Lea Richard Podium at Regional Championship Meet
Lea Richard set the school record in the weight throw at the regional championship meet

Women's Track and Field

Richard Punches Her Ticket for the NCAA Championships

Final Results

ROCHESTER, NY – Senior Lea Richard uncorked another school-record throw to win the Weight Throw at the All-Atlantic Regional Track and Field Championship Saturday and moved all the way up to 11th in the Nation to earn a spot in the NCAA Championship field.

The official selection announcement will be made Sunday evening.

Richard won the weight throw with her winning toss of 17.97 meters (58' 11 ½") on her fifth throw of the competition. The distance broke her own school record.

Teammate Hailey Webber finished 27th with a final distance of 13.41 meters (44' 0").

In the triple jump, a trio of Golden Flyers were led by sophomore Sydney LaSalle who finished 9th overall with a final distance of 11.26 meters (36' 11 ½"). Senior Hannah Ragule was 15th with a jump of 11.03 meters (36' 2 ½") and fellow senior Isabella Heath placed 30th with a jump of 10.58 meters (34' 8 ½").

Also on Saturday, graduate student Emily Weaver placed 25th in the mile run with a time of 5:30.14.

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Players Mentioned

Isabella Heath

Isabella Heath

Jumps/Middle Distance
5' 10"
Senior
Sydney LaSalle

Sydney LaSalle

Jumps/Multi
5' 5"
Sophomore
Hannah Ragule

Hannah Ragule

Sprints/Jumps
5' 4"
Senior
Lea Richard

Lea Richard

Throws
5' 6"
Senior
Emily Weaver

Emily Weaver

Distance
5' 3"
Graduate Student
Hailey Webber

Hailey Webber

Throws
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Isabella Heath

Isabella Heath

5' 10"
Senior
Jumps/Middle Distance
Sydney LaSalle

Sydney LaSalle

5' 5"
Sophomore
Jumps/Multi
Hannah Ragule

Hannah Ragule

5' 4"
Senior
Sprints/Jumps
Lea Richard

Lea Richard

5' 6"
Senior
Throws
Emily Weaver

Emily Weaver

5' 3"
Graduate Student
Distance
Hailey Webber

Hailey Webber

Freshman
Throws