Ellis & Agyemang Claim Events for Men's Track & Field at River Hawk Showdown

Selinsgrove, PA – JAYSON ELLIS and SHELDON AGYEMANG claimed events as the Montclair State University men's track & field team competed at the River Hawk Friday Night Showdown on Friday evening.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Ellis led the Red Hawks on the track with his performance in the 60m, placing atop the field with a time of 6.95 seconds.
In the 4x200 relay, the team of JESSE BAIDOO, ELIAS HANLEY, JAHMIR BEAL, and DJ McCarthy placed second, clocking in at 1:34.91.
Baidoo notched a top ten finish later in the night, finishing sixth in the 400m at 52.88 seconds. Ellis continued his strong night in the 200m, recording an eighth place finish at 23.53 seconds, with Christopher Scott right behind in ninth at 23.80 seconds.
Agyemang led the group in the field events with a first place mark in the long jump at 6.74m. Hanley notched a mark of 6.67m to place third in the event.
Montclair put three in the top ten in the shot put, a group led by BRYAN ALVAREZ, who recorded a mark of 13.56m to finish fifth. BENJAMIN SIESEL (13.30m) and JABRI JOSEPH (13.10m) were right behind at sixth and seventh, respectively.
GAVIN CASELLA clocked a time of 4:50.81 in the mile to finish ninth.

INSIDE THE RESULTS

Ellis notched an AARTFC qualifying time with his performance in the 60m, now ranking second in program history in the event.
Siesel (13.06m), NEO BERNABE (12.56m), and JAYDEN JENKINS (11.95m) all tallied personal bests in the weight throw.

FROM THE TRACK

"Awesome day of competition for us, highlighted by seven event wins and four new regional qualifying marks. Looking to keep things rolling as we've got two more weeks until NJACs." - Head Coach Rich O'Connor

UP NEXT

The Red Hawks will participate in the NYU Division III Invitational on Saturday, February 14. The meet in New York, NY is scheduled to begin at 9:00 AM.

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Players Mentioned

Sheldon Agyemang: Junior

Bryan Alvarez: Junior

Jayson Ellis: Sophomore

Elias Hanley: Sophomore

Jesse Baidoo: Freshman

Jahmir Beal: Freshman

Neo Bernabe: 5' 10"; Freshman

Gavin Casella: Freshman

Jayden Jenkins: Sophomore

Jabri Joseph: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Sheldon Agyemang
: Junior

Bryan Alvarez
: Junior

Jayson Ellis
: Sophomore

Elias Hanley
: Sophomore

Jesse Baidoo
: Freshman

Jahmir Beal
: Freshman

Neo Bernabe
: 5' 10"; Freshman

Gavin Casella
: Freshman

Jayden Jenkins
: Sophomore

Jabri Joseph
: Freshman