PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Monmouth University track and field teams had a busy final weekend before their first-ever CAA Outdoor Championships as they competed at both the historic Penn Relays and the Carol and John Covert Classic hosted by Lehigh.
The weekend was highlighted by a Hawks win in the men's 4x800m relay in Philadelphia on Saturday.
Declan McDonnell,
Tennessee Tremain,
Ian Moore, and
Louis DiLaurenzio combined for a first-place time of 7:25.72, which is also the second-fastest time in Monmouth history.
The win makes it back-to-back years the Hawks have claimed a victory at the Penn Relays.
The Hawks women's team added three all-time Top Ten marks while in Philadelphia. On Friday,
Ashley Navarro ran the second-fastest women's 1500m at 4:20.93, while
McKenzie Delahanty set a new personal record in the 5000m with a 16:44.16 mark – ranking second in school history.
Isabella Leak,
Grace Mary Kearns,
Sydney Todd, and Navarro recorded the seventh best women's 4x800m time at 8:54.44, as well.
In addition,
Annie Rutledge,
Yasmeen Tinsley,
Nina Corpora, and
Brianna Rubio earned third place in the women's 4x400m relay with a time of 3:47.18.
Dalton Yeust and
Connor Bennett finished in fourth and sixth in the men's pole vault with clearances of 4.87m and 4.72m, respectively.
Further north, the men and women combined for nine event wins and one new Top Ten mark at Lehigh's Covert Classic in Bethlehem.
Keven Kevelier tied Guy Jackson (2005) for the second-best mark in the men's high jump at 2.10m, winning the event by 0.13m.
EVENT WINNERS (Penn Relays)
Men's 4x800m:
Declan McDonnell,
Tennessee Tremain,
Ian Moore,
Louis DiLaurenzio – 7:25.72
ALL-TIME TOP-TENS (Penn Relays)
Men's 4x800m: McDonnell, Tremain, Moore, DiLaurenzio – 7:25.72, second
Women's 1500m:
Ashley Navarro – 4:20.93, second
Women's 5000m:
McKenzie Delahanty – 16:44.16, second
Women's 4x800m:
Isabella Leak,
Grace Mary Kearns,
Sydney Todd, Navarro – 8:54.44, seventh
EVENT WINNERS (Carol and John Covert Classic)
Men's 400m:
Kevin Collura – 50.09
Men's 1500m:
Nico Grilli – 3:58.80
Men's 5000m:
Thomas Schulz – 15:34.07
Men's Javelin:
Taylor Boorse – 62.04m
Men's Shot Put:
AJ Bailor – 16.08m
Men's High Jump:
Keven Kevelier – 2.10m
Men's Triple Jump:
Bryce Boddie – 13.65m
Women's 400m:
Tatum Perez – 59.39
Women's 5000m:
Brianna Jucewicz – 19:07.23
ALL-TIME TOP-TENS (Carol and John Covert Classic)
Men's High Jump:
Keven Kevelier – 2.10m, tied-second
QUOTES
"It was a successful weekend of track & field for the Hawks. We competed in two meets and had several outstanding performances.
The field event athletes really shined at Lehigh and produced some impressive marks. There was three days of action for the Hawks at the historic Penn Relays. On each day, our athletes put up some great times. We capped the meet with a win in the men's 4x800m and a great race by our women's 4x400m.
We now turn our attention to the CAA championships which are next weekend. Fly Hawks!" – Head Coach
Mike Nelson
UP NEXT
The Hawks are set to compete in their first CAA Outdoor Championships beginning on Friday, May 5, in Williamsburg, VA.
