Staten Island, N.Y. - Junior Lilly Capria (North Syracuse, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse) placed 1^st overall in the women's high jump event as the men's and women's track & field teams finished day one of the 2024-25 Northeast Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships.

Capria won the high jump event after marking her collegiate best jump of 5-feet, 5-inches. She also placed 10^th overall in the long jump event, after earning a mark of 16-feet, 11.75-inches. Freshman teammate Jacey Locci (Stillwater, N.Y./Stillwater) placed 3^rd overall in the high jump event after earning a mark of 5-feet, 5-inches.

On the men's side, freshman Christopher Zajdel (Syracuse, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy) placed 5^th overall in the 400m dash after clocking in a time of 50.20, earning him qualification for the finals. Redshirt-junior Matthew Frisa (Spencerport, N.Y./Spencerport) placed 8^th overall in the 500m dash after running a time of 1:07.06, also earning himself qualification for the finals.

Sophomore Mike Purvis (Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool) placed 7^th overall in the men's 1 mile run after qualifying for the final's with a time of 4:26.17. Senior Jack Gibson (Ilion, N.Y./Central Valley Academy) placed 9^th overall in the men's 3000m run after running a time of 8:42.03.

Women's Team Rankings (4 Events Scored):
1.) Wagner - 33
2.) Stonehill - 29.5
3.) Central Connecticut - 27
4.) FDU - 20.5
5.) Le Moyne - 16
6.) Saint Francis - 12
7.) LIU & Chicago State - 9

Men's Team Rankings (4 Events Scored):
1.) Wagner - 49
2.) Central Connecticut - 37
3.) Stonehill - 22.5
4.) Saint Francis - 21.5
5.) FDU & Chicago State - 10

Combined Team Scores (8 Events Scored):
1.) Wagner - 82
2.) Central Connecticut - 64
3.) Stonehill - 52
4.) Saint Francis - 33.5
5.) FDU - 30.5
6.) Chicago State - 19
7.) Le Moyne - 16
8.) LIU - 9

Day two of the 2024-25 Northeast Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships are scheduled to begin Monday, February 17th at 9:00 A.M.