Curry Strikes Gold as Women's Track Places 10th at Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships
Senior Ava Curry took the gold medal in the 1500m to lead the Saint Joseph's women's track team at the 2025 Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track and Field Championships at George Mason this weekend. As a team, the Hawks collected three podium finishes on the way to a 10th-place team result.
FAIRFAX, Va. – Senior Ava Curry took the gold medal in the 1500m to lead the Saint Joseph's women's track team at the 2025 Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track and Field Championships at George Mason this weekend. As a team, the Hawks collected three podium finishes on the way to a 10th-place team result.
SATURDAY TRACK RESULTS
- Ava Curry kicked off the action for the Hawks in the 1500m, securing an automatic spot in the finals on Sunday with a second-place finish in her heat after a time of 4:32.01.
- Jessica Rubio recorded a 56.64s finish in the 400m, the effort falling .80s off of a qualifying time.
- Olivia Binns (12.20s) and Sammy Walz (12.23s) each finished under two-tenths of a second from booking a spot in the 100m finals.
- Three Hawks won their respective heats in the 800m prelims, earning a trip to the finals on Sunday with the performance. Tess Crossan led the trio with a 2:09.44 finish, the second-fastest time in the field after winning the opening heat. Majken Lutzen won the fourth head with a 2:09.68 finish, placing third overall in the prelims. Quinn O'Brien was the third Hawk to earn top spot in the individual heat with a 2:12.71 finish in the final heat.
- Tess Collins produced a seasonal-best time of 1:07.11 in the 400m hurdles to pace a pair of Hawks in the event.
SUNDAY TRACK RESULTS
- Curry kicked off the second day of action with style, besting the field in the 1500m to earn gold in the event with a time of 4:24.38.
- In the 800m final, the Hawks placed third, fourth, and fifth, with Crossan earning a podium finish with a 2:09.08. Lutzen came in a second behind at 2:10.26, with O'Brien right behind her at 2:10.84.
- The 4x800m relay also claimed a medal, as the Hawk quartet of Crossan, Lutzen, O'Brien, and Alexis Westawski placed second with a time of 8:49.23.
- Curry again led the way for SJU in the 5000m, placing eighth in the field of 35 with a time of 17:15.32 to top a trio of Hawks in the race.
- Madison Buddenbohn led a pair of Hawks in the 10,000m with a time of 38:09.31.
- Lily Ferguson turned in the Hawks' top performance in the long jump, leaping 5.39m in Sunday's competition.
UP NEXT
The Hawks will compete at the ECAC Outdoor Championships, also in Fairfax, May 16-18.
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