Women's Track & Field Tied For Second At NEC Indoor Championships
Blue Devils picked up three medals in four events on Monday
The Central Connecticut State women's track and field team accumulated 23 points over the four scored events on the opening day of the 2026 NEC Indoor Championship. That total has them tied for second place in the team standings with Chicago State. LIU leads the championship with 28 points, while Saint Francis and Stonehill are tied for fourth with 21 points.
Maegan Desmarais and Ciara Adu-Addo paced the Blue Devils on Sunday, both earning silver medals in their events, while Marina Perry took home bronze. The Blue Devils have 11 finalists through to Monday's finals, that will be competed along with relays, the 5000m, triple jump, weight throw and high jump.
NEC Indoor Championship | RESULTS
Location: Ocean Breeze Track Facility | Staten Island, NY
TRACK HIGHLIGHTS
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Maegan Desmarais earned silver in the 3000m running 9:45.05 while teammate Lillian Tabellione claimed eighth in a time of 10:24.95
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Kyrah Smith is the top-seed in the 400m finals on Monday, running 58.21, and will be joined in the championship race by Kayla Logan, who ran 58.85, third fastest on Sunday
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Kayle Gravel is also the top-seed in her finals, this time the 500m, running 1:17.95 to pace the field, and will have teammate Sultana Ali in the heat with her on Monday, after she ran 1:18.48 to earn the fifth-spot
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Rachel Bartolucci clocked a 2:21.17 qualifier in the 800m, the second fastest time and will be joined in the final by Mya Morabito, who ran 2:21.31, to earn the sixth-seed
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Nuchwara Inthasit is the fourth-seed in the finals of the 60m dash, running 7.68 in her preliminary heat
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Morabito was fourth fastest in the prelims of the mile, running 5:15.67 and will be joined in the finals by Desmarais, who ran 5:15.71 to qualify sixth
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Inthasit (25.23) and Smith (25.66) are the fifth and sixth seeds respectively in Monday's 200m final
FIELD HIGHLIGHTS
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Ciara Adu-Addo captured the silver medal in the long jump, as her opening round jump of 5.59 held up for the second spot.
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Marina Perry claimed the bronze medal in the shot put, throwing 12.18m on her final effort to move onto the podium
UP NEXT
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The NEC Championship concludes on Monday
