STATEN ISLAND, NY – The Monmouth University Men's and Women's Track and Field Team returned to action this Saturday with a solid performance at the UPenn 10-Team Select Meet at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex.
 
The Hawks were victorious in five events and recorded seven new Top Ten marks at the meet hosted by the Ivy League school.
 
Junior Yasmeen Tinsley broke her third school record of the season so far by posting a time of 8.55 seconds in the women's 60m hurdles event – a new personal best by .01 second. It marks the third consecutive meet she has etched her name into the top of the record book, and her time currently ranks third in the CAA. Tinsley also set a personal best time in the women's 200m with a winning time of 24.72 as she sits in sixth place in the conference.
 
Alexander Kislenko continued his strong start to his sophomore season with a win in the men's 60m dash with a time of 6.91. A quartet of Hawks shined in the men's 4x400m relay, as Will Freeman Jr., Jordan Hart, Kevin Collura, and Jordan Ricketts combined for a time of 3:20.41 to comfortably win the event by 3.27 seconds.
 
Ashley Navarro moved into fifth place in the CAA with a 3000m time of 9:58.42. The time is a new personal record, and she sits in tenth place all-time at Monmouth for the event.
 
For the field events, junior Rett Schnoor set a new personal best mark in the long jump at 5.80m, winning the event. Ahmad Brock posted his best triple jump of the season with a leap of 14.58m. His mark won the event and ranks sixth in MU history, while freshman Paola Valle Alarcia makes her first appearance in the school record book tied for tenth with a women's triple jump of 11.48m. Freshman Katie Fisher moved into a tie for eighth place in school history with a pole vault mark of 3.50m.

Overall, 23 Hawks finished inside the top-five for their respective individual events.
 
EVENT WINNERS
Men's 60m: Alexander Kislenko – 6.91
Women's 200m: Yasmeen Tinsley – 24.72
Men's 4x400m Relay: Freeman Jr., Hart, Collura, Ricketts – 3:20.41
Women's Long Jump: Rett Schnoor – 5.80m, eighth
Men's Triple Jump: Ahmad Brock – 14.58m

ALL-TIME TOP-TENS
Women's 60mH: Yasmeen Tinsley – 8.55, SCHOOL RECORD
Women's 200m: Yasmeen Tinsley – 24.72, fourth
Women's 3000m: Ashley Navarro – 9:58.42, tenth
Women's High Jump: Katie Fisher – 3.50m, tied-eighth
Women's Long Jump: Rett Schnoor – 5.80m, eighth
Women's Triple Jump: Paola Valle Alarcia – 11.48m, tied-tenth
Men's Triple Jump: Ahmad Brock – 14.58m, sixth
 
QUOTES
"Saturday's meet was a very solid start for us! 2024 began with a school record as Yasmeen Tinsley broke her own record in the 60m hurdles. The overall goal for this meet is to get in a rust buster effort and learn what we need to work on. We accomplished that goal, and we'll build upon today's performances. We look forward to returning to Ocean Breeze next weekend for the Villanova Invitational. Fly Hawks!" – Head Coach Mike Nelson
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks return to Ocean Breeze next weekend for the Villanova Invitational on Saturday, January 20.