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Dalton Yeust celebrates after setting school pole vault record
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Men's Track and Field

YEUST HEADLINES INDOOR POSTSEASON AWARDS FOR T&F

RICHMOND, Va. – Redshirt sophomore Dalton Yeust was named the 2023 CAA men's Field Athlete of the Year, the league announced Thursday.
 
Yeust takes home the honors after being winning the conference's weekly award three times during the season. He broke the school record in the pole vault on three separate occasions, including a mark of 5.10m at the CAA Championships, in which he won gold. The redshirt sophomore was the only student-athlete in the CAA to break the 5.00m mark and finished the indoor season as the leader by 0.45m.

Several other Hawks were named to the All-CAA Team for finishing in the top three in their respective events at the conference's Indoor Championships.

Louis DiLaurenzio won gold in the men's mile with a time of 4:06.15. Luke Hitchcock, Stone Caraccio, Luke Riley, and James Martinez helped Monmouth place second in the men's 4x800m relay with a time of 7:37.99, while Daniel Fenton, Jalen Jones, Kevin Collura, and Jordan Ricketts posted a time of 3:15.21 and won silver in the 4x400m relay. Martinez, Collura, Riley, and Ryan Tarapchak won silver in the men's DMR at 10:04.98.

Keven Kevelier, Blake Wehr, and Rickie Casazza swept the podium for men's high jump, all finishing at 2.00m. Ahmad Brock and Kevelier, who was named the meet's Most Outstanding Field Performer, took gold and bronze in the triple jump with marks of 14.33m and 13.93, respectively. Connor Bennett won silver in the pole vault (17.72m), Mujeeb Ali won silver in the weight throw (17.72m), and David Strong took bronze in the heptathlon (4,630 points).

Ashley Navarro was the lone member of the women's team to be given All-CAA honors, winning gold in the 800m (2:11.04) and silver in the women's mile (4:56.57).
 
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Players Mentioned

Mujeeb Ali

Mujeeb Ali

Throws
6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
Connor Bennett

Connor Bennett

Pole Vault
5' 8"
Sophomore
Ahmad Brock

Ahmad Brock

Jumps
6' 2"
Sophomore
Stone  Caraccio

Stone Caraccio

Distance
5' 10"
Redshirt Sophomore
Rickie Casazza

Rickie Casazza

Jumps
5' 11"
Redshirt Senior
Kevin Collura

Kevin Collura

Long Sprints
5' 10"
Sophomore
Louis DiLaurenzio

Louis DiLaurenzio

Distance
Redshirt Senior
Jalen Jones

Jalen Jones

Middle Distance
Redshirt Senior
Keven Kevelier

Keven Kevelier

Jumps
5' 6"
Redshirt Sophomore
James Martinez

James Martinez

Long Sprints
5' 10"
Redshirt Freshman
Jordan Ricketts

Jordan Ricketts

Sprints
5' 8"
Sophomore
Luke Riley

Luke Riley

Middle Distance/Distance
6' 1"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Mujeeb Ali

Mujeeb Ali

6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
Throws
Connor Bennett

Connor Bennett

5' 8"
Sophomore
Pole Vault
Ahmad Brock

Ahmad Brock

6' 2"
Sophomore
Jumps
Stone  Caraccio

Stone Caraccio

5' 10"
Redshirt Sophomore
Distance
Rickie Casazza

Rickie Casazza

5' 11"
Redshirt Senior
Jumps
Kevin Collura

Kevin Collura

5' 10"
Sophomore
Long Sprints
Louis DiLaurenzio

Louis DiLaurenzio

Redshirt Senior
Distance
Jalen Jones

Jalen Jones

Redshirt Senior
Middle Distance
Keven Kevelier

Keven Kevelier

5' 6"
Redshirt Sophomore
Jumps
James Martinez

James Martinez

5' 10"
Redshirt Freshman
Long Sprints
Jordan Ricketts

Jordan Ricketts

5' 8"
Sophomore
Sprints
Luke Riley

Luke Riley

6' 1"
Sophomore
Middle Distance/Distance