2011-12 Mount Union Women's Track and Field News

May 21, 2012
Mount Union to Send 14 to NCAA Track & Field Championships in California
The University of Mount Union will have 14 student-athletes competing at the 2012 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships this Thursday-Saturday (May 24-26) at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges in Claremont, California.

May 15, 2012
Mahoney Makes Her Mark in 400 in Final Tune Up Before Nationals
DELAWARE, Ohio -- Mount Union junior Mary Mahoney (Ashtabula/St. John-St. Paul) best her own school record and ran the third fastest time in the nation so far this season in the 400 meters at the Ron Althoff Invitational at Ohio Wesleyan University.

May 11, 2012
Women's Track & Field Posts Many Top Performances at Allegheny Invite
MEADVILLE, Pa. -- Mount Union's women's track and field team won four events at the Allegheny (Pa.) Gator Invitational Friday night in Meadville, Pa.

May 5, 2012
Kring and Mazzaferri Improve NCAA Provisional Marks This Weekend
AKRON, Ohio -- Mount Union sophomores Taylor Kring (Salem/West Branch) and Emily Mazzaferri (Canton/GlenOak) improved their NCAA provisional qualifying marks in the 100 hurdles and 800 respectively this past weekend.

April 28, 2012
Mount Union Makes it Three in a Row in Women's Track & Field; Raiders Win OAC Title, Mahoney Sprint Athlete of the Meet
WILMINGTON, Ohio – The University of Mount Union women's track and field team claimed its third-straight conference title at the 2012 Ohio Athletic Conference Championships at Wilmington College.

April 27, 2012
Women's Track & Field Hopes Three is a Charm at OAC Championships; Raiders Looking For Fourth Championships
Mount Union's women's track and field team is in search of its third-straight and fourth overall conference title at the 2012 Ohio Athletic Conference Track & Field Championships Friday and Saturday at Wilmington College in Wilmington, Ohio.

April 27, 2012
Record Setting Day Has #7 Women's Track & Field in First Place After Day One of OAC Championships
WILMINGTON, Ohio -- A pair of school records and a pair of stadium records along with two event wins have the Mount Union women's track and field team in first place after day one of the 2012 Ohio Athletic Conference Championships at Wilmington College.

April 23, 2012
Mount Union's Aubree Jones Named OAC Women's Field Athlete of the Week
AUSTINTOWN, Ohio -- Mount Union senior Aubree Jones (Falconer, N.Y./Falconer) has been named Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Field Athlete of the Week.

April 20, 2012
Jones Wins Three & Relay Team Posts NCAA Mark For Women's Track & Field at Marietta
MARIETTA, Ohio -- Mount Union senior Aubree Jones (Falconer, N.Y./Falconer) won three events and the 4x100 meter relay team posted an NCAA Provisional time to highlight women's track and field performances Friday night at the Marietta Twilight Meet.

April 16, 2012
Mount Union's Mahoney Named OAC Track Athlete of the Week
AUSTINTOWN, Ohio—Mount Union junior Mary Mahoney (Ashtabula/St. John-St. Paul) was named the Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Track Athlete of the Week.

April 14, 2012
Mount Union Wins All-Ohio Championships Women's Track & Field Title; Raiders Win Six Events
DELAWARE, Ohio -- Mount Union's women's track and field team won six events and the team title at the 2012 All-Ohio Championships Saturday at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio.

April 10, 2012
Mount Union's Taylor Kring Named OAC Women's Track Athlete of the Week
AUSTINTOWN, Ohio -- Mount Union sophomore Taylor Kring (Salem/West Branch) has been named Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Track Athlete of the Week.

April 6, 2012
#20 Women's Track & Field Posts Solid Day at John Homon Open
ALLIANCE, Ohio -- The No. 20 ranked Mount Union women's outdoor track and field team won seven events at the John Homon Open at Mount Union Stadium in Alliance.

April 2, 2012
Mount Union Aubree Jones Named OAC Women's Field Athlete of the Week
AUSTINTOWN, Ohio -- Mount Union senior Aubree Jones (Falconer, N.Y./Falconer) has been named Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Field Athlete of the Week.

March 31, 2012
Women's Track & Field Wins OAC Gold Meet; Jones Wins Javelin and Discus
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio -- Mount Union senior Aubree Jones (Falconer, N.Y./Falconer) claimed wins in both the javelin and the discus to help lead the Purple Raiders to the team title at the Ohio Athletic Conference Gold Meet Saturday at John Carroll.

March 23, 2012
Mount Union Women's Track and Field Predicted For a Three-Peat By OAC Coaches
AUSTINTOWN, Ohio -- Mount Union's women's track and field team has been tabbed as the favorites to repeat as Ohio Athletic Conference champions in the OAC Coaches Preseason Poll released today.

March 21, 2012
Mount Union's Mary Mahoney and Aubree Jones Named OAC Track and Field Athletes of the Week
AUSTINTOWN, Ohio -- Mount Union swept the Ohio Athletic Conference weekly women's track and field awards this week as junior Mary Mahoney was named OAC Women's Track Athlete of the Week and senior Aubree Jones was named OAC Women's Field Athlete of the Week.

March 17, 2012
Women's Track and Field Takes Stark Country Championships Title; Mahoney Sets 200 Record
NORTH CANTON, Ohio -- Mount Union's women's track and field team won the annual Stark County Championships Saturday at Walsh University in North Canton. The Purple Raiders had 134 points, Walsh was second with 128 while Malone had 110.

March 12, 2012
Mount Union's Kevin Lucas and Mary Mahoney Earn USTFCCCA Great Lakes Region Honors
NEW ORLEANS, La. -- Mount Union head track and field coach Kevin Lucas and junior Mary Mahoney (Ashtabula/St. John-St. Paul) both earned Great Lakes Region Indoor Track and Field Coach and Track Athlete of the Year honors from the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

March 10, 2012
Women's Indoor Track & Field 7th at NCAA Championships; Four Raiders Earn All-American Honors
GRINNELL, Iowa -- Mount Union's women's track and field placed seventh at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships in Grinnell, Iowa.

March 9, 2012
Three Raiders Make Finals at First Day of NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships
GRINNELL, Iowa -- Three Mount Union track and field student-athletes made the finals in their respective events on the first day of the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships Friday at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa.

March 6, 2012
#15 Mount Union to Send Five to NCAA Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships
GRINNELL, Iowa -- Nationally ranked No. 15 Mount Union will have five student-athletes competed at the 2012 NCAA Division III Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships this Friday and Saturday at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa.

February 25, 2012
#24 Women's Track & Field Wins OAC Indoor Championship
WESTERVILLE, Ohio -- No. 24 ranked Mount Union won the team title and junior Mary Mahoney (Ashtabula/St. John-St. Paul) was named Sprint Athlete of the Meet at 2012 Ohio Athletic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships at Otterbein University in Westerville.

February 24, 2012
#24 Women's Track & Field Fifth After Day One Of OAC Indoor Championships
WESTERVILLE, Ohio -- No. 24 ranked Mount Union sits in fifth place after the first day of the Ohio Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships Friday at Otterbein University in Westerville.

February 18, 2012
Comella Wins Pole Vault to Lead Women's Indoor Track & Field at Kent State Tune-Up
KENT, Ohio -- Mount Union junior Lisa Comella (Hunting Valley/Beaumont) won the pole vault at then Kent State Tune-Up Indoor Track & Field Meet Saturday.

February 13, 2012
Mount Union's Mary Mahoney Named OAC Track Athlete of the Week For Second Straight Week
AUSTINTOWN, Ohio -- Mount Union junior Mary Mahoney (Ashtabula/St. John-St. Paul) has been named Ohio Athletic Conference Track Athlete of the Week for a second straight week.

February 11, 2012
Top Ranked Women's Track & Field Team Heads to All-Ohio Championships Saturday
Mount Union's women's indoor track and field team is ranked No. 1 in the Great Lakes regional rankings as the Purple Raiders head to the All-Ohio Championships Saturday at Otterbein University in Westerville.

February 11, 2012
Record Setting Day Sends Women's Indoor Track & Field to First Place at All-Ohio Championships
WESTERVILLE, Ohio -- Four different records were set by the Mount Union women's indoor track and field team as the Purple Raiders claimed first place at the All-Ohio Championships Saturday at Otterbein University in Westerville.

February 6, 2012
Mount Union's Mahoney Named OAC Track Athlete of the Week
AUSTINTOWN, Ohio -- Mount Union junior Mary Mahoney (Ashtabula/St. John-St. Paul) was named Ohio Athletic Conference Track Athlete of the Week.

February 4, 2012
Mahoney Wins a Pair of Events For Women's Track & Field at Wuske Invitational
ALLIANCE, Ohio -- Mount Union junior Mary Mahoney (Ashtabula/St. John-St. Paul) won a pair of events to lead the Purple Raiders at the Jim Wuske Indoor Track & Field Invitational at Peterson Fieldhouse Saturday in Alliance.

February 3, 2012
Mount Union to Host 2012 Jim Wuske Indoor Track Invitational
The University of Mount Union hosts the Jim Wuske Indoor Track & Field Invitational Saturday at 11 am at Peterson Fieldhouse on campus.

January 27, 2012
Women's Track & Field Finishes Second at OAC Indoor Split Meet at Baldwin-Wallace
BEREA, Ohio -- Mount Union's women's track and field team placed second at the Ohio Athletic Conference Indoor Split Meet held Friday at Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea.

January 23, 2012
Mount Union's Taylor Kring Named OAC Women's Track Athlete of the Week
AUSTINTOWN, Ohio -- Mount Union sophomore Taylor Kring (Salem/West Branch) has been named Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Track Athlete of the Week.

January 21, 2012
4x400 Relay Team Wins to Lead Women's Track at SPIRE North Coast Indoor Track & Field Open
GENEVA, Ohio -- Mount Union's women's 4x400 meter relay won the title to lead the Purple Raiders at the SPIRE North Coast Indoor Track & Field Open at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio.

January 20, 2012
Women's Indoor Track & Field Picked to Win OAC Title
AUSTINTOWN, Ohio -- Mount Union's women's indoor track and field team was picked to win the Ohio Athletic Conference title in the OAC Coaches Poll released today.

December 10, 2011
Mahoney and Mazzaferri Set Women's Indoor Track School Records at Kent State Open
KENT, Ohio -- Mount Union All-American junior Mary Mahoney (Ashtabula/St. John-St. Paul) and sophomore Emily Mazzaferri (Canton/GlenOak) each set school records in the 400 and 500 meters respectively to lead the women's indoor track and field at the Kent State Open.

August 30, 2011
Mount Union M Club Hall of Fame to Induct Three on Sept. 24
The University of Mount Union M Club Hall of Fame will induct its 2011 class of Heather O’Shea ’95, Mike Sessor ’86 and John Topoly ’93 on Saturday, September 24.

August 5, 2011
Mount Union Has OAC-Best Five Named to USTFCCCA Women's All-Academic Track & Field Team
NEW ORLEANS, La. -- Mount Union women's track and field athletes Anna Jones (Falconer, N.Y./Falconer), Mary Mahoney (Ashtabula/St. John-St. Paul), Emily Mazzaferri (Canton/GlenOak), Annie Patton (Darlington, Pa./Blackhawk) and Kelsey Shonk (Columbus/Bishop Hartley) have been named to the All-Academic Team by the United Stated Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).