BETHLEHEM, PA – The Monmouth University track and field teams traveled to Bethlehem to compete in the Lehigh Invitational on Saturday. The Hawks earned wins in ten events and combined to set seven new all-time top tens at Lehigh University's outdoor meet. The men posted six wins and five top-tens throughout the day while the women won four events and added two new top-tens.
 
Four Hawks managed to both win an event and set a new all-time top-ten mark. On the track, Stone Caraccio paced the field in the men's 800m with a time of 1:51.84 (ninth all-time in Monmouth history), Louis DiLaurenzio won the men's 5000m with a time of 14:37.29 (third), and Yasmeen Tinsley won the women's 400mH, posting a time of 1:02.98 (ninth). In the field, Evan Niedrowski won the men's javelin event with a mark of 68.45m, which is fifth all-time in MU history and a new freshman record.
 
EVENT WINNERS
Men's 800m: Stone Caraccio – 1:51.84
Men's 5000m: Louis DiLaurenzio – 14:37.29
Men's High Jump: Keven Kevelier – 1.96m
Men's Triple Jump: Mohamed Diagouraga – 14.78m
Men's Javelin: Evan Niedrowski – 68.45m
Men's Discus: Jack Stuart – 47.01m
Women's 400mH: Yasmeen Tinsley – 1:02.08
Women's 5000m: McKenzie Delahanty – 17:41.99
Women's 4x400: Tatum Perez, Nina Corpora, Thalia Dyer, Brianna Rubio – 3:57.29
Women's High Jump: Veronica Chainov – 1.67m
 
ALL-TIME TOP-TENS
Men's 800m: Stone Caraccio – 1:51.84 (9th)
Men's 5000m: Louis DiLaurenzio – 14:37.29 (3rd)
Men's 5000m: James Hoffman – 14:38.09 (4th)
Men's 5000m: Tyler Clifford – 14:40.64 (5th)
Men's Javelin: Evan Niedrowski – 68.45m (5th, FR)
Women's 400mH: Yasmeen Tinsley – 1:02.08 (9th)
Women's Pole Vault: Lauren Saifi – 3.55m (3rd)
 
QUOTES
"I believe we made the most out of this opportunity at Lehigh. The weather was a bit rough to start the day, but then gradually got better as the day progressed. We had several event victories and multiple top-ten performances.
 
What I was most impressed with today was seeing people perform well who had experienced some injuries recently.  We had several people return to action and it's always inspiring to see resiliency among your athletes. Overall, we're in a good spot but we still want more. We'll get some great competition the next few weeks and put up some big marks!" – Director of Track & Field and Cross Country / Head Coach Mike Nelson
 
UP NEXT
The men and women have two events scheduled for next Friday, April 15. The team will be split between Moravian's Greyhound Invitational in Bethlehem, PA and Bucknell's Bison Outdoor Classic in Lewisburg, PA.