Perrodin Wins First NE Gold, Women's Track Places Fourth (49.75 points) at NE Championships

Saturday, February 27

Boston

12 PM

University of New Hampshire

New England Championships

Photo by: Greg Greene

Perrodin Wins First NE Gold, Women's Track Places Fourth (49.75 points) at NE Championships

2/27/2016 7:59:00 PM | Women's Track & Field

BOSTON – Senior Lauren Perrodin (Coral Springs, Fla.) won her first New England Championship gold medal as the University of New Hampshire women's track & field team placed fourth out of 32 teams in Boston.

New Hampshire placed fourth overall out of 32 teams with 49.75 points.

Final Standings (Top-5 of 32 teams)
1. Northeastern: 157 points
2. Rhode Island: 82.75 points
3. UMass Amherst: 71.75 points
4. New Hampshire: 49.75 points
5. Holy Cross: 45.75 points

Top-10 Finishes
High Jump Finals (24 athletes competing)
4. Jeannette Mara: 5 feet, 5.25 inches – Personal Record
T-6. Rachel Morrison: 5 feet, 3.25 inches

Pole Vault Finals (21 athletes competing)
T-10. Grace Slevin: 11 feet, 9.75 inches – Tied Personal Record

60-Meter Finals (8 athletes competing)
1. Lauren Perrodin: 7.68

200-Meter Finals (8 athletes competing)
7. Lauren Perrodin: 25.53

500-Meter Finals (8 athletes competing)
2. Danielle Gajewski: 1:14.17 – Personal Record / School Record
5. Alyson Messina: 1:15.25 – Personal Record

Mile Finals (29 athletes competing)
5. Angelyn Masters: 4:56.59 – Personal Record
9. Sarah Keiran: 4:58.95 – Personal Record

3,000-Meter Finals (26 athletes competing)
2. Chelsey Serrano: 9:46.98 – Personal Record

5,000-Meter Finals (32 athletes competing)
10. Katherine Estep: 17:57.87 – Personal Record

Distance Medley Relay (16 programs competing)
2. Shannon Murdock, Tessa Artruc, Cassie Kruse, Amanda Szymanski: 11:37.59

'Cat Facts

Sophomore Danielle Gajewski (Danville, N.H.) broke the 500-meter record by 0.17 seconds. The original record was set by Megan Donohue in 2011.
Perrodin secured her first New England championship in her senior season.
Head coach Robert Hoppler on Perrodin: "Arguably one of the best short sprinters in UNH history, finally winning a championship as a senior. We are very excited for Lauren."
Senior Chelsey Serrano (Raymond, N.H.) set a personal record in the 3,000-meter run. She was the only senior in the top-7 finishers.
The distance medley relay team finished second overall, just 1.26 seconds behind the champion.

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