New York, NY - Fresh off of competing at the 2020 CAA Cross Country Championships, the Hofstra women's track team ran at the Fordham Ivan Invitational at the Ichan Stadium in Manhattan to start the 2021 season of outdoor track & field.

After earning All-CAA honors in the cross country season, sophomore Jordyn McDonnell set a new school record in the outdoor 1500m with a time of 4:41.12, placing her fourth in the event. Senior Mie Hoff (11^th, 4:55.84), junior Sophia Masciarelli (12^th, 4:56.57), and sophomore Gianna Rinaldi (27^th, 5:27.08) all ran for the Pride in the event.

Sophomore Leah Gath placed 10^th in the 5000m with a time of 19:15.69. In the 800m, senior Alyssa Suits crossed the finish line with a time of 2:50.04 to finish 16^th. In the 4x100m relay, the team of junior Alex Cianciolo, graduate student Sarah El Bouzaidi, sophomore Emily Way, and junior Grace Giannatsis crossed the finish line in a time of 1:01.14 to finish third.

Hofstra will return to the track again at the Virginia Invitational on April 2-3 from Charlottesville, Virginia.