The Misericordia University women's indoor track & field team is celebrating the fifth anniversary of its 2016 MAC Championship, February 27.

Bianca Bolton scored a meet-high 25 points and was named the MAC Women's Indoor Track Athlete of the Year and Amy Viti won three events as the Cougars won their second consecutive MAC title.  Chris Wadas was named MAC Women's Coach of the Year for the second straight year.

Bolton (5:11.13) won the mile while teammate Bethany Killmon was second.  Bolton (10:50.5) and Killmon were fifth and seventh, respectively, at 3000m.  Bianca Bolton finished second (18:04.66) to lead three MU runners in the top seven at 5000m.  Bethany Killmon and Alex Miller were fifth and seventh, respectively.

Viti set a school record (57.63) to win the 400m and won the 800m (2:18.47) and teamed with Katie Fairchild, Kelty Fairchild and Melanie Fry to win the 4x400 relay (2:18.47).

Oniesha Clarketied her own school record and set a new MAC finals record (7.71) to win at 60m while Brielle Shuster was fifth and Fry finished eighth.

Reilly Wagner was second in the high jump (1.63m) and Clarke set a school record (25.86) with a third-place finish at 200m.

Katie Fairchild (2nd), Kelty Fairchild (5th) and Fry (7th) joined Viti in the finals at 400m while Kelty Fairchild (4th) and Bolton (6th) both placed along with Viti at 800m.

Georgia Cleary was fifth in the pentathlon and Sarah Ostroski (10.18m) was sixth in the long jump.

Chelsea Hall (11.40m) was seventh in the shot put and Wagner (11.62) was eighth in the 60m hurdles.

Lauren Hause, Jill Eberly, Alyssa Schwarz and Wagner were fourth in the 4x800 (10:09.64).

Sarah Wigg set a school and meet record (16.32) to win the weight throw.

The 4x200 relay team of Katie Fairchild, Brielle Shuster, Melanie Fry and Oniesha Clarke finished third with an ECAC qualifying time of 1:46.74.

Wagner (5.49m) and Sarah Ostroski (5.4m) finished fourth and fifth, respectively in the long jump.

Lauren Hause, Kelty Fairchild, Jillian Eberly and Alyssa Schwarz were fifth in the distance medley relay (13:10.69). 

2016 Misericordia University Indoor Track & Field Roster

Allison Amos                                               Stephanie Annunziata                                                Jackie Bamberski
Bianca Bolton                                              Rachel Callahan                                                        Nicole Charbonneau
Paige Clancy                                               Oniesha Clarke                                                          Jordyn Donnelly
Jillian Eberly                                                Katie Fairchild                                                            Kelty Fairchild
Emma Federinko                                         Hope Ferrebee                                                          Melanie Fry
Chelsea Hall                                                Meredith Hartz                                                           Lauren Hause
Bethany Killmon                                          Tara Malara                                                                Ariel McPeek
Emily Mesaris                                              Marissa Metric                                                           Alexandria Miller
Kiley Morrison                                              Maggie O'Day                                                           Kelsey O'Donnell
Molly O'Hara                                                Sarah Ostroski                                                          Valerie Pagano
Leah Persing                                               Elise Reardon                                                            Katherine Schmitter
Clare Schoen                                              Savannah Schools                                                     Nicole Schwartz
Alyssa Schwarz                                          Brielle Shuster                                                            Danielle Stillarty
Olivia Sumeriski                                          Amy Viti                                                                      Reilly Wagner
Sarah Wigg                                                 Alexis Wilson                                                              Samantha Wise