NEW YORK, NY / BOSTON, MA – The Monmouth University Men's and Women's Track & Field teams competed Friday and Saturday at the Dr. Sander Invitational, hosted by Columbia University at The Armory and at the Boston Terrier Classic, hosted by Boston University.
 
Fifth-year Kyle Mueller (Brick, NJ / MATES) broke his own indoor school record in the 5000-meters at the Terrier Classic, finishing with a time of 14:09.47, beating his previous mark by 15 seconds. Mueller finished fourth in the race overall.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
"It was another successful weekend for the Hawks track & field programs. We had a split squad with most athletes competing at the Boston University Terrier Classic and a smaller group at the Dr. Sanders Columbia Challenge. Overall, I think we made some progress this weekend. We had a school record, a freshman record and multiple top ten all-time performances. I've always considered the month of January to be somewhat like the pre-season and then things really heat up in February. We're moving in the right direction and we know the things we need to work on to be at our best. We're looking forward to staying close to home over the next several weekends."
-Monmouth head coach Mike Nelson
 
Dr. SANDER INVITATIONAL
-Coming off a MAAC Track Performer of the Week, senior Khalid Slocum (Annapolis, MD / Annapolis) finished second in the long jump, hitting a mark of 7.42m.
-Also, in the men's long jump, sophomore DJ Jackson (Summit, NJ / Summit) finished seventh with a mark of 7.21m.
-Junior Chibuzo Amonu (Ewing, NJ / Ewing) finished ninth in the weight throw, finishing with a throw of 17.19m.
-Fifth-year Andrew Tummino (River Edge, NJ / River Dell) led the Hawks in the shot put, finishing in 11^th with a mark of 15.74m.
-On the women's side for shot put, senior Jordan Wildermuth (Oak Ridge, NJ / Jefferson Township) had a throw of 13.21m, coming in 12^th place.
 
BOSTON TERRIER CLASSIC
-Freshman Mike Cannon Jr. (Warrington, PA / Central Bucks South) finished third in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.10.
-Freshman Ian Moore (Mount Holly, NJ / Rancocas Valley Regional) finished first among collegiate runners, third overall in the 1000-meters, crossing the line with a time of 2:26.29.
-In the shot put, junior Andrew Huisman (Wall, NJ / Saint Rose) finished fourth with a throw of 15.39m.
 
NEXT UP
-The Hawks return to action next weekend as the Blue & White travel to Staten Island for the Villanova Invitational. Events begin at 4 PM.