Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State University Women's Indoor Track & Field team 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 wrapped up the regular season at the NYU Division III Invitational this past Saturday. Alby notched a time of 25.67 seconds in the 200m to take the event, breaking her own school record. Her time ranks 82nd in Division III this season. She also recorded a 60m time of 7.85 seconds, which ranks 70th across Division III and is a new season-best. Churchill broke a 36-year-old school record in the 3000m, clocking in at 10:24.90, marking the second Red Hawk of the day to go into the record books. MAILE O'NEILL placed second in the 60m with a time of 7.80 seconds, a mark that now ranks second in program history. Her time of 26.21 seconds in the 200m sits sixth among the records for Montclair. In the high jump, MICEL MARTINEZ placed third with a mark of 1.60m, ranking 70th in Division III. Her performance now ranks third in program history in the event, setting a new career-best. CHLOE BRIJBAG notched a mark of 11.16m in the shot put to place 11th and now sits eighth in program history. ODALYS GUERRERO-DOMINGUEZ recorded a top ten finish in the 400m with a personal-best time of 1:00.90.
EVENTS PREVIEW
SHOT PUT
Best Performance at last year's NJAC Championships: MAYA YESALONIS; Seventh place with a mark of 10.86m (35' 7.75")
Winner of the event last championships: Rutgers-Newark's Shanil Auguste with a mark of 12.64m (41' 5.75").
Top mark for Montclair this season: CHLOE BRIJBAG & JAELANI HERNANDEZ; 11.16m (36' 7.5") at the NYU Division III Invitational (Feb. 13) and NYC Gotham Cup (Jan. 16), respectively
Top mark in the NJAC this season: TCNJ's Allison Lavin; 13.65m (44' 9.5") at the Widener Indoor Classic on February 13.
Long Jump
Best Performance at last year's NJAC Championships: KAELYN RODRIGUEZ; fifth place with a mark of 5.00m (16' 5")
Winner of the event last championship: New Jersey City's Tonna Ogina with a mark of 5.25m (17' 2.75")
Top mark for Montclair this season: KAELYN RODRIGUEZ; 5.02m (21' 8") at the Fastrack Invitational on February 7.
Top mark in the NJAC this season: Stockton's Elaina Styer; 5.50m (18' 0.5") at the Fastrack Season Opener on December 5.
5000-Meter Run
Best Performance at last year's NJAC Championships: DENISSE AGUILAR; Eighth place with a time of 19:18.75
Winner of the event last championship: Rowan's Gabrielle Pagano with a time of 18:23.57
Top time for Montclair this season: BRIANNA RODDY; 20:58.74 at the Susquehanna Friday Night Showdown on February 6.
Top mark in the NJAC this season: Rowan's Gabriella Pagano; 16:45.30 at the BU Valentine's Invite on February 13.
60-Meter Hurdles
Best Performance at last year's NJAC Championships: KENDALL HALL; Eighth place with a time of 9.92
Winner of the event last championship: Rowan's Nyla Jones with a time of 8.95
Top time for Montclair this season: KENDALL HALL; 9.70 at the NYU Division III Invitational on February 15.
Top mark in the NJAC this season: Rowan's Nyla Jones; 8.69 at the Widener Indoor Classic on February 13
60-Meter Dash
Best Performance at last year's NJAC Championships: MCKAY ALBY; Second place with a time of 7.77
Winner of the event last championship: Ramapo's Gbarper Dwah with a time of 7.72
Top time for Montclair this season: MAILE O'NEILL; 7.80 at the NYU Division III Inviational on February 14.
Top mark in the NJAC this season: TCNJ's Lucia Garcia-Beltran; 7.48 at the IC4A/ECAC Indoor Meet on February 7
4x200 Relay
How Montclair did last season at the NJAC Championships: Third place with a time of 1:44.73 (MICHELLE ITOUA, ALEXA ALI, MAILE O'NEILL, & MCKAY ALBY)
Winner of the event last championship: Rowan's Molly Lodge, Jasmine Pope, Jasmine Broadway, & Nevaeh Lorjuste with a time of 1:40.75
Top time for Montclair this season: MAILE O'NEILL, ALEXA ALI, AISHA GARCIA, & MCKAY ALBY; 1:.11 at the Susquehanna Friday Night Showdown on February 6.
Top time in the NJAC this season: Ramapo's Madison Parker-Anderson, Abigail Jones, Bryanna Shepperson, & Ashley Gordon; 1:47.59 at the Met Indoor Championship on January 31
Distance-Medley Relay
How Montclair did last season at the NJAC Championships: Fifth Place with a time of 12:47.83 (TORI SUTERA, Odalys Guerrero-Doming, LILIANA SNYDER, & ABIGAIL CHURCHILL)
Winner of the event last championship: Stockton's Amanda McNally, Emma Conroy, Kayla Kass, & Madelyn Valasek with a time of 12:09.60
Top time for Montclair this season: LILIANA SNYDER, DEANNA HEPPLE, Odalys Guerrero, & ABIGAIL CHURCHILL; 13:06.20 at the Moravian Hound Indoor Classic on January 24.
Top time in the NJAC this season: Rowan's Ava Rizzo, Lisa O'Sullivan, Gianna Burgio, & Jezena Aponte; 12:45.16 at the Met Indoor Championship on Jan 31
NEXT TIME OUT
Day two of the NJAC Championships will kick off with the first events starting at 3:30 p.m the followig day.
