Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Sees Success On Day One at Penn Relays & Lions Invite

Philadelphia, PA. & Ewing, NJ - The Montclair State University women's outdoor track and field team saw success at both the Penn Relays and Lions Invite on the first day of the events.

HOW IT HAPPENED

At the Penn Relays, the 4x100 team of MICHELLE ITOUA, AISHA GARCIA, MAILE O'NEILL, and MCKAY ALBY earned a spot in tomorrow's finals when they clocked a 48.81. The 4x400 quartet of KAELYN RODRIGUEZ, JULIA ACEVEDO, Odalys Guerrero-Dominguez, and NYLA HANNAH also competed, where they clocked a 4:07.41.
At the Lions Invite, ABIGAIL CHURCHILL ran a personal-best time of 4:43.43 in the 1500-meter run. She placed eighth among the field.
DENISSE AGUILAR saw a top-five placement in the 5000-meter run when she placed fourth with a time of 19:15.29. ALISSA TAYLOR ran the same event and placed 14^th with a time of 22:49.57.
SARAH LUMAS collected a personal-best mark in the high jump when she collected a mark of 1.43m (4' 8.25"). That height was good for 15^th place.
MAYA YESALONIS wrapped up the day with a mark of 36.70m (120' 0.5"). That placed 24^th among the field.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

The 4x100 relay team ran its fastest time ever at the Penn Relays. They placed ninth among the field and were fourth among Division III institutions.
The 4x400 relay mash-up posted a season-best time and qualified for the Regional Championship.
Churchill's run was not only a personal best, but it also ranks second best all-time in the Montclair record books and qualified for the Regional Championship meet.

FROM THE RACE