FAIRFAX, Va. -- Massachusetts clinched the 2025 Atlantic 10 Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship with 128 points, marking their second title in the last four years and fourth overall. The Women’s Coaches of the Year Christine Engel and David Jackson guided the Minutewomen to their first crown since 2022 Sunday at George Mason Stadium.

The host Patriots placed second with 115 points, followed by VCU with 103 points in third, Richmond in fourth with 86 points and Dayton rounding out the top five with 68 points.

UMass had gold medal performances by Sadai Headley-Mawasi in the 400 meters (54.17), Courtney Rowland in the high jump (1.70 meters), and the pole vault by Megan Frazee (4.13 meters). Other track medal performances by Minutewomen included Rylee Shunney with silver in the 5000 meters with a 16:57.60, a bronze by Alexandria Scott, clocking in at 59.57 in the 400 meter hurdles and a second-place finish in the 4x400 relay at 3:42.50. On the field side, Chloe Taylor was just behind Frazee, capturing silver in the pole vault with a 3.98 meter vault, Ainsley Wiesner’s 55 meter throw I the hammer was good for third, and the 4x800 relay team won bronze with a 8:47.46. 

Other individual event winners included the Most Outstanding Track Performer Jadyn Haywood of Dayton, who won two golds with a 11.52 100 meter time and a 23.83 in the 200 meters. Rhody’s Lily Saul was the 800 meter champion with a 2:06.71 and Saint Joseph’s Ava Curry clocked a 4:24.38 in the 1500 meters.

Loyola Chicago won two distance events, with Roisin Treacy taking gold in the 3000 meter steeplechase with a 10:21.56, and Emma Watcke breaking the tape at 16:54.68 to win the 5000 meters. Fordham won the longest race however, with Katarina Birimac recording a 34:48.93 in the 10,000 meters.
Most Outstanding Rookie Performer Mikayla Wills of Davidson and Aleia Gisolfi-McCready of Davidson tied for the 100 meter hurdles top spot with a 13.59. Richmond won the 400 meter hurdles behind Darya Mikusova’s time of 58.27.

VCU won the 4x100 meter relay with a 45.57, and Richmond was the 4x400 meter relay champion. The Spiders also claimed the 4x800 relay with an 8:47.46. Duquesne’s Halle Walcutt won the Heptathlon with 5,266 points.

Dayton’s Casey Bogues set a meet record with a 53.12 meter javelin throw, breaking her own record of 51.28, set in 2021. Molly Wise of Richmond leapt 6.26 meters to win gold in the long jump, while George Mason’s Kailynn Tyson won the triple jump with a 12.99 meter leap. VCU was dominant in the heavy throws, with Erin Byrd winning gold in the shot put with a 14.91 meter toss, and Gudrun Hallgrimsdottir hurling the hammer 67.22 meters. Rhode Island’s Megan Wood, who was named Most Outstanding Field Performer, won the discus with a 50.14 meter toss.