Women's Track & Field | 12/5/2016 8:49:00 PM

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TROY, N.Y. - Following the season opening meet, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) track & field student-athletes Monica Mazur and Melinda Wilson earned Liberty League weekly recognition. Mazur was chosen as the Women's Track Performer of the Week and Wilson was named to the Honor Roll.

A junior, Mazur (Brookfield, CT / Brookfield) had a win in the 60 meter dash and a second place finish in the 300 - the two events in which she competed at the Utica Invitational. She beat seven others to capture the 60 meter dash finals in a time of 8.40 and then finished second of eight in the 300 with a time of 45.08. As a team, the Engineers were second of the six competing schools.

In indoor as a sophomore, Mazur, a materials engineering major, helped the 4x400 relay team win at Ithaca College (4:20.30) and was part of the second place 4x200 team at the Liberty League Championship Meet (1:50.48).

Wilson (Nahant, MA / Swampscott), a senior captain, had a win in the weight throw and a second place finish in the shot put at Utica. She beat 19 others to capture the weight with a distance of 13.93 meters and then finished second of 16 in the shot with a throw of 11.40 meters. 

Last year, the mechanical engineering major joined Mazur as part of the 4x200 team that was runner-up at the league championship, while also running on the third place 4x400 team (4:19.68). Wilson competed in the shot put as well, placing fifth (10.71 meters).

Rensselaer, which is coached by Colin Tory, returns to competition on January 14 at Utica.