STATEN ISLAND, NY – The Monmouth University men's and women's track and field teams were back in action Saturday evening for the UPenn Select Meet at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island, NY.
 
Redshirt senior Louis DiLaurenzio shined in the men's 1000m, finishing with a new Monmouth University indoor track record time of 2:22.03 during Saturday's Villanova Invitational at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island, NY.

DiLaurenzio's time was good enough for second place in the event, while his teammate, Stone Caraccio, put together a fourth-place finish at 4:23.83 – the fifth-fastest time in school history.
 
DiLaurenzio and Caraccio were two of 10 Hawks that set new marks on the all-time top-ten list, with five coming from the men's squad and five from the women. The Hawks won five events at the meet hosted by Villanova University.

Yasmeen Tinsley impressed again in the women's 60m hurdles, winning the event with a time of 8.67, and Ashley Navarro won an event for the second straight week, this time winning the 1000m run at 2:44.58 – the third-fastest time in Monmouth history. Tinsley also set a new PR in the 200m, putting together the fourth-fastest time in school history at 24.83, while Grace Mary Kearns joined the top ten list (sixth) in the 1000m finishing at 2:52.28.
 
Declan McDonnell entered the top ten list for the men's mile recording a time of 4:11.41, which puts him at eighth place in Monmouth history. Isabella Leak and Marisa Kilgarriff both entered the top ten on the women's side of the mile at eighth and ninth, respectively.
 
Mujeeb Ali continued his dominance this indoor season with a CAA-best weight throw of 19.04m. That throw is the sixth-furthest weight throw by a Hawk.

For jumps, Keven Kevelier tied a personal record in the high jump and finished in first place clearing the bar at 2.05m, while Ahmad Brock won the triple jump with a leap of 14.49m – both being the best marks in the conference this year. Brock now sits tied for seventh on the top ten list.

Dalton Yeust tied a personal best in the pole vault as he won the event with a 4.85m mark.  
 
EVENT WINNERS
Men's High Jump: Keven Kevelier – 2.05m
Men's Triple Jump: Ahmad Brock – 14.49m
Men's Pole Vault: Dalton Yeust – 4.85m
Women's 60mH: Yasmeen Tinsley – 8.67
Women's 1000m: Ashley Navarro – 2:44.58

ALL-TIME TOP-TENS
Men's 1000m: Louis DiLaurenzio – 2:22.03, SCHOOL RECORD
Men's 1000m: Stone Caraccio – 2:23.83, fifth
Men's Mile: Declan McDonnell – 4:11.41, eighth
Men's Triple Jump: Ahmad Brock – 14.49m, tied-seventh
Men's Weight Throw: Mujeeb Ali – 19.04m, sixth
Women's 200m: Yasmeen Tinsley – 24.83, fourth
Women's 1000m: Ashley Navarro – 2:44.58, third
Women's 1000m: Grace Mary Kearns – 2:52.28, sixth
Women's Mile: Isabella Leak – 4:54.22, eighth
Women's Mile: Marisa Kilgarriff – 4:55.55, ninth
 
QUOTES
"We had some really impressive performances last night at the Villanova Invitational. The meet started very well for us with a victory in the women's 1000m (Ashley Navarro) followed by a school record in the men's 1000m (Louis DiLaurenzio)!

We had 10 all-time top-ten performances. These were in a variety of events which is what we love to see.

We're trying to be a complete track and field program, so it's great to see outstanding marks in the weight throw, triple jump, 200m, 1000m, and mile.

Also, Dalton Yeust had some good attempts at the school record in the pole vault.

Now we turn our attention to the home meet on Saturday and Sunday. We look forward to competing at OCFB. Fly Hawks!" – Head Coach Mike Nelson
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks host the Monmouth Winter Classic next weekend beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 28. Monmouth will also send a handful of athletes out to Lewisburg, PA to compete at the Bison Open hosted by Bucknell University starting on Friday, January 27, at 4:00 p.m.