WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – The Monmouth University men's and women's track and field teams hosted their first and only home meet of the year on Sunday afternoon. The Hawks faced off against nine other teams from around the area.
In total, 13 events were won for both the men and women in the meet. The men had eight first place finishes while the women earned five.
For the women, notable performances included Allie Pierontoni, who set the freshman record in the 10k with a time of 37:06.10, and recorded the third best time in Monmouth history in the event. Junior Chibuzo Amonu had a strong showing in the hammer throw with a winning distance of 50.58 meters.
On the men's side, senior
Daniel Gilligan won the shot put with a mark of 16.52 meters. Sophomores
Louis DiLaurenzio (14:46.60) and
James Hoffman (14:47.95) jumped into fourth and fifth all-time in the 5k with their performances. Sophomore
Randy Showmaker now ranks third all-time in the pole vault with a mark of 4.75 meters after his first-place performance.
NOTES AND QUOTES
"We're so thankful to all those who made today's meet a reality. It takes a village to put on an outdoor track & field competition. Today's meet could not have happened without the help and support from so many. Our student athletes took advantage of the great competition and beautiful weather. We had some outstanding performances across the board with several new top 10 all-time performances and event victories. There is still a lot of hard work to be done, but we're trending in the right direction!"
-Monmouth Head Coach
Mike Nelson
- Other competing teams included Fairleigh Dickinson, Fordham, Iona, Manhattan, Quinnipiac, Rider, Siena, TCNJ, and Wagner
NUMBERS CRUNCH
- McKenzie Delahanty (37:57.20) ranks 9
th all-time in the 10k.
- The Hawks rewrote the record books in the 10K with
Carrington Retzios claiming fifth (30:45.13),
Shane Ainscoe taking eighth (31:25.04), and
Jared Taylor finishing ninth (31:27.97).
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Connor Bennett placed second and broke his own freshman record with a 4.60 pole vault.
- Three Hawks took the top three spots in the men's javelin:
Mark Orlando (65.78m),
Taylor Boorse (53.23m), and
DJ Jackson (52.55m) placed 1-2-3, respectively.
- Danielle Steff took first place in the javelin with a 44.65-meter throw.
- Sydney Squier earned first place in the women's 400 with a time of 57.48.
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Romaine Rhoden won the long jump with a 7.18-meter mark.
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Ian Moore won the 800-meter run with a time of 1:51.98, good for ninth all-time.
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Micah Wood (53.71) and Daniel Fenton (54.01) took the top two spots in the men's 400 hurdles.
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Jalen Jones placed first with a time of 48.37 in the 400-meter dash.
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Matt Martino, Scott Petersen,
Jalen Jones, and
Micah Wood helped Monmouth place first in the men's 4x400 meter relay.
- Hawks won the women's 4x100 with a time of 48.66 with Amanda Dwyer, Brianna Rubio, Nina Corpora, and Sydney Squier contributing.
- Natalya Torres earned a PR in the long jump with a mark of 5.41 meters.
- Jade Luciani had a PR in the discus with a 41.12 throw.
NEXT UP
The Hawks head out to Bethlehem, PA to take on Lehigh on Saturday, April 24
th.
