was one of 30 runners to compete in the 60-meter dash and eventually contributed five points after advancing to the finals and claiming fourth place with a mark of 7.68.

Camille Gooden made her way to the finals in both the 200-meter and 400-meter dash for a sixth and second-place finish, respectively, and tallied 11 total points for the Northeastern women.  

In the 1,000-meter run, Eryn Wheeler took third after a qualifying time of 2:56.60. In the finals, Wheeler notched six points at 2:53.85.

"Our program has really laid the foundation for a fruitful outdoor season and we are looking forward to the road ahead," said Erickson.

The Huskies will be back in action this weekend for the ECAC Championships, which begin on Friday, March 7.

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