BOSTON, MA – The Monmouth University track and field teams competed in two meets over the weekend, combining for one event win and 20 new all-time top-tens. The Hawks posted three top-tens at Harvard's Crimson Elite Meet on Friday before picking up an event win and 17 top-tens at Boston University's Bruce Lehane Scarlet & White Invite on Saturday.
 
In Friday's scored event, the men came in fourth place out of ten teams with a point total of 35.5, while the women placed sixth out of eleven squads with a score of 32.
 
Among the 20 new top-tens, Mackenzie Jones set a school record on Saturday in the women's 5000-meters with a time of 16:51.50. Yasmeen Tinsley (60mH), Madison Latimer (200m), Gretel Jelmert (pole vault), Tennessee Tremain (one mile run), and Luke Miller (5000m) also posted new freshman records in their respective events.
 
EVENT WINNERS
Men's 5000m (Boston University): Seb Reed – 14:22.05
 
ALL-TIME TOP-TENS (Harvard)
Women's 60mH: Yasmeen Tinsley – 8.76 (T-3rd, T-FR)
Women's PV: Gretel Jelmert – 3.55 (5th, FR)
Women's Triple Jump: Izzy Warren – 11.31 (10th)
 
ALL-TIME TOP-TENS (Boston University)
Men's 200m: Jalen Jones – 21.80 (6th)
Men's 800m: Louis DiLaurenzio – 1:51.10 (5th)
Men's 800m: Stone Caraccio – 1:52.01 (6th)
Men's One Mile: Tennessee Tremain – 4:11.64 (10th, FR)
Men's 5000m: Seb Reed – 14:22.05 (2nd)
Men's 5000m: Luke Miller – 14:43.06 (5th, FR)
Men's 5000m: Cameron Janovic – 14:46.05 (6th)
Men's 5000m: Shane Ainscoe – 14:57.46 (8th)
Men's 4x400: Matt Martino, Mohamed Diagouraga, Danny Fenton, Jalen Jones – 3:14.55 (5th)
Men's Pole Vault: Connor Bennett – 4.65 (T-6th)
Women's 200m: Madison Latimer – 25.35 (8th, FR)
Women's 800m: Ashley Navarro – 2:09.09 (6th)
Women's 800m: Katie Locker – 2:09.94 (7th)
Women's 5000m: Mackenzie Jones – 16:51.50 (SR)
Women's 5000m: Allie Pierontoni – 17:27.77 (6th)
Women's 5000m: Marisa Kilgarriff – 17:44.58 (8th)
Women's 5000m: Jenny Tavares – 17:54.28 (10th) 
 
QUOTES
"It was a busy and successful weekend of track and field for the Hawks. Twenty new top-ten performances, five freshmen records and a school record made for an exciting two days! I was really impressed with the energy the team displayed. The Boston track and field venues are historic, and we made the most of our opportunities. We look forward to hosting a meet next weekend as our final prep for the MAAC championships."  – Director of Track & Field and Cross Country / Head Coach Mike Nelson
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks have one final meet before the MAAC Championships. They will host the Monmouth Collegiate Winter Invitational at the OceanFirst Bank Center on Friday February 11 and Saturday, February 12.