PORTSMOUTH, R.I. – For the first time since 2015, the Roger Williams University Men's and Women's Track & Field teams both won the Commonwealth Coast Conference title, with the women's team claiming the inaugural conference championship.
 
"What an outstanding day for both teams," said Head Coach Sean Livingston. "I'm so proud of what they accomplished on the track.  We knew going in it was going to be a really close one, as it was last year. After those heartbreaking losses in 2017, the returners all had to sit on that for an entire year. That definitely motivated them from the first day of practice back on February 1^st through today. With the fight and determination of those returners and a core of a really strong freshman group, they were able to get the job done."
 
Sarah Mawdsley (Sandy Hook, Conn.) began the running portion of the day with a win in the 5000 Meter Run in 18:29.15. She would also take the 3000 Meter Run in 10:49.39, edging Angie Epplett of Gordon by less than 0.5 seconds.
 
Savannah Fox Tree-McGrath (Billerica, Mass.) won both the High Jump and the Javelin Throw. Her mark ­­of 1.63m was best for the High Jump while her distance of 40.73m set a new school record in the event.
 
Makayla D'Urso (Londonderry, N.H.) won both the 800 Meter Run and the 1500 Meter Run, posting times of 2:22.12 and 5:01.24.
 
Madison Fancher (Gloversville, N.Y.) set a new personal best in the 100 Meter Hurdles, winning the event in 16.42. She also qualified for the New England Championship in the High Jump (1.58m) and the 400 Meter Hurdles (1:08.53), finishing as runner-up in both events.
 
Maya Kreidwise (Cheshire, Conn.) had a new personal best in the 1500 Meter Run, taking fifth place in the event with a time of 5:16.62. Ava Ricciardi claimed third place in the 100 Meter Dash in 13.67 and fifth in the 200 Meter Dash in 28.53.
 
Maddie Malieswsk (Framingham, Mass.)i finished runner-up in the Pole Vault, clearing a height of 1.98m, while also placing eighth in the Long Jump with a mark of 4.62m. Kristen Norray (Berne, N.Y.) and Theresa Cerullo (Millis, Mass.) finished second and third, respectively, in the Discus Throw with distances of 28.18m and 28.09m. They also earned third (27.52m) and fourth (26.51m) in the Hammer Throw.
 
On the men's side, Connor Hayden (Cumberland, R.I.) claimed fourth place in the 5000 Meter Run, with a personal best of 16:24.51 to begin the day.
 
Noah Lautenschlager (North Conway, N.H.) won both the 100 Meter Dash and 200 Meter Dash, taking the 100 in 11.60 and notching a school-record time of 23.00 in the 200. He also was runner-up in the High Jump at 1.83m.
 
Noah Hysong (Ledyard, Conn.) broke the school record in the Pole Vault with a height of 4.10m, qualifying for the New England Championship in the process.
 
Also setting a new school record and earning a New England Championship berth was Jacob Mailloux (Webster, Mass.) in the Long Jump, posting a mark of 6.58m and winning the event.
 
PJ Doyle (Sherborn, Mass.) had a New England-qualifying mark of 51.42m in the Javelin Throw, good for runner-up in the event.
 
In the 400 Meter Hurdles, Zack Dowling (Ludlow, Mass.) won the event in 1:00.58 while Theodore Sarette (Bedford, N.H.) was runner-up in 1:01.93. Also posting a victory for the Hawks was Samuel Lugo (Levittown, N.Y.) in the Hammer Throw (31.94m) with Ben Joly finishing runner-up (30.09m).
 
Nate Parker (Higganum, Conn.) grabbed the top spot in the Triple Jump (12.58m) and Ben Joly (Wakefield, Mass.) earned the victory in the Shot Put (13.21m).
 
Kyle Wrynn (East Meadow, N.Y.) and Andrei Safontchik (Groton, Conn.) earned third (4:20.62) and fourth (4:22.05) in the 1500 Meter Run. In the 800 Meter Run, Matt Woznyk (Durham, Conn.) notched a second-place finish with his time of 2:04.49.
 
"The 5K runners, led by Sarah Mawdsley's win for the women and Connor Hayden's third-place finish for the men really set the tone for the rest of the meet," said Livingston. "Everybody just got on a roll after that and each event group contributed big-time to the effort."