Montclair, NJ – Montclair State University men's indoor 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 University of Pennsylvania's Ott Center. Live coverage of the event can be found at montclairathletics.com
LAST TIME OUT
Montclair competed in its final regular-season meet, the NYU DIII Invitational, this past Saturday. JALEN BALBUENA claimed the long jump with a mark of 7.08m, which places him third in program history in the event. His mark is the new 22nd-best mark across Division III for the 2025-26 campaign. Right behind him was SHELDON AGYEMANG, whose mark of 6.94m finished second for the day and ranks eighth in program history. ELIAS HANLEY's 6.80m placed fourth in the event and ninth in program history. All three long jump performances marked new career-bests for the Red Hawks. In the sprints, JAHMIR BEAL finished third in the 60m with a time of 6.95 seconds and JAYSON ELLIS placed fifth at 6.99 seconds. Beal recorded a 10th-place finish in the 200m, clocking in at 22.68 seconds.
EVENTS PREVIEW
SHOT PUT
Best Performance at last year's NJAC Championships: MATTHEW HAILU; 13th-place with a mark of 11.75m (38' 6.75")
Winner of the event last championship: TCNJ's Christian Farhat with a distance of 15.38m (50' 5.5")
Top mark for Montclair this season: BRYAN ALVAREZ; 13.56m (44' 6") at the Susquehanna Friday Night Showdown on February 6.
Top mark in the NJAC this season: Farmingdale State's Adonias Mercado; 16.57m (54' 4.5") at the CGA Bear Invite on February 6.
Long Jump
Best Performance at last year's NJAC Championships: SHELDON AGYEMANG; Fifth place with a mark of 6.63m (21' 9")
Winner of the event last championship: Stockton's Ahmad Fogg with a distance of 7.11m (23' 4")
Top mark for Montclair this season: JALEN BALBUENA; 7.08m (23' 2.75") at the NYU Division III Invitational on February 7.
Top mark in the NJAC this season: Rowan's Anthony Parker; 7.62m (25') at the Fastrack National Invite on February 14.
5000-Meter
Best Performance at last year's NJAC Championships: N/A
Winner of the event last championship: Rowan's Matthew Conway with a time of 14:58.93.
Top time for Montclair this season: GAVIN CASELLA; 17:20.38 at the TCNJ Indoor Open on December 6.
Top mark in the NJAC this season: Rowan's Seth Clevenger; 13:32.09 at the BU Valentine's Invite on February
60-Meter Dash
Best Performance at last year's NJAC Championships: JAYSON ELLIS; seventh place with a time of 7.23
Winner of the event last championship: The College of New Jersey's Raymond Schmitt with a time of 6.78
Top time for Montclair this season: JAHMIR BEAL 6.90 at the NYC Gotham Cup on January 16.
Top mark in the NJAC this season: TCNJ's Maxim Rychkov; 6.77 at the TCNJ Indoor Opener on December 6.
4x200 Relay
How Montclair did last season at the NJAC Championships: Eigth place; 1:34.66 (ANTHONY HOLMES, SHELDON AGYEMANG, MYLES DAY, & JABEZ THOMAS)
Winner of the event last championship: Rowan's Robert McKinney, Shamar Love, Eli Hendricks, & Masai Byrd with a time of 1:28.13
Top time for Montclair this season: JESSE BAIDOO, ELIAS HANLEY, JAHMIR BEAL, & DJ McCarthy; 1:34.91 at the Susquehanna Friday Night Showdown on February 6.
Top time in the NJAC this season: Rowan's Julian Conigliaro, Madaijoudou Diawara, Evan Corcoran, & Eli Hendricks; 1:25.88 at the Mets Indoor Championship on January 30.
NEXT TIME OUT
Day two of the NJAC Championships will kick off with the first events starting at 3:30 pm.
