TOWSON, MD – Building upon strong performances at last weekend's home opener, the Monmouth University track and field teams competed at the Towson Invitational this weekend and came away with solid results. The men and women earned a combined eleven wins while setting eight new all-time top-tens throughout the two-day event. The men had six first-place finishes and two new top-tens while the women added five wins and six all-time top-tens.
 
Veronica Chainov tied a school record and set a freshman record in the high jump event, posting a mark of 1.76m. Chainov now holds the freshman records for both the indoor and outdoor high jump. On the men's side, Louis DiLaurenzio won two events, pacing the field in the 800m (1:53.98) and 1500m (3:55.09) events. Overall, the men and women dominated the 1500 events—the first eight finishers in the men's event were all Hawks, while the women placed seven runners in the top ten of their event.
 
EVENT WINNERS
Men's 800m: Louis DiLaurenzio – 1:53.98
Men's 1500m: Louis DiLaurenzio – 3:55.09
Men's High Jump: Keven Kevelier – 2.05m
Men's Triple Jump: Mohamed Diagouraga – 14.96m
Men's Pole Vault: Connor Bennett – 4.51m
Men's Discus Throw: Mujeeb Ali – 48.00m
Women's 800m: Katie Locker – 2:14.50
Women's 1500m: Ashley Navarro – 4:38.59
Women's 3000m Steeplechase: Marisa Kilgarriff – 11:31.69
Women's High Jump: Veronica Chainov – 1.76m
Women's Javelin Throw: Danielle Steff – 45.90m
 
ALL-TIME TOP-TENS
Men's High Jump: Keven Kevelier – 2.05m (tied for sixth)
Men's Triple Jump: Mohamed Diagouraga – 14.96m (fourth)
Women's 3000m Steeplechase: Marisa Kilgarriff – 11:31.69 (fifth)
Women's 3000m Steeplechase: Rachael Mongeau – 11:45.74 (seventh)
Women's High Jump: Veronica Chainov – 1.76m (tied school record, freshman record)
Women's Triple Jump: Izzy Warren – 11.88m (fifth)
Women's Pole Vault: Abby Boggs – 3.41m (eighth)
Women's Discus Throw: Prisca Blamon – 41.24m (ninth)
 
QUOTES
"This weekend's meet at Towson was an excellent tune-up as we build towards the most competitive part of our outdoor season. We had some great performances in less-than-ideal conditions. Also, it was great to compete at a future CAA school and get that experience."
– Director of Track & Field and Cross Country / Head Coach Mike Nelson
 
UP NEXT
Monmouth will head to Bethlehem, PA to compete in the Lehigh Invitational on Saturday, April 9. The action is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.