NEW YORK, N.Y. – The Towson University track & field team completed the 2024 Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) championship in fourth place with 70 points, which is the highest finish for the Tigers in program history. At last year's inaugural event the team tied for sixth with 51 points.
 
The Tigers set three additional school records, earned two first place finishes and received two All-CAA honors.
 
How it Happened
Sophomore Leeann Redlo picked up Towson's first medal of the meet, placing second overall in the high jump with a mark of 1.73m to earn All-CAA honors.
 
Fatimah Owens tossed 13.84m in the shot put for fourth place.
 
In the finals of the 400m dash Cristal Cuervo dropped nearly a second from her prelims time, clocking a new PR of 54.25 to clinch the event title. The junior broke the program record as well, which was previously set in 2019.
 
Manie Mevo picked up Towson's second gold medal of the meet, leaping 12.51m in the triple jump to claim first place. Her performance marks a new CAA meet record as well as school record for the Tigers. This is Mevo's second consecutive conference championship victory as she placed first in the event at 2023 outdoor CAA's. Skylar Galiano-Holmes (11.79m) and Kiara Murray (11.70m) picked up points for the Tigers, placing fifth and seventh respectively to earn a combined six points. Both athletes posted new PRs in the event as well.
 
Cuervo followed up with another school record in her second event of the day, crossing the finish line third in the 200m dash with a new PR of 23.78. She dropped .20 seconds from her record-breaking performance in yesterday's prelims to earn All-CAA honors. In the same event, Maya Tucker clocked a PR of 24.06, placing fifth overall.
 
The 4x400 relay ran the seventh fastest time in school history, clocking a 3:47.43. The squad made up of Maya Tucker (57.36), Sydney Tucker (57.14), Cristal Cuervo (55.60) and Satori Valentine (57.33) claimed fifth place.
 
Quotes from Coach
"I'm proud of how the women competed these last two days," Head coach Consandria Walker-Hall stated. "We scored significantly more points this year than last year's championships, and we scored in every event discipline. The newly expanded CAA has become one of the best conferences in the country, so to place top four is a really big accomplishment. It shows the work our women have put in to build this program into something special. We look forward to carrying this momentum into the outdoor season."

Women's Team Scores

1. Northeastern - 119.5
2. Elon - 95
3. Campbell - 90
4. Towson - 70
5. Hampton - 66.5
6. NC A&T - 62
7. William & Mary -  50
8. Monmouth - 46.5
9. Charleston - 32
10. Stony Brook - 32
11. UNCW - 24.5
12. Delaware - 14

Up Next
The Tigers move onto the outdoor slate of the 2024 season, beginning March 16 at home. Towson begins the season hosting the Tiger Season Opener at Johnny Unitas Stadium.