BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Hood College's Heather Silveira (Baltimore, Md. / Chesapeake) shattered the school record on her way to the 60-meter hurdle championship at the 2015 Middle Atlantic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships at Lehigh University's Rausch Field House.
The senior's time of 9.54 earned first team all-conference honors and topped her previous school record of 9.67 seconds, set at last year's championships. In the process, she became the first Blazer woman to win a conference crown since Jessica Parrish at the 2010 Capital Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships.
Two other Blazers turned in All-MAC performances at the meet. Alexandra Dystant (Odenton, Md. / Arundel) earned second team in the 800 with a time of 2:23.38, placing fifth. Jackie Mangogna (Kings Park, N.Y. / Kings Park) placed sixth in the pentathlon, earning second team all-conference. The freshman's biggest scores came in the penthatlon's 60 hurdles (10.12 seconds, 690 points) and the 800 (2:44.34, 524).
In the shot put, Samantha Bailey (Shelton, Conn. / Shelton) finished seventh with a mark of 36-1 1/2 (11.01 meters). Silveira also had a seventh place finish, running a 1:04.32 in the 400.
As a team, Hood finished eighth with 13 points. Misericordia won the team championship with 151 points.
The championships close out the indoor season for Hood.
School Records Set at 2015 MAC Indoor Championships
| Event |
Competitor(s) |
New Record |
Old Record |
| 60m Hurdles |
Heather Silveira |
9.54 |
9.67 |
All-Middle Atlantic Conference Performances
