Maddie Dischert, a freshman from Atlantic City, was Rider’s first finisher Saturday in the MAAC Championships.
Dischert ran 21:56.9 over 6,000 meters at Twin Ponds on the Farm in Montgomery, N.Y., and placed 15th out of over 120 runners in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship race.
Rider placed 4th of 11 teams with 117 points, behind Quinnipiac [31], Iona [40] and Siena [87].
Dischert was the top freshman in the race, finishing nine seconds ahead of Iona freshman Claragh Keane, who was 16th in 22:05.5.
Her previous 6,000-meter PR on any course was a 21:59.3 at the Jasper Fall Invitational last month on the same course.
Dischert has been Rider’s No. 3 runner much of the year. This was the first time she was was Rider’s first overall finisher.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 