PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Monmouth University track and field teams completed their final preparations for the upcoming MAAC Championships, wrapping up their time at the Penn Relays and Lehigh University's Carol and John Covert Classic this afternoon.
 
Mackenzie Jones started off the three-day stretch in impressive fashion on Thursday night at the Penn Relays, setting a new school record in the women's 5000m with a time of 16:39.82. The next day, MU's men's distance medley team of James Hoffman, Jalen Jones, Stone Caraccio, and Louis DiLaurenzio won while setting a new school record, clocking in at 9:46.43. In all, there were seven all-time top-tens set in Philadelphia, with the men contributing four and the women adding three.
 
A little further north, the men and women combined for ten event wins and two new top-tens at Lehigh's Covert Classic in Bethlehem. The men picked up six first-place finishes while the women had four wins and both all-time top-ten performances.
 
EVENT WINNERS (Penn Relays)
Men's Distance Medley: James Hoffman, Jalen Jones, Stone Caraccio, Louis DiLaurenzio – 9:46.43
 
ALL-TIME TOP-TENS (Penn Relays)
Men's 5000m: Seb Reed – 14:15.94 (second)
Men's 4x800m: Stone Caraccio, Tennessee Tremain, James Hoffman, Louis DiLaurenzio – 7:29.29 (second)
Men's Distance Medley: James Hoffman, Jalen Jones, Stone Caraccio, Louis DiLaurenzio – 9:46.43 (SR)
Men's Pole Vault: Connor Bennett – 4.87m (second)
Women's 5000m: Mackenzie Jones – 16:39.82 (SR)
Women's 4x800m: Katie Locker, Sydney Todd, Grace Mary Kearns, Ashley Navarro – 8:55.06 (seventh)
Women's Distance Medley: Keellyn Cummings, Madison Latimer, Katie Locker, Ashley Navarro – 11:35.83 (third)
 
EVENT WINNERS (Carol and John Covert Classic)
Men's 400m: Kevin Collura – 49.45
Men's 5000m: Jared Taylor – 15:03.04
Men's 4x100m: Abdul Azeez Adedokun, Brandon Muir, Jordan Hart, Matt Martino – 42.38
Men's Javelin: Taylor Boorse – 61.62m
Men's Pole Vault: Connor Bennett – 4.50m
Men's Discus: Mujeeb Ali – 46.40m
Women's 400m: Brianna Rubio – 57.15
Women's 3000m Steeple: Rachael Mongeau – 11:23.85
Women's 4x100m: Thalia Dyer, Brianna Rubio, Nina Corpora, Rett Schnoor – 47.95
Women's Long Jump: Rett Schnoor – 5.50m
 
ALL-TIME TOP-TENS (Carol and John Covert Classic)
Women's 3000m Steeple: Rachael Mongeau – 11:23.85 (5th)
Women's Discus: Prisca Blamon – 44.19m (5th)
 
QUOTES
"I was really impressed with our performances this weekend. The goal was to have one last solid tune up before we head into the championship portion of our season. The Penn Relays provided a fantastic opportunity, as we got the chance to compete against some of the best teams in the country. Our two school records by Mackenzie Jones and the men's DMR were a real highlight. We had several individual victories at Lehigh, and that will put us in the right mindset as we approach our last MAAC Championships next weekend."
– Director of Track & Field and Cross Country / Head Coach Mike Nelson
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks will compete at the MAAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships presented by VisitNJ for the final time on Saturday, May 7 and Sunday, May 8. The men and women won the indoor titles back in February and are both seven-time defending outdoor champions.