NEW YORK, NY – The Monmouth University Track and Field Teams combined for medals in six events to bring its total to 10 at the 2024 CAA Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Armory on Friday.
 
The men finished in third place with 119 total points, while the women finished in eighth with 46.5.

Veronica Chainov kicked off the meet by claiming Monmouth's second gold medal on the weekend with a mark of 1.76m in the women's high jump. The mark is a new personal best as Chainov now sits all alone in second place in program history.

Jan Volkmar and David Strong each collected a medal in the heptathlon. Volkmar set the school record with 5,072 total points notching wins in the shot put and pole vault events to collect a silver medal. Strong used wins in the 60m dash and 60m hurdles to win bronze with 4,844 points – the second most in Monmouth history. Dylan Bonser placed fourth and rebroke his MU freshman record with 4,578 points, and Garrett Boag set a new PR with 4,401.

AJ Bailor won the silver in the men's shot put with a throw of 16.67m, setting a new personal best in the process.

Both 4x800m relay teams claimed the final two silver medals of the meet for the Hawks. Stone Caraccio, Luke Riley, Aaron Guensch, and Thomas Barry ran the sixth-fastest men's time in school history at 7:36.14, while Sydney Todd, Hannah Birdsall, Ashley Navarro, and Isabella Leak combined for a time of 9:00.39 in the women's event – a mark that ranks fifth in program history.
 
MEDAL WINNERS
Women's High Jump: Veronica Chainov – 1.76m, gold
Men's Shot Put: AJ Bailor – 16.67m, silver
Heptathlon: Jan Volkmar – 5,072 points, silver
Men's 4x800m: Caraccio, Riley, Guensch, Barry – 7:36.14, silver
Women's 4x800m: Todd, Birdsall, Navarro, Leak – 9:00.39, silver
Heptathlon: David Strrong – 4,844 points, bronze

QUOTE
"I'm so proud of the way our student-athletes competed at the CAA Championships! We always set a goal of being at our very best when it matters the most. We accomplished that goal and more.

We had tremendous efforts from every group. The staff did an excellent job of peaking our athletes.
 
The level of competition in the CAA is elite and our student athletes rose to the occasion. We set multiple school and freshman records. We look forward to building upon this experience as we look ahead to the outdoor season. We are happy with our efforts, but we'd love to place higher as a team. Fly Hawks!" – Head Coach Mike Nelson
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks compete in the ECAC/IC4A Indoor Championships. The two-day meet begins Friday, March 1, in Boston.