Four Event Wins Pace Men's Track & Field at Osprey Open

Galloway, NJ – Fueled by four event wins, the Montclair State University Men's Track & Field team competed at the Osprey Open on Saturday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Red Hawks were led by an event win from JAYSON ELLIS, who posted a career-best time of 10.70 seconds in the 100m to take first place. JAHMIR BEAL was close behind in second with a time of 10.76 seconds.
Montclair saw strong performances in the field events, highlighted by a career day from BRYAN ALVAREZ, who won the shot put with a personal-best mark of 14.79m. There were two more Red Hawks in the top five, as JABRI JOSEPH (13.76m) and BENJAMIN SIESEL (13.70m) placed third and fourth with career-best marks.
Joseph took the discus throw with a personal-best mark of 39.58m, with Alvarez slotting in at second with a mark of 38.96m, also a career-best. Siesel recorded a top five finish at 37.88m, sitting fourth.
ELIAS HANLEY ranked second in the long jump at 6.93m, a season-best that ranks 20th in Division III as a regional qualifier. Sheldon Ageymang was right behind in third at 6.89m, sitting 26th across Division III also as a regional qualifier.
Back on the track, the 4x100 relay team of Agyemang, Beal, Hanley, and Ellis took first in the event with a time of 41.62 seconds. The time ranks second in program history.
JESSE BAIDOO clocked a time of 58.78 seconds in the 400m hurdles to place third, with JOSEPH HADRICK ranking sixth at 1:03.63. AOSUUTA WYNN tallied a top five finish in the 200m at 22.61 seconds.

INSIDE THE RESULTS

The 100m times for Ellis and Beal were regional qualifiers, ranking 27th and 42nd in Division III, respectively. Beal's time ranks second in program history in the event.
NEO BERNABE (11.52m) and RANDY WORTHINGTON (11.33m) notched season-bests in the shot put. Bernabe (36.75m), Worthington (31.05m), and Nicolas Pietruszko (29.91m) tallied career-bests in the discus throw.
In the 1500m, GAVIN CASELLA clocked a career-best 4:24.31.

FROM THE MEET

"What an awesome day two for our teams! Such a big weekend for our group. I can't wait to see how we will build on the momentum from this weekend as we build closer to championship season. I'm so proud of our team for the energy and effort they brought this weekend." - Head Coach Rich O'Connor

UP NEXT

The Red Hawks will participate in the three-day TCNJ Invitational and Multi Meet, kicking off on Thursday, April 9 at 12:00 PM from Ewing, NJ.

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Players Mentioned

Bryan Alvarez: Junior

Jesse Baidoo: Freshman

Jahmir Beal: Freshman

Neo Bernabe: Freshman

Gavin Casella: Freshman

Jayson Ellis: Sophomore

Joseph Hadrick: Sophomore

Elias Hanley: Sophomore

Jabri Joseph: Freshman

Benjamin Siesel: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Bryan Alvarez
: Junior

Jesse Baidoo
: Freshman

Jahmir Beal
: Freshman

Neo Bernabe
: Freshman

Gavin Casella
: Freshman

Jayson Ellis
: Sophomore

Joseph Hadrick
: Sophomore

Elias Hanley
: Sophomore

Jabri Joseph
: Freshman

Benjamin Siesel
: Freshman