Men's Track & Field Opens Outdoor Season at Stockton Invite

Galloway, NJ – MARKOS HANTSOULIS set a javelin program record as the Montclair State University Men's Track & Field team opened up its outdoor season at the Stockton Invite on Saturday.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Red Hawks were led by the 67.55m mark from Hantsoulis in the javelin, as he placed second in the event while setting a program record. Gabe Dayon notched a top ten finish in the event, ranking ninth at 48.28m.
JALEN BALBUENA took the long jump with a mark of 6.97m, which was good for a regional qualifying total. Sheldon Ageymang followed with a second place mark of 6.81m, also a regional qualifier. Rounding out the group was ELIAS HANLEY, who ranked fifth at 6.56m.
On the track, JAHMIR BEAL claimed the 200m, clocking in at 22.03 seconds to notch a new career-best and the sixth-fastest time in program history. JESSE BAIDOO placed fourth in the 400m with a time of 51.69 seconds.
BRYAN ALVAREZ recorded a top five finish in the shot put with a career-best mark of 13.96m. In the discus, JABRI JOSEPH ranked ninth at 36.14m, a mark that places sixth in program history in the event. NEO BERNABE's mark of 35.41m was right behind for seventh in the history of the program.

INSIDE THE RESULTS

JOSEPH HADRICK notched a personal-best time of 53.81 seconds in the 400m.
Alvarez recorded a new career-best mark in the discus at 35.39m.

FROM THE TRACK

"Great season opener for the team! A lot of great performances to build upon highlighted by the school record for Markos." - Head Coach Rich O'Connor

UP NEXT

The Red Hawks will open the two-day Ramapo Season Opener on Friday, March 27 with the meet scheduled for 3:00 PM.

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Players Mentioned

Bryan Alvarez: Junior

Jesse Baidoo: Freshman

Jalen Balbuena: Freshman

Jahmir Beal: Freshman

Neo Bernabe: Freshman

Joseph Hadrick: Sophomore

Elias Hanley: Sophomore

Jabri Joseph: Freshman

Markos Hantsoulis: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Bryan Alvarez
: Junior

Jesse Baidoo
: Freshman

Jalen Balbuena
: Freshman

Jahmir Beal
: Freshman

Neo Bernabe
: Freshman

Joseph Hadrick
: Sophomore

Elias Hanley
: Sophomore

Jabri Joseph
: Freshman

Markos Hantsoulis
: Freshman