All-MASCAC Women's Indoor Track & Field

By Jim Fenton

BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Three individuals and a relay team from Bridgewater State University received All-Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference honors for women's indoor track & field.

The Bears finished second to Westfield State University at the MASCAC Championships held last Sunday night at Wheaton College in Norton, Mass.

All first-place finishers are named All-MASCAC performers.

Senior Naomi Cass (Westport, Mass.) won the 5,000-meter race and the mile to earn a pair of all-conference honors.

Cass set the MASCAC meet record in the 5,000 with a time of 18:12.30, winning the race by nearly 30 seconds. Her winning time in the mile was 5:16.50.

Also a double-winner was senior Kiara Abrantes (Somerset, Mass.), who was first in the 200 and 400 races.

Abrantes had a time of 25.71 in the 200 and 59.08 in the 400.

Sophomore Grace Inacio (Taunton, Mass.) finished first in the 60 with a meet-record time of 7.73.

The 4x400 relay team of Inacio, Abrantes, Cass and sophomore Bella Grover (Warren, Mass.) won in a time of 4:16.31.

Members of the BSU track & field team will take part in the at USATF-New England Championships at Harvard on Sunday morning and the Saucony Battle for Boston at Boston University Sunday night.

All-MASCAC
Kiara Abrantes - 200m (25.71), 400m (59.08)
Naomi Cass - Mile (5:16.50), 5,000m (18:12.30)
Grace Inacio - 60m (7.73)
Grace Inacio, Kiara Abrantes, Naomi Cass, Bella Grover - 4x400m relay (4:16.31)