After almost 22 months since their last meet due to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, the St. Thomas Aquinas College Track and Field team kicked-off its 2021-22 indoor campaign at The College of New Jersey Winter Opener within the friendly confines of the 168th Street Armory in New York City.
The Spartans competed against athletes from several schools such as Bard College, Stevens Institute of Technology, Ramapo College and Princeton University.
Headlining the women's performances were Abagaile Kimbrell's 5000 meter run, where she came in at a time of 18:41.38, which was good for first place and a new school record. Skylar Moreno placed first in the 1000 meter run in a time of 3:07.89 and Ciara Durcan's 5:39.03, first place finish in the mile.
On the men's side of the ledger, Daniel Agostinho-Vides took home a second place finish in the 5000 meter run, with a time of 15:48.69, Thomas Bovenberg placed third in the 1000 meter run, crossing the finish line in a time of 2:36.35 and DeAndre Smith took a third place finish in the High Jump, leaping 2.03 meters (6'8").
The competition was the first of two meets for the Spartans during the month of December. The team will return to action at the Wagner College Shootout on Friday, December 10. Events begin at 12pm at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island, NY.
Top 10 Finishers (By Event) at TCNJ Winter Opener
Men's Events
60 Meter Dash: Elizah Gordon - 6.91 (4th Place)
400 Meter Dash: Makendy Midouin - 55.68 (6th Place), Kyle Marsha - 1:02.30 (9th Place)
1000 Meter Run: Thomas Bovenberg - 2:36.35 (3rd Place), Jack Terry-Kantor - 2:50.09 (7th Place), Kieran Keenan - 2:51.90 (9th Place)
5000 Meter Run: Daniel Agostinho-Vides - 15:48.69 (2nd Place), Matt Tina - 16:04.02 (4th Place)
60 Meter Hurdles: Miles Fisher - 9.32 (7th Place)
4x400 Meter Relay: Patrick Moran, Makendy Midouin, Andrew Drescher & Alex Quillan - 3:33.76 (8th Place)
High Jump: DeAndre Smith - 2.03m/6'8" - (3rd Place)
Long Jump: DeAndre Smith - 6.75m/22'1.75" (5th Place), Ali Ajaz - 6.08m/19'11.5" (10th Place)
Triple Jump: Karl Weppler - 12.05m/39'6.5" (4th Place), Miles Fisher - 11.69m/38'4.25" (6th Place)
Shot Put: Emmanuel Mena-Jimenez - 12.82m/42'0.75" (4th Place), Ethan Zweigbaum - 12.00m/39'4.5" (8th Place)
Weight Throw: Kevin Campbell - 12.36m/40'6.75" (6th Place)
Women's Events
400 Meter Dash: Linise Greene - 1:01.07 (2nd Place)
600 Meter Dash: Ruby Pekin-Schlicht - 1:45.44 (5th Place), Grace Gregory - 1:47.76 (6th Place)
1000 Meter Run: Skylar Moreno - 3:07.89 (1st Place), Christina Maretzo - 3:15.95 (2nd Place), Madison Roth - 3:16.99 (3rd Place)
One Mile Run: Ciara Durcan - 5:39.03 (1st Place), Samantha Biss - 5:54.60 (3rd Place)
5000 Meter Run: Abagaile Kimbrell - 18:41.38 (1st Place) *NEW SCHOOL RECORD*
4x400 Meter Relay: Christina Maretzo, Linise Greene, Ruby Pekin-Schlicht & Kalesha Darisme - 4:18.57 (4th Place), Isabella Farina-Esposito, Ciara Durcan, Samantha Biss & Sylvie Bischof - 4:37.00 (7th Place), Skylar Moreno, Emma Neil, Grace Gregory & Madison Roth - 4:38.57 (8th Place)
High Jump: Ruby Pekin-Schlicht - 1.40m/4'7" (5th Place)
Long Jump: Sylvie Bischof - 4.28m/14'0.5" (9th Place), Nicole Gysin - 3.98m/13'0.75" (10th Place)
Triple Jump: Sylvie Bischof - 9.55m/31'4" (6th Place)
Shot Put: Alex Krause - 9.76m/32'0.25" (5th Place), Guerlourde Estabine - 9.62m/31'6.75" (7th Place)
Weight Throw: Guerlourde Estabine - 9.29m/30'5.75" (8th Place), Alex Krause - 8.06m/26'5.5" (10th Place)