NEW YORK, NY – Ashley Navarro broke the Monmouth University Track and Field school record in the women's 600m event with a time of 1:33.36 at the Scarlet Knight Open this weekend at the Armory.

Navarro was one of four Hawks that posted a Top Ten mark in the event, with Hannah Birdsall (1:35.27, sixth), Sydney Todd (1:35.36, seventh), and Lucy Shennan (1:36.88, ninth) all posting personal-best times and joining her in the record book.
 
Yasmeen Tinsley continued her great indoor season with a time of 7.65 seconds in the women's 60m dash, a time that earned her fourth place at the event and now ranks third in school history.

Declan McDonnell ran the second-fastest men's 3000m time in Monmouth history at 8:12.40 and placed third at the meet. The time moves him into ninth place on this season's CAA leaderboard.

For field events, Paola Valle Alarcia set a new personal-best mark in the triple jump and now ranks ninth all-time at MU with a leap of 11.67m, while Julie Thomas recorded a 15.39m mark in the shot put. Thomas's throw ranks tenth all-time at Monmouth and ninth in the CAA in 2023-24.

Alexander Kislenko was the lone Hawk to win an event at the meet, claiming first place in the men's long jump with a 6.91m mark. Overall, 18 Hawks placed inside the top-five for their respective individual events.
 
EVENT WINNERS
Men's Long Jump: Alexander Kislenko – 6.91m

ALL-TIME TOP-TENS
Women's 60m: Yasmeen Tinsley – 7.65, third
Women's 600m: Ashley Navarro – 1:33.36, SCHOOL RECORD
Women's 600m: Hannah Birdsall – 1:35.27, sixth
Women's 600m: Sydney Todd – 1:35.36, seventh
Women's 600m: Lucy Shennan – 1:36.88, ninth
Men's 3000m: Declan McDonnell – 8:12.40, second
Women's Triple Jump: Paola Valle Alarcia – 11.67m, ninth
Women's Shot Put: Julie Thomas – 15.39m, tenth
 
QUOTES
"We had some really great performances from several team members this weekend at the meet hosted by Rutgers! This meet was excellent preparation for the CAA Championships because both meets are two-day competitions at the Armory. It's important to learn how to bring the emotional energy two days in a row. I like the direction the team is headed. We're looking forward to putting up some great performances in the coming weeks!" – Head Coach Mike Nelson
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks will compete in two meets this upcoming weekend. The Fast Track Invite takes place at Ocean Breeze on Friday, February 9, while the Boston University Valentine Invite also begins Friday and will continue through Saturday.