Women’s Track & Field Travels to Tufts National Qualifying Meet

MEDFORD, Mass. – Five women Lancers attended the Tufts National Qualifying Meet on Saturday in the hopes of upping their national rankings to qualify for the NCAA Division III Championships.

THE BASICS

March 3, 2018

National Qualifying Meet

Tufts University

No Team Scoring

WORCESTER STATE PERFORMERS

• Hannah LoChiatto – 2^nd Place in High Jump (1.57m/5-01.75)
• Bernice Mensah – 5^th Place in Triple Jump (11.07m/36-04.00), 9^th Place in 60 Meter Dash (8.15), 10^th Place in Long Jump (5.01m/16-05.25)
• Abigail Danso – 7^th Place in 60 Meter Hurdles (9.03)
• Doreen Buabeng – 10^th Place in 60 Meter Dash (8.15)
• Abigail MacGregor – 11^th Place in 60 Meter Dash (8.20)

RECAP

Worcester State's Hannah LoChiatto (Harvard, Mass.) notched 2^nd place in the high jump (1.57m)

Bernice Mensah (Worcester, Mass.) competed in the triple jump, long jump, and 60 meter dash at the event. She recorded a personal record in the triple jump at 11.07m (36' 3.75").

Senior Abigail Danso (Worcester, Mass.) took part in the 60 meter hurdles and came three seconds shy of her personal best of 9.00.

Doreen Buabeng (Worcester, Mass.) and Abigail MacGregor (Salem, N.H.) competed in the 60 meter dash, and MacGregor logged a personal record with a time of 8.20.

UP NEXT

The NCAA Championships will be held next weekend in Birmingham, Alabama. Currently, Asgerdur Jana Agustsdottir (Akureyi, Iceland) has qualified in the high jump and pentathlon as she ranks 8^th and 5^th, respectively, in those events.

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