LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Monmouth University men's and women's track and field teams competed against Rider in a dual meet on Saturday afternoon. The men's team won by a narrow 106-94 margin, while the women's team had a more comfortable win, 100.5-77.5.

The Hawks had a number of impressive performances, highlighted by two excellent performances in the javelin.
Danielle Steff set the school record in the javelin with a throw of 50.75m, which was more than 10 meters better than second place. Mark Orlando also launched an impressive javelin throw of 69.16m to win the men's event. Rookie Allie Pierontoni moved into 10^th place in Monmouth's record books for the 3K and set the freshman record for the event with a time of 10:15.36.

Notes & Quotes
"Today was a lot of fun! We're thankful to Rider and its staff for putting on a great meet. It was exciting because today was two teams battling it out. Track & Field has gotten away from the dual meet set-up and it's hurt the sport in my opinion. Head-to-head competition with a team result is healthy for the sport and it teaches the athletes how to compete and in an event like this, marks didn't matter as much as place. Our program and Rider's program both pride ourselves on full-team track & field and we're trying to be as strong as possible in all event areas. 

Today, both the men's and women's teams were able to come out on top.  On the men's side, it was a tight battle right down to the 4x400m.  The women were able to pull away with several outstanding performances. In particular, Mark Orlando and Danielle Steff threw bombs in the javelin.  Overall, it was a great step for our program and we're excited to get back to Rider in a month for the MAAC Championships!"  
-Monmouth Head Coach Mike Nelson
 
Numbers Crunch
- Keellyn Cummings placed first in the women's 1500 with a time of 4:46.78.
- Allie Pierontoni, McKenzie Delahanty, Alyssa Repsher, and Isabella Leak took the top four spots in the women's 3000m.
- Steven Baah-Mensah placed first in the men's 3000m steeplechase with a time of 10:23.00.
- Kerri Powers and Jessica Wisowaty took the top two spots in the 400m hurdles.
- Rickie Casazza and Derek Vander Woude placed first and second in the high jump. 
- Randy Showmaker and Connor Bennett earned the Hawks eight points in the pole vault.
- Isabelle Warren came in first in the long jump with a mark of 5.80m.
- Keven Kevelier came in first place in the triple jump at 14.40m.
-Alexis Uzoaru and Catherine Light came in first and second on the women's side of the discus throw while Daniel Gilligan and Mujeeb Ali did the same on the men's side.
- Chibuzo Amonu and Alexis Uzoaru topped the leaderboard in the hammer throw coming in first and second for the Hawks.
- Montel Johnson competed in the men's hammer throw capturing first place with a throw of 55.87m.
- Prisca Blamon and Chibuzo Amonu took the top two spots for the Hawks in the shot put garnering 8 points.
- Daniel Gilligan and Brandon Davis competed in the men's shot put and took home first and second, respectively.
 
Next Up 
Monmouth hosts its lone home meet this season next Sunday, April 18^th.