Mahwah, N.J. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Men's and Women's Track & Field program continued to excel both on the track and in field events on Friday and Saturday at the Ramapo College Invitational in New Jersey.

On the weekend, the STAC men finished first, while the Spartan women took third.

Headlining the outstanding performances for the men's squad, Emmanuel Mena-Jimenez picked up victories in both the discus (50.03m) and the hammer throw (51.14m). Elizah Gordon scored a first place finish in the 100 meter dash, crossing the finish line in a time of 10.97, while Andrew Drescher won the 800 meter run in a time of 1:58.03 and DeAndre Smith took the high jump event, leaping 1.97m.

On the women's side of the ledger, Skylar Moreno took a first place finish in the 3000 meter steeplechase in a time of 11:32.95 and the 4x800 meter relay team of Lesly Marcin, Christina Maretzo, Skylar Moreno and Madison Roth finished first, crossing the timeline at 10:01.07.

The Spartans next compete at the Misericordia University Twilight on Tuesday, April 12 at the Anderson Outdoor Athletic Complex in Dallas, Pa.

Top 10 Finishers (By Event) at Ramapo College Invitational

Men's Events

100 Meter Dash: Elizah Gordon - 10.97 (1st Place), Christian Watson - 11.15 (4th Place)

200 Meter Dash: Christian Watson - 22.48 (3rd Place), Elizah Gordon - 22.94 (7th Place)

400 Meter Dash: Brent Allen - 51.77 (4th Place), Alex Quillan - 52.82 (9th Place)

800 Meter Run: Andrew Drescher - 1:58.03 (1st Place), Thomas Bovenberg - 2:00.72 (5th Place)

5000 Meter Run: Matt Tina - 15:29.31 (3rd Place)

110 Meter Hurdles: Stephane Fortune - 15.59 (3rd Place), Miles Fisher - 17.37 (6th Place)

4x400 Meter Relay: Thomas Bovenberg, Andrew Drescher, Brent Allen & Alex Quillan - 3:28.14 (5th Place)

4x800 Meter Relay: Thomas Bovenberg, Andrew Drescher, Charlie Moore & Alex Quillan - 8:15.03 (2nd Place), Pat Moran, Kieran Keenan, Jorge Dutan and James Polisena - 9:16.64 (9th Place)

High Jump: DeAndre Smith - 1.97 meters (1st Place), Karl Weppler - 1.65 meters (6th Place)

Pole Vault: Ryan Folmer - 3.65 meters (5th Place),

Triple Jump: Ali Ajaz - 12.17 meters (7th Place), Karl Weppler - 11.82 meters (9th Place), Ryan Folmer - 11.76 meters (10th Place)

Shot Put: Emmanuel Mena-Jimenez - 14.03 meters (2nd Place), Kevin Campbell - 12.77 meters (4th Place)

Discus: Emmanuel Mena-Jimenez - 50.03 meters (1st Place)

Hammer Throw: Emmanuel Mena-Jimenez - 51.14 meters (1st Place)

Javelin: Andrew Drescher - 44.22 meters (2nd Place)

Women's Events

100 Meter Dash: Linise Greene - 13.00 (7th Place)

200 Meter Dash: Linise Greene - 25.87 (3rd Place)

800 Meter Run: Lesly Marcin - 2:28.65 (5th Place), Christina Maretzo - 2:30.92 (9th Place)

1500 Meter Run: Abagaile Kimbrell - 5:00.77 (3rd Place), Christina Maretzo - 5:06.58 (6th Place), Ciara Durcan - 5:14.55 (9th Place)

5000 Meter Run: Abagaile Kimbrell - 18:40.77 (2nd Place), Ciara Durcan - 19:22.93 (4th Place), Gabriella Mott - 20:17.49 (10th Place)

100 Meter Hurdles: Guerlourde Estabine - 17.95 (7th Place)

400 Meter Hurdles: Ruby Pekin-Schlicht - 1:09.71 (3rd Place), Isabella Esposito - 1:15.19 (8th Place)

3000 Meter Steeplechase: Skylar Moreno - 11:32.95 (1st Place)

4x100 Meter Relay: Isabella Esposito, Emma Neil, Alicia Porter & Ariana Russell - 55.05 (6th Place)

4x400 Meter Relay: Linise Greene, Lesly Marcin, Christina Maretzo & Skylar Moreno - 4:16.89 (2nd Place)

4x800 Meter Relay: Lesly Marcin, Christina Maretzo, Skylar Moreno & Madison Roth - 10:01.07 (1st Place)

High Jump: Ruby Pekin-Schlicht - 1.41 meters (8th Place), Nicole Gysin - 1.36 meters (9th Place)

Long Jump: Guerlourde Estabine - 4.69 meters (8th Place), Alicia Porter - 4.50 meters (9th Place)

Triple Jump: Sylvie Bischof - 9.83 meters (7th Place) 

Discus: Alexis Krause - 31.43 meters (6th Place)

Hammer Throw: Alexis Krause - 29.89 meters (9th Place)

Javelin: Grace Gregory - 22.77 meters (7th Place), Alexis Krause - 18.73 meters (10th Place)