University of New Hampshire Athletics
Meg Champagne
Wildcats Head Back to Boston for ECAC/IC4As
3/6/2020 2:42:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire women's track & field team, coming off a top-four finish in the America East conference championship meet, heads down to Boston University for the 2020 ECAC/IC4A Indoor Championships hosted at the BU Track & Tennis Center.
The Wildcats kick off the weekend's meet with senior multi-eventer Bosibori Mosongo (Indianapolis, Ind.) taking part in the pentathlon starting Friday and ending Saturday. This will be Mosongo's fourth pentathlon of the season, after nearly meeting the school record in the America East meet, where she finished fourth in the final standings.
"[Mosongo] is having a very strong senior season," says head coach Robert Hoppler. "This will be here fourth pentathlon of the year and she's improved in every single one, and she's excited to compete in this championship event and we're looking forward to another great performance out of her."
The Wildcats will also look to middle distance runners Meg Champagne (Plattsburgh, N.Y.) and Caroline Mahoney (Bedford, N.H.) to build off their impressive scoring performances at the America East meet. Champagne is coming off her first career America East individual title when she won the 3000-meter run. Mahoney is coming off a fifth-place America East finish in the 5000m; both will compete in the 5000 this weekend at ECAC's.
"Both are running as well as they've ever run in their lives," says Hoppler. "We're looking forward to finishing off the season well in a competitive atmosphere."
In the pole vault, the Wildcats have been led by the underclassmen duo of freshman Danielle Heine (Waverly, Pa.) and Jordan Hoffman (North Chelmsford, Mass.). Both athletes had scoring marks in the America East meet, with Heine taking runner up in her first championship performance, and Hoffman finishing sixth. Both will look have an impact in the pole vault again this weekend.
"All season long they've been exciting athletes who have had success in every meet we've gone to. Dani is coming off her runner up finish at America east and is looking to cap off a tremendous freshman campaign," says Hoppler.
Another up-and-coming underclassman, sophomore Sarah Williams (Dover, N.H.) once again takes on the weight throw after scoring in that event in both America East indoor meets in her career.
The 'Cats will also send two relay teams to the ECAC/IC4A championships, both of which competed at the America East meet. The runner-up DMR team of Michaella Conery (Concord, N.H.), Zakiya Scott (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Lauren Dean (Gilmanton Iron Works, N.H.) and Nicole Yeomans (Foxborough, Mass.) was edged out by Binghamton by less than a second, and will look to get another crack at gold this weekend.
The 4x800 relay team of Heather Linscott (Hingham, Mass.), freshman Cailey Archer (Berthoud, Colo.), junior Shaylyn Saunders (Hudson, N.H.), and senior Brianne Moss (Shrewsbury, Mass.) had UNH's best 4x8 time this season, as they finished third at the America East championships. That squad will be back in action this weekend at BU.
MEET INFO:
Dates: Saturday, March 7-Sunday, March 8 (Pentathlon starts March 6)
Location: BU Track & Tennis Center – Boston, Mass.
First Event Time: 10 AM (Saturday) 9:30 AM (Sunday)
LIVE RESULTS / SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
UP NEXT:
The outdoor track and field season is just two weekends away with the Wildcats heading to the Raleigh Relays hosted by NC State on Friday and Saturday, March 27 and 28.
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The Wildcats kick off the weekend's meet with senior multi-eventer Bosibori Mosongo (Indianapolis, Ind.) taking part in the pentathlon starting Friday and ending Saturday. This will be Mosongo's fourth pentathlon of the season, after nearly meeting the school record in the America East meet, where she finished fourth in the final standings.
"[Mosongo] is having a very strong senior season," says head coach Robert Hoppler. "This will be here fourth pentathlon of the year and she's improved in every single one, and she's excited to compete in this championship event and we're looking forward to another great performance out of her."
The Wildcats will also look to middle distance runners Meg Champagne (Plattsburgh, N.Y.) and Caroline Mahoney (Bedford, N.H.) to build off their impressive scoring performances at the America East meet. Champagne is coming off her first career America East individual title when she won the 3000-meter run. Mahoney is coming off a fifth-place America East finish in the 5000m; both will compete in the 5000 this weekend at ECAC's.
"Both are running as well as they've ever run in their lives," says Hoppler. "We're looking forward to finishing off the season well in a competitive atmosphere."
In the pole vault, the Wildcats have been led by the underclassmen duo of freshman Danielle Heine (Waverly, Pa.) and Jordan Hoffman (North Chelmsford, Mass.). Both athletes had scoring marks in the America East meet, with Heine taking runner up in her first championship performance, and Hoffman finishing sixth. Both will look have an impact in the pole vault again this weekend.
"All season long they've been exciting athletes who have had success in every meet we've gone to. Dani is coming off her runner up finish at America east and is looking to cap off a tremendous freshman campaign," says Hoppler.
Another up-and-coming underclassman, sophomore Sarah Williams (Dover, N.H.) once again takes on the weight throw after scoring in that event in both America East indoor meets in her career.
The 'Cats will also send two relay teams to the ECAC/IC4A championships, both of which competed at the America East meet. The runner-up DMR team of Michaella Conery (Concord, N.H.), Zakiya Scott (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Lauren Dean (Gilmanton Iron Works, N.H.) and Nicole Yeomans (Foxborough, Mass.) was edged out by Binghamton by less than a second, and will look to get another crack at gold this weekend.
The 4x800 relay team of Heather Linscott (Hingham, Mass.), freshman Cailey Archer (Berthoud, Colo.), junior Shaylyn Saunders (Hudson, N.H.), and senior Brianne Moss (Shrewsbury, Mass.) had UNH's best 4x8 time this season, as they finished third at the America East championships. That squad will be back in action this weekend at BU.
MEET INFO:
Dates: Saturday, March 7-Sunday, March 8 (Pentathlon starts March 6)
Location: BU Track & Tennis Center – Boston, Mass.
First Event Time: 10 AM (Saturday) 9:30 AM (Sunday)
LIVE RESULTS / SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
UP NEXT:
The outdoor track and field season is just two weekends away with the Wildcats heading to the Raleigh Relays hosted by NC State on Friday and Saturday, March 27 and 28.
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