STATEN ISLAND, NY – The Monmouth University men's and women's track and field teams competed in their first event of the indoor season on Friday, taking part in the Wagner Seahawk Shootout. This was the lone event for both teams this semester as they get set to take a break from competition for finals and the holidays.
 
Monmouth totaled seven event wins and 18 all-time top-ten performances throughout the Wagner meet. The women contributed five of the wins and 13 of the all-time top-tens, while the men picked up two wins and posted five all-time top-tens.
 
EVENT WINNERS
Men's 60mH: Mohamed Diagourga – 8.31
Men's High Jump: Blake Wehr – 2.00m
Women's 600m: Katie Locker – 1:33.59
Women's High Jump: Veronica Chainov – 1.73m
Women's Long Jump: Taliyah Furtick – 5.28m
Women's Shot Put: Prisca Blamon – 13.79m
Women's Weight Throw: Alexis Uzoaru – 16.70m
 
ALL-TIME TOP-TENS
Men's 300m: Jalen Jones – 34.67, second
Men's 300m: Mohamed Diagourga – 34.86, third
Men's 300m: Matt Martino – 35.09, sixth
Men's Triple Jump: Keven Kevelier – 14.28, ninth
Men's Pole Vault: Dalton Yeust – 4.55, tied for tenth
Women's 300m: Madison Latimer – 40.68, second
Women's 300m: Yasmeen Tinsley – 40.98, fifth
Women's 300m: Sydney Squier – 41.03, sixth
Women's 300m: Brianna Rubio – 41.07, seventh
Women's 300m: Alondra Church – 41.77, ninth
Women's 300m: Annie Rutledge – 41.88, tenth
Women's 600m: Katie Locker – 1:33.59, second
Women's 600m: Ashley Navarro – 1:35.49, fourth
Women's 600m: Grace Mary Kearns – 1:36.83, sixth
Women's 600m: Sydney Todd – 1:37.81, eighth
Women's High Jump: Veronica Chainov – 1.73m, fourth
Women's Shot Put: Prisca Blamon – 13.79m, sixth
Women's Weight Throw: Alexis Uzoaru – 16.70m, tenth
 
QUOTES
"Today was a special day for all our track & field student-athletes. We didn't get the opportunity to compete indoors in the winter of 2021. Today was the first time we had competed on an indoor track in about 640 days. We made the most of the opportunity!
 
I believe we had 18 top-ten all-time performances. We also had several event victories. The women's 300m and 600m were particularly impressive. In those two events we had a total of 10 new top-ten performances! Overall, it was a great way to begin the 2022 season. 
 
We look forward to getting in some quality training over the holiday break. We'll be back in action January 15 at Lehigh. Fly Hawks!" - Head Coach Mike Nelson
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks will compete at the Lehigh Angry Birds Invite on Saturday, January 15 in Bethlehem, PA.