2018-19 Women's Track & Field News
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Owls' Track and Field Earns High Marks
July 24, 2019Westfield State University’s track and field teams, and two individuals, earned US Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic Honors as announced this week by the organization. -
Popp Announced As Owls' NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee
July 17, 2019Recent Westfield State graduate Lexi Popp (Westford Academy/Westford, Mass.) was recently announced by the NCAA as the school’s NCAA Woman of the Year nominee.
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Five Owls Named to MASCAC Sportsmanship Team
June 06, 2019Westfield State University had five spring-sport athletes recognized on the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference 2019 Spring Sportsmanship teams
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Canty, Popp All-America Awards Announced
May 29, 2019Westfield State’s William Canty and Alexa Popp were formally announced as 2019 All-Americans, as the US Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association published their list of honorees on Tuesday.
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Popp Finishes As Two-Time All-American With Fourth-Place at NCAA's
May 25, 2019WESTFIELD, Mass. – Westfield State senior Lexi Popp (Westford, Mass.) finished fourth in the nation in the 400 hurdles to earn All-America honors at the NCAA Division III National Championship meet at the Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio on Saturday afternoon.
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Popp Advances to 400 Hurdle Final, Canty 12th after Day 1 of Decathlon at NCAA Division III National Championship Meet
May 23, 2019WESTFIELD, Mass. – Westfield State senior Lexi Popp (Westford, Mass.) qualified for the finals in the women’s 400 hurdles, and junior William Canty (S. Grafton, Mass.) sits in 12th place in the men’s decathlon after Day 1 of the event at the NCAA Division III National Championship meet at the Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio.
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Six Owls Named to USTFCCCA All-Region Teams
May 21, 2019Six Westfield State University track and field athletes earned All-Region honors for a total of nine awards, the USTFCCCA announced this week.
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Westfield State's Popp, Canty Qualify For NCAA Division III Championship Meet
May 20, 2019WESTFIELD, Mass. Westfield State senior hurdler Lexi Popp (Westford Academy/Westford, Mass.) and junior decathlete William Canty (Grafton HS/South Grafon, Mass.) have qualified for the 2019 NCAA Division III Track and Field Championship meet, which will be contested this weekend at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio.
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Popp Improves Seed Time for NCAA's at MIT Last Chance Qualifier
May 16, 2019Westfield State senior hurdler Lexi Popp lowered her seed time for the NCAA Championships, winning the 400 meter hurdles at the MIT Last Chance meet on Thursday.
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Gilderdale, O'Sullivan Earn MASCAC Weekly Honors
May 13, 2019WESTFIELD, Mass. - Westfield State junior Lauren Gilderdale (Great Barrington, Mass.) and freshman Amy O'Sullivan (Greenfield, Mass.) were awarded the MASCAC Women's Field Athlete of the Week and Rookie of the Week honors, respectively, as announced by the conference earlier this afternoon.
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Popp, Gilderdale Earn All-New England Honors
May 11, 2019Westfield State athletes Lexi Popp and Lauren Gilderdale earned All-New England honors for their performances at the at the NEICAAA (New England All-Divisions) championship meet held at Southern Connecticut State on Friday and Saturday.
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Popp, Long, Gilderdale Earn All-New England Honors
May 04, 2019Seniors Lexi Popp and Kerri Long both earned All-New England honors in the 400 hurdles as the Westfield State women competed at the New England Division III Championships on Friday and Saturday at Williams College.
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Women's Track Wins MASCAC Outdoor Title
April 27, 2019Westfield State women’s track and field won five individual events and swept the three relays to edge Bridgewater State for the title in the 2019 MASCAC Championship meet in Fitchburg Mass.
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Women's Track Second at Gravel Invitational
April 13, 2019WESTFIELD, Mass. – Westfield State junior Lauren Gilderdale uncorked a throw of 50.66 (166’-02”) meters to win the hammer throw at the Jerry Gravel Invitational track and field meet on Saturday, and put herself amongst the national qualifying spots in the event as well.
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Popp, McDonald Take Home MASCAC Weekly Honors
April 08, 2019WESTFIELD, Mass. - Westfield State women's track athletes Lexi Popp (Westford, Mass.) and Mia McDonald (Westfield, Mass.) won this week's MASCAC Women's Track Athlete and Rookie of the Week awards, respectively, due to their stellar performances at the Coast Guard Invitational.
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Women's Track Posts Strong Performances at Coast Guard
April 06, 2019Brianna Deloury, Lauren Gilderdale, Mia MacDonald and Lexi Popp all won events at the Coast Guard Academy Invitational in New London, Conn. on Saturday, as the Westfield State women’s track and field team ran to a fourth place finish at the meet.
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Five Owls Named to MASCAC Sportsmanship Team
April 05, 2019Several Westfield State student-athletes were recently named to the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Sportsmanship Team for the 2018-19 winter season, as announced by the conference earlier this week.
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Women's Track Fourth At Corsair Classic
March 30, 2019WESTFIELD, Mass. -- Westfield State seniors Lexi Popp and Kerri Long ran 1-2 in the 400 intermediate hurdles to lead the Owls efforts at the Corsair Classic outdoor track and field meet at North Dartmouth, Mass. on Saturday.
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Westfield State Women Named Favorites for MASCAC Outdoor Track and Field
March 21, 2019The Westfield State women’s track and field team was selected as the favorite to win the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference this upcoming Spring, as voted by the preseason coaches poll.
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Popp Earns All-America Honors !
March 09, 2019Westfield State senior Lexi Popp (Westford Academy/Westford, Mass.) earned all-America honors with a seventh-place finish in the women’s 400 meter final at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston.
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Lexi Popp Qualifies for NCAA 400 Meter Final; Championship Race Saturday at 3:30 p.m. - Watch Live
March 08, 2019Westfield State University senior Lexi Popp won her preliminary heat in the 400 meters at the NCAA Division III national championship meet at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston on Friday afternoon, and will advance to Sunday’s finals.
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Three Earn All-Region Honors; Popp Set To Compete at NCAA's
March 06, 2019Senior sprinter-hurdler Lexi Popp (Westford, Mass.), junior thrower Lauren Gilderdale (Housatonic/Great Barrington, Mass.), and junior multi event athlete William Canty (Grafton/S. Grafton, Mass.) were recognized.
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Long Competes At Tufts Last Chance Meet
March 02, 2019
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Popp and Gilderdale Take Home MASCAC Weekly Honors
February 26, 2019Westfield State senior Lexi Popp (Westford Academy/Westfield, Mass.) was named to the MASCAC women’s track and field weekly honor roll this week, while junior Lauren Gilderdale (Housatonic/Great Barrington, Mass.) captured her third field athlete of the week award.
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Popp Lowers 400 Record, Moves to Third in Nation
February 24, 2019Westfield State senior Lexi Popp (Westford AcademyWestford, Mass.) lowered her own school-record time in the indoor 400 meters
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Gilderdale Takes 4th In The Shot Put At New England DIII Championships
February 23, 2019CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Westfield State junior Lauren Gilderdale (Housatonic/Great Barrington, Mass.) placed fourth in the Shot Put, as she was one of four Owl women competing at the Division III New England Indoor Women's Track and Field Championships.
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Popp, O'Sullivan Earn MASCAC Weekly Honors
February 19, 2019
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Owl Women Capture 2019 MASCAC Indoor Track and Field Title
February 16, 2019The Westfield State women’s track and field team captured the 2019 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Indoor title at the Allwell North Complex at Plymouth State University in Plymouth, N.H. on Saturday.
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Lexi Popp wins MASCAC Womens Track Athlete of the Week
February 11, 2019Westfield State senior Lexi Popp (Westford, Mass. / Westford Academy) was named the MASCAC women's track Athlete of the Week, sponsored by Geico, after setting two school records in the 200 and 400 meter events at the Dave Hemery Invitational Meet at Boston University.
