Montclair, NJ- It is go time for Montclair State University women's outdoor track and field as they compete in the AARTFC Championships this Wednesday and Thursday.
 
Meet Info: The two-day regional championship meet will be hosted by Ursinus College in Collegeville, PA. Live coverage of the meet can be found at monclairathletics.com.
 
The Red Hawks will see 17 different student-athletes compete at this year's regional championship.
 
Four Red Hawks will compete in the 100-meter dash. MCKAY ALBY leads the pack with the fastest time this season at 11.96, which is the fifth-best time among the AARTFC field. MAILE O'NEILL will join her with a 17th-best time of 12.16. AISHA GARCIA (12.31/32^nd) and FAITH WILLIAMS (12.36/38^th) will round out the field. Colby's Simone Waheed enters as the favorite with a season-best time of 11.67.
 
Alby and O'Neill will also run the 200-meter dash. Alby's time of 24.32 ranks fourth-best time among competitors, while O'Neill's time of 25.40 ranks 40^th. SUNY Delhi's Miranda Cole enters with the best season time of 23.85.
 
ALICIA RIGGINS will compete in the 100-meter hurdles for Montclair. Her seed time of 15.02 puts her in 20^th among the AARTFC field. The favorite to win is Rachel Larson from Ithaca, who enters with a regional-best time of 13.76.
 
ABIGAIL CHURCHILL is set to compete in both the 5k and 10k events. In the 5k, she posts a 17:59.01 that is 72^nd, while her 10k time of 39:14.11 is ranked 52^nd. Hailey Schoenegge from Vassar in the 5k with a seed time of 16:15.60. The 10k field is led by NYU's Kate Cochran, who posts a regional best time of 34:15.67.
 
Montclair will have three relay teams competing, which include the 4x100, 4x400, and 4x800 relays. The 4x100 will be represented by Alby, Garcia, O'Neill, and KAELYN RODRIGUEZ. As a quartet, they host the fifth-best time among the field at 47.43. Johns Hopkins is at the forefront at 46.52. Rodriguez will join the 4x400 relay that includes ODALYS GUERRERO-DOMINGUEZ, ALEXA ALI, and A'SYA BROWN. They have the 27th-best relay time at 4:04.96. Williams garners the top spot at 3:44.26. Representing the 4x800 relay will be Churchill, Guerrero-Dominguez, MACKENZIE COCHRAN, and LILIANA SNYDER. Together, they enter with a time of 10:18.28. Johns Hopkins sports the best time at 8:49.79.
 
MICEL MARTINEZ will represent the Red Hawks in the high jump. Her 1.68m mark is tied for the third-best jump among the field. New Jersey City's Tonna Ogina is the favorite at 1.73m.
 
Three Red Hawks will compete in the javelin. CALI RAE ONUSKA headlines with an eighth-best throw of 39.94m. KAITLYN CHIRKIS sits in 28^th (35.70m) and is followed by IZZIE DECREASE in 29^th (35.67m). Misericordia's Alexandra Snyder posts the AARTFC's best throw with a mark of 45.16m.
 
UP NEXT
Those who qualify will advance to the NCAA Division III National Championship meet. The three-day meet is set to begin on Thursday, May 21, and is hosted by Wisconsin-LaCrosse.