STATEN ISLAND, NY- As the lone collegian in the 1000-meter run at the U.S. Indoor Championships, graduate student
Allie Wilson placed 6
th with a school record breaking time of 2:41.78. Fellow graduate student and team captain Bryan Sosoo nearly missed out on the finals for the 60-meter dash after crossing the finish line in 6.78 seconds. A group of Hawks also posted ECAC and IC4A qualifying marks at the Armory Last Chance meet on Friday night.
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NOTES AND QUOTES
- "Having five of our athletes at USA's this weekend was a great experience for them and tremendous positive exposure for Monmouth," said head coach Joe Compagni. "Allie handled the challenge of a fast pace and a world-class field very well. Dylan went after it, leading most of the race until a wild finish with 7 guys finishing within a second of each other."
- Wilson broke her own school record that she broke just yesterday in the preliminaries for the 1000 meters.
- Sosoo missed a spot in the finals by only .06 seconds.
- Former Hawk, Dylan Capwell '18, finished 5th overall in the men's 1000 meters by finishing in 2:21.
- At the Armory on Friday, freshman Randy Showmaker won the pole vault with a IC4A qualifying mark of 15'5".
- Freshman Mohamed Diagourga ran a season-high time of 8.37 seconds to finish third.
- Matt Bodon also ran a personal best 4:20.12 in the mile to place 4th.
- Chloe Angelini tied for 2nd in the high jump by clearing 1.60 meters.
NEXT UP
- The Hawks will hit the road to Boston for the IC4A/ECAC Championships on Saturday and Sunday. The women finished 4th at last year's ECAC Championships while the men placed 6th at the 2018 IC4A Championships.Â