Eight members of the University of Rochester women's track & field team combined to earn 15 United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Region honors for the outdoor season, as announced by the USTFCCCA on Wednesday.
Senior
Megan Bell had a team-high four All-Region honors, while sophomore
Nora Chen earned three. A pair of 'Jackets, sophomores
Raquella Casserino and
Eva Ciuffetelli, each scored two accolades while
Aimee Oszer,
Cora Rose,
Deziree Garrick and
Sab Lin all notched one All-Region honor apiece.
The top-five individuals in each event from each region earn All-Region honors, in addition to each of the members of a top-3 ranked relay team. Data is compiled based on what has been uploaded to AthleticNET throughout the season.
Bell earned All-Region honors individually in the 400, 800 and 1,500 meters, as well as a member of UR's 4x400-meter relay team with Casserino, Chen and Ciuffetelli. The senior holds the top mark in the Niagara Region in the 800 meters, 2:05.34, set at the 2025 Colonial Relays on April 3, while Bell ranks second in the 400 meters and third in the 1,500 meters.
Bell clocked in at 54.66 seconds in the 400 meters at the All-Atlantic Region Outdoor Track & Field Championships to set the second-best time in the region, while her 1,500-meter time of 4:27.12 at the Bison Outdoor Classic ranks third.
UR's 4x400-meter relay time of 3:43.84 is also the top time in the Niagara Region, set at the Cardinal Last Chance Meet on May 11.
In addition to her All-Region accolade as a member of Rochester's 4x400-meter relay, Chen holds the top spot in the 400-meter hurdles, with a time of 1:00.40 at the Cardinal Last Chance Meet, and ranks third in the 400 meters. Chen notched her 400-meter time at the UR Alumni Invitational on April 19, crossing the finish line in 56.95 seconds.
Ciuffetelli also ranks in the top five in the region in the 400-meter hurdles, coming in third with a time of 1:01.55, set at regionals this past week, while Casserino scored her second All-Region honor with her 400-meter time at regionals, clocking in at 57.58 seconds, good for fifth in the Niagara Region.
Sab Lin has UR's final All-Region mark in the track events, with the third-ranked time in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in the region, a time of 10:59.42, set at the All-Atlantic Region Outdoor Championships.
Rochester's final three All-Region honors all come in the field events, with Garrick, Oszer and Rose each taking home an honor. Garrick ranks fourth in the shot put with a 12.72m throw from the UR Alumni Invite, while both Oszer and Rose's accolades were earned in the discus.
Rose holds the second-highest mark in the region in the discus, with a 44.06 throw from the Liberty League Outdoor Track & Field Championships, while Oszer netted All-Region status in the event with a 41.32m toss at the Cardinal Last Chance meet, a throw which ranks fourth in the Niagara Region.
Bell, Casserino, Chen and Ciuffetelli will wrap up the 2025 outdoor campaign for the Yellowjackets at the 2025 NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships at The SPIRE Institute in Geneva, OH, beginning on Thursday, May 22 at 10:30 a.m.