West Long Branch, NJ - It was a clean sweep for Monmouth's track & field teams with Hawks claiming all four honors in the season's second edition of the Coastal Athletic Association's weekly awards.
On the men's side, sprinter Ahmad Brock claimed the Track Athlete of the Week accolade and pole vaulter Dalton Yeust captured the Field Athlete of the Week honor. For the women, Yasmeen Tinsley won her second straight Track Athlete of the Week award while high jumper Veronica Chainov brought the Field Athlete of the Week hardware to West Long Branch.
All four award-winning athletes contested Wagner's Seahawk Shootout on December 13 at Staten Island's Ocean Breeze.
Brock sprinted his way up to the No. 2 spot on Monmouth's all-time performance list in the 60-meter dash. Taking first place at the meet, he crossed the line in 6.76s. It was the CAA's fastest 60-meter time of the week, and it ranks second only to the 6.69 that A&T's Caleb Jackson ran at the Clemson Opener one week earlier. The Jersey Shore product is tied for 35th overall on the early-season NCAA Division I leader board.
Yeust won the pole vault competition on Staten Island. The veteran cleared 4.95m (16' 2.75") to take the CAA lead by almost one full foot. He is currently one of 46 Division I pole vaulters to have been successful at that height already this season.
Tinsley set her third program record in the season's first two weeks. After making her marks in the 60-meter hurdles and 300-meter dash at the Penn Opener, the senior ran the fastest 60-meter dash in Monmouth's team history at the Seahawk Shootout. Tinsley finished in 7.48s, taking over the CAA lead in the process. She currently sits in a tie for 33rd on the NCAA DI performance list. Making her performance even more impressive, Tinsley completed a rare 60-600 double. The versatile sprinter won the 600-meter run in 1:35.13, which is sixth fastest in Hawks' history.
Chainov leapt to the top of Monmouth's record book. The senior high jumped 1.80m (5' 10.75") to take over first place in Hawks' history as well as the No. 1 spot on the CAA's early-season performance list. The height is tied for fourth overall amongst NCAA Division I leaders. Chainov is one of only six women to exceed 5' 10" in NCAA DI circles thus far this season.