Tudisco Paces ‘Cats vs. Crusaders - University of New Hampshire Athletics

Saturday, January 18

Durham, N.H.

10:30 AM

University of New Hampshire

Holy Cross

Results

Saige Tudisco (Photo by Andrew Yourell)

Photo by: Andrew Yourell

1/19/2020 8:47:00 AM | Women's Track & Field

UNH’s four event winners came in all areas of the meet.

DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire women's track & field team took on the Holy Cross Crusaders this past Saturday, January 18 at the Paul Sweet Oval in the UNH Field House; despite strength from New Hampshire in all areas of the meet, the Wildcats fell to the Crusaders in their home dual meet, tallying 74 team points to Holy Cross' 105.

Sophomore multi-eventer Saige Tudisco (Haverhill, Mass.) scored in three events for the Wildcats, taking first place in the high jump and long jump, and scoring third in the 55-meter hurdles. In the high jump, Tudisco took first with a height of 5'3", and in the long jump she won with a distance of 17'5.5", the best long jump mark by a Wildcat this season. Her third place finish in the 55m hurdles clocked in at 8.97 seconds.

In the middle distance, seniors Meg Champagne (Plattsburgh, N.Y.) and Shannon Murdock (Exeter, N.H.) also took first place finishes; Champagne won the mile with a time of 5:02.49, and Murdock took the 1000m run with a time of 2:56.22. Both times were top times for the Wildcats in those events in the 2019-20 track season.

In the sprints, sophomore Crismeily Borg (Nashua, N.H.) won the 200m dash in 26.98 seconds; she was followed up by sophomore Zakiya Scott (Brooklyn, N.Y.) in second place with a time of 26.99 seconds. Borg also scored in the 55m dash, finishing second with a time of 7.48 seconds.

UP NEXT:
New Hampshire hosts one more indoor track meet at the Paul Sweet Oval next Saturday, January 25 against Vermont and Maine. The Wildcats will also compete at BU at the John Thomas Terrier Invitational, which takes place Friday and Saturday January 24 and 25.

TEAM SCORES:

Holy Cross – 105
New Hampshire - 74

MEET RESULTS:
Other top scorers for the Wildcats:

Sophomore thrower Sarah Williams (Dover, N.H.) finished runner up in both throwing events on the day; her weight throw went a distance of 49'11.75" and her shot put went 40'9".
Finishing behind Tudsico in the high jump was fellow multi-eventer, senior Bosibori Mosongo (Indianapolis, Ind.) taking third with a height of 5'1".
Behind Champagne in the Mile was senior Madeline Quigley (Rowley, Mass.) setting a new personal best time as she finished in third with a time of 5:09.65.
In the pole vault, freshman Danielle Heine (Waverly, Pa.) set the best pole vault mark by a Wildcat this season and an early career best when she took third place with a height of 11'5.75".
The 'Cats also took runner-up in both relay events on the afternoon:
- The team of freshman Lauren Noble (Rochester, N.H.), senior Elise Renahan (Atkinson, N.H.), sophomore Kelly Hamlin (Ballston Lake, N.Y.) and Zakiya Scott took second in the 4x400 relay with a time of 4:05.90.
- The team of Shannon Murdock, fellow fifth-year Eve Glasergreen (Clinton, N.J.), sophomore Lauren Dean (Gilmanton Iron Works, N.H.) and sophomore Nicole Yeomans (Foxborough, Mass.) took second in the 4x800 relay with a time of 9:32.53.
- Both finishes were UNH's best times in those events this season.