Mahwah, N.J. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Men's and Women's Track & Field program continued to shine bright 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 fourth, while the Spartan women took ninth.
Headlining the outstanding performances for the men's squad, Emmanuel Mena-Jimenez picked up victories in both the Discus (51.69m) and Hammer Throw (57.86m) events and set NCAA D2 Outdoor Championship Provisional Standards for each. His hammer toss also set a new school record. Jayden Bennermon scored a first place finish in the High Jump, with a leap 2.04, which also set an NCAA D2 Outdoor Championship Provisional mark. The 4x800 Meter Relay team of Andrew Drescher, Charlie Moore, Alex Quillan and James Polisena also took first with a time of 8:14.63.
On the women's side of the ledger, Skylar Moreno took a second place finish in the 400 Meter Hurdles in a time of 1:07.08 and Samantha Frisbee also placed second in the 3000 Meter Steeplechase, crossing the timeline at 14:30.48. The 4x800 Meter Relay team of Ciara Durcan, Samantha Frisebee, Gabriella Mott and Skylar Moreno took fourth with a time of 10:34.21.
The Spartans next compete at The College of New Jersey Invitational on Saturday, April 8 at the TCNJ Track Complex in Ewing, N.J.
Top 10 Finishers (By Event) at Ramapo College Invitational
Men's Events
100 Meter Dash: Elizah Gordon - 11.89 (7th Place)
200 Meter Dash: Leelan Maxwell - 22.84 (3rd Place), Christan Watson - 23.13 (6th Place)
800 Meter Run: Andrew Drescher - 1:59.65 (3rd Place)
110 Meter Hurdles: Miles Fisher - 17.13 (5th Place)
4x100 Meter Relay: Elizah Gordon, Akeem Howell, Leelan Maxwell & Christan Watson - 42.97 (3rd Place)
4x400 Meter Relay: Brent Allen, Andrew Drescher, Charlie Moore & Christan Watson - 3:33.01 (10th Place)
4x800 Meter Relay: Andrew Drescher, Charlie Moore, Alex Quillan & James Polisena - 8:14.63 (1st Place), James Hughes, Kieran Keenan, John Ciuffo & Kyle Koenig - 8:58.72 (7th Place)
High Jump: Jayden Bennermon - 2.04 meters (1st Place) *NCAA Provisional Jump*
Pole Vault: Ryan Folmer - 3.85 meters (7th Place),
Triple Jump: Jayden Bennermon - 13.34 meters (3rd Place), Alexander Riobe - 12.69 meters (6th Place)
Shot Put: Emmanuel Mena-Jimenez - 13.95 meters (4th Place)
Discus: Emmanuel Mena-Jimenez - 51.69 meters (1st Place) *NCAA Provisional Throw*
Hammer Throw: Emmanuel Mena-Jimenez - 57.86 meters (1st Place) *NCAA Provisional Throw & New School Record*, Dan Smith - 29.78 meters (10th Place)
Javelin: Andrew Drescher - 44.43 meters (10th Place)
Women's Events
400 Meter Hurdles: Skylar Moreno - 1:07.08 (2nd Place)
3000 Meter Steeplechase: Samantha Frisbee - 14:30.48 (2nd Place)
4x100 Meter Relay: Jenny Broadhurst, Ciara Doyle, Emma Neil & Megan Murphy - 54.61 (5th Place)
4x400 Meter Relay: Ciara Doyle, Isabella Esposito, Skylar Moreno & Emma Neil - 4:34.26 (7th Place)
4x800 Meter Relay: Ciara Durcan, Samantha Frisbee, Gabriella Mott & Skylar Moreno - 10:34.21 (4th Place)