Montclair, NJ – Montclair State University women's outdoor track and field is geared up as they enter day one of the NJAC Championships on Saturday afternoon.
 
MEET INFO
The meet will be held at the College of New Jersey. Live coverage of the event can be found at montclairathletics.com
 
LAST TIME OUT
Montclair competed in both the Penn Relays and the Lions Invite this past Saturday and Sunday. 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 in 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.
At the Penn Relays, the 4x100m team of MICHELLE ITOUA, AISHA GARCIA, MAILE O'NEILL, and MCKAY ALBY notched a fifth-place finish in the Eastern Final with a time of 49.83. The Red Hawks were led by TANIYA GILES at the Lions Invite, who placed ninth in the Shot Put with a mark of 11.90m.  JULIA ACEVEDO (10.62m) and MARYAM KARIYM (9.98m) placed in the top 15 in the Triple Jump. In the 1500m, Montclair saw four set new personal bests, led by JULIE MURPHY (5:06.87) and BRIANNA RODDY (5:09.49). LILIANA SNYDER (5:12.01) and ASHTON WISELEY (5:55.36) rounded out the group.
 
 
EVENTS PREVIEW
 
LONG JUMP
 
Best Performance at last year's NJAC Championships: MIA PEGUERO; Ninth place with a mark of 4.94m (16' 2.5")
 
Winner of the event last championship: Stockton's McKenna Pontari with a mark of 5.22m (17' 1.5")
 
Top mark for Montclair this season: KAELYN RODRIGUEZ; 5.04m (22' 3.75") at the TCNJ Multi Invite on April 10
 
Top mark in the NJAC this season: New Jersey City's Tonna Ogina; 5.44m (17' 10.25") at the Lions Invitational on April 25.
 
 
JAVELIN
 
Best Performance at last year's NJAC Championships: JESSICA HOLLER; 13th place with a mark of 22.66m (74' 4")
 
Winner of the event last championship: Rowan's Isabelle Deal with a mark of 40.77m (133' 9")
 
Top mark for Montclair this season: JESSICA HOLLER; 27.32m (89' 7') at the Ramapo T&F Invitational on March 28
 
Top mark in the NJAC this season: Rowan's Isabelle Deal with a mark of 41.29m (135' 5") at the Ursinus T&F Festival on April 4
 
3000-METER STEEPLECHASE
 
Best Performance at last year's NJAC Championships: KELLY WITTERS; sixth place with a time of 13:50.93
 
Winner of the event last championship: Rowan's Anna Sasse with a time of 11:01.71
 
Top time for Montclair this season: LILIANA SNYDER; 13:13.17 at the Coach Pollard Invite on April 18
 
Top time in the NJAC this season: Rowan's Anna Sasse; 11:13.91 at Paul Donahue Invitational on April 18
 
 
100-METER HURDLES (PRELIMS)
 
Best Performance at last year's NJAC Championships: N/A
 
Winner of the event last championship: New Jersey City's Ayriana Young with a time of 14.54
 
Top time for Montclair this season: KENDALL HALL; 15.75 at the Ramapo T&F Invitational on March 28
 
Top time in the NJAC this season: Rowan's Nyla Jones; 14.27 at the Embry-Riddle Running Elements Classic on April 3
 
 
400-METER DASH (PRELIMS)
 
How Montclair did last season at the NJAC Championships: Jealyne Ramos; Fifth place with a time of 59.97
 
Winner of the event last championship: Rowan's Nevaeh Lorjuste with a time of 57.05
 
Top time for Montclair this season: Odalys Guerrero-Dominguez; 1:01.16 at the Coach Pollard Invite on April 18.
 
Top time in the NJAC this season: Rutgers-Newark's Zrreyah Moore; 55.92 at the Lions Invitational on April 25
 
 100-METER DASH (PRELIMS)
 
How Montclair did last season at the NJAC Championships: JESSICA HOLLER, 21st place with a time of 13.68
 
Winner of the event last championship: Rutgers-Newark's Zrreyah Moore with a time of 11.84
 
Top time for Montclair this season: MCKAY ALBY; 12.27 at the Ramapo T&F Invitational on March 28
 
Top time in the NJAC this season: New Jersey City's Reyanna Henderson; 12.24 at the Ramapo T&F Invitational on March 28
 
400-METER HURDLES
 
How Montclair did last season at the NJAC Championships: Odalys Guerrero-Dominguez; 12th place with a time of 1:12.32
 
Winner of the event last championship: Rowan's Molly Lodge with a time of 1:02.26
 
Top time for Montclair this season: JULIA ACEVEDO; 1:07.70 at the Coach Pollard Invite on April 18
 
Top time in the NJAC this season: Stockton's Emma Petrolia; 1:01.32 at the Paul Donahue Invitational on April 18
 
 
200-METER DASH (PRELIMS)
 
How Montclair did last season at the NJAC Championships: ALEXA ALI, 14th place with a time of 27.01
 
Winner of the event last championship: Rutgers-Newark's Zrreyah Moore with a time of 24.99
 
Top time for Montclair this season: MICHELLE ITOUA; 22.92 at the Danny Curran Invite on March 28
 
Top time in the NJAC this season: Rutgers-Newark's Zrreyah Moore; 24.40 at the Lions Invitational on April 25
 
 
 
NEXT TIME OUT
Day two of the NJAC Championships will kick off the following day on Sunday, March 4, with the first events starting at 11:00 am.