SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Saint Francis track & field teams return to action with a group traveling to Western Massachusetts for the 2021 ECAC/IC4A Championships.

The Red Flash will compete for the first time since the Saint Francis women won their third NEC Outdoor Championship May 2 in Rhode Island.

The Meet: ECAC/IC4A Championships
Dates and Times: Friday, May 14-Sunday, May 16
Location: American International College (Springfield, Mass.)
Live Results: Paynes Corner Timing

LAST TIME OUT
The Saint Francis women's outdoor track & field team won its third Northeast Conference Championship, while the men's squad finished fourth at the conference meet hosted by Bryant.

A POINT ABOUT POINTS
Saint Francis recorded 195 points to win the NEC women's championship – the fourth-highest total by the winning team in the history of the conference meet.

HYDE AND SEEK WINS
Sophomore Nickolas Hyde was named Most Outstanding Rookie and Most Outstanding Performer in throwing events at the NEC Championship. Hyde collected 21 points in the conference meet, with a win in the shot put, a third-place mark in the discus, and fourth-place result in the hammer.

M-V-P! M-V-P!
Junior Mylan Crews was named the MVP of the conference meet and Most Outstanding Performer in sprints. Crews won the 100m and 200m and contributed to a winning performance in the 4x100m relay.

PROVING THEIR MEDAL
The Red Flash took two of the top three spots in four events at the NEC meet. Junior Emily Lunger and sophomore Caroline Ratchford went 1-2 in the high jump after sophomore Mackenzie Walker and senior Madison Wright opened the meet by finishing second and third in the 10K. Senior Taylor Weaver won the pole vault with sophomore Marlena Jacobs third, while graduate student Sara Phelan won the javelin and sophomore Olivia Conrad.

UP NEXT: NCAA EAST PRELIMS
A group of Saint Francis athletes will look to improve their standing on the East prelims descending order list this weekend to earn a trip to Jacksonville on Memorial Day Weekend. Four Red Flash athletes - Phelan, Hyde, junior Joshua Dinges, and freshman Bryce Collins - enter the weekend in the top 48.

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