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's and women's teams both earned seventh place finishes.
Headlining the outstanding performances for the men's squad, Emmanuel Mena-Jimenez picked up a victory in the Hammer Throw (52.55m), while Adam Lenn won the Discus event with a toss of 47.59m. Jayden Bennermon scored a second place finish in the Triple Jump, with a leap 14.02m and the 4x100 Meter Relay team of Miles Fisher, Leelan Maxwell, Christan Watson and Jayden Bennermon took third with a time of 43.10.
On the women's side of the ledger, Emily Strunk earned a first place finish in the Shot Put with a toss of 12.82, which also sets a new school record. Nicole Gysin took third in the 100 Meter Hurdles, crossing the timeline at 16.78 and Kristen Kennedy placed third in the Javelin event with a throw of 31.21m. The 4x100 Meter Relay team of Ciara Doyle, Jazmin Rogers, Isabella Farino-Esposito and Aalianne Gilbert picked up a third place finish with a time of 52.41.
The Spartans next compete at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Coach Omeltchenko Invitational on Saturday, April 7 at USMMA in Kings Point, N.Y.
Top 10 Finishers (By Event) at Ramapo College Invitational
Men's Events
100 Meter Dash: Leelan Maxwell - 11.06 (5th Place)
200 Meter Dash: Leelan Maxwell - 22.45 (8th Place)
4x100 Meter Relay: Miles Fisher, Leelan Maxwell, Christan Watson & Jayden Bennermon - 43.10 (3rd Place)
4x400 Meter Relay: Charlie Moore, Alex Quillan, Christan Watson & Leelan Maxwell - 3:47.91 (9th Place)
4x800 Meter Relay: Charlie Moore, Nicholas Seitz, James Polisena & Ian Forsyth - 8:39.57 (4th Place)
Triple Jump: Jayden Bennermon - 14.02 meters/46'0" (2nd Place), Miles Fisher - 11.60 meters/38'0.75" (10th Place)
Shot Put: Adam Lenn - 14.57 meters/47'9.75" (2nd Place), Ethan Zweigbaum - 12.70 meters/41'8" (4th Place)
Discus: Adam Lenn - 47.59 meters/156'2" (1st Place), Emmanuel Mena Jimenez - 44.46 meters/145'10" (3rd Place)
Hammer Throw: Emmanuel Mena-Jimenez - 52.55 meters/172'5" (1st Place), Tyler Robinson - 36.77 meters/120'8" (8th Place)
Javelin: James Polisena - 39.87 meters/130'10" (6th Place)
Women's Events
100 Meter Dash: Jazmin Rogers - 13.18 (6th Place)
200 Meter Dash: Jazmin Rogers - 26.93 (8th Place), Aalianne Gilbert - 27.23 (10th Place)
400 Meter Dash: Isabella Farino-Esposito - 1:06.64 (8th Place), Emma Neil - 1:07.26 (10th Place)
800 Meter Run: Zoe Merryman - 2:32.54 (10th Place)
1500 Meter Run: Zoe Merryman - 5:11.05 (9th Place)
100 Meter Hurdles: Nicole Gysin - 16.78 (3rd Place), Veronica Valentik - 20.36 (6th Place)
4x100 Meter Relay: Ciara Doyle, Jazmin Rogers, Isabella Farino-Esposito & Aalianne Gilbert - 52.41 (3rd Place)
4x400 Meter Relay: Ciara Doyle, Megan Murphy, Emma Neil & Zoe Merryman - 4:33.91 (5th Place)
High Jump: Nicole Gysin - 1.42 meters/4'7.75" (9th Place)
Triple Jump: Nicole Gysin - 10.15 meters/33'3.75" (8th Place)
Shot Put: Emily Strunk - 12.82 meters/42'0.75" (1st Place), Alexis Krause - 9.99 meters/32'9.5" (6th Place)
Discus: Emily Strunk - 35.71 meters/117'2" (4th Place), Alexis Krause - 29.26 meters/96'6" (10th Place)
Hammer Throw: Alexis Krause - 34.15 meters/112'0" (7th Place)
Javelin: Kristen Kennedy - 31.21 meters/102'5" (3rd Place), Megan Murphy - 21.51 meters/70'7" (9th Place)