Outdoor Track & Field Prepped for New England DIII Championships

Outdoor Track & Field Prepped for New England DIII Championships
Posted: May 02, 2024

BOSTON – Suffolk men's and women's outdoor track & field will be well-represented at New England Division III Championships this weekend as a dozen Rams and one blue-and-gold relay team will compete at regionals at Mount Holyoke in South Hadley, Massachusetts, May 3-4. Action both days start at 10:00 a.m. 

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SUFFOK'S SCHDULE
 Friday, May 3
 3:30 PM – Women's Pole Vault – Devyn Battistoni, Kara Sickle
4:30 PM – Women's 100 Hurdle Trials – Catherine Madden
5:30 PM – Women's 100 -Trials – Amanda Walden
6:50 PM – Men's 10,000 – Cam Fredette, Hayden Green, Thomas Novy
7:35 PM – Women's 10,000 – Sarah Roberts 

Saturday, May 4
 11:45 AM – Women's 1500 – Sydney Fogg
12:10 PM – Women's 100 Hurdle Finals – Catherine Madden
12:40 PM – Women's 400 – Emily Concepcion, Alyssa Rodriguez
1:00 PM – Women's 100 Finals – Amanda Walden
1:10 PM – Men's 800 – Tim Barry
5:00 PM – Women's 4x400 Relay – Amanda Walden, Kaylie Groom, Emily Concepcion, Alyssa Rodriguez 

RAMS AT REGIONALS

  • The 12 Rams – eight women, four men – are the most Rams to represent Suffolk at outdoor regionals in a single season in program history. 
  • Suffolk's men's team will compete at regionals for the fourth time in program history, while the women will participate at New Englands for the fifth time. 
  • Amanda Walden will be the first Ram in program history, male or female, to participate at regionals for the third time in her collegiate career. She made her New England debut in the 100 in 2022. 
  • Walden will be the first-ever Suffolk women's runner to race in multiple individual events at regionals as she is set to compete in the 100 and 200, respectively. She is the second-ever Ram to run at multiple individual events in program history, first since Thomas Novy ran the 5k and 10k in 2022. In addition to her solo races, Walden will be on the Rams 4x400 Relay team. 
  • Devyn Battistoni and Kara Sickle are the first Rams pole vaulters, male or female, to compete at regionals. 
  • Catherine Madden is the first Suffolk hurdler, male or female, to earn a spot at New Englands. 
  • Tim Barry (800), Thomas Novy (10k), Emily Concepcion (400) return to regionals for the second time in their collegiate careers. 
  • Alyssa Rodriguez (400) and Sydney Fogg (1500) will make their regional debuts. 

ALL-REGION

  • The top-eight performers in each event will garner all-region distinction with the top three finishers earning a place atop the podium and they will pick up a medal in the process. 
  • Thomas Novy is the only Ram who is competing this year at regionals to scoop up an All-New England nod. He earned the accolade as. A freshman in 2022 in the 10k. 
  • Suffolk women's 4x400 Relay Team raced to All-New England a year ago with an eighth-place performance behind a time of 4:05.42.  

SUFFOLK'S SCHEDULE
 The NEICAAA Championships are on tap next weekend, May 10-11, at the Hart Turf Field & Track in Worcester, Massachusetts.