NEW YORK, NY – Coming off the winter break, Manhattan Men's and Women's Track and Field returned to action in commanding fashion at the TCNJ Lions Invitational inside The Armory with numerous student-athletes pacing their respective events on Friday morning.
HOW IT HAPPENED
· Coming off a successful opening contest nearly one month ago at the United States Military Academy at the Crowell Invite, the Jaspers were poised to return with many new faces leading the charge for the Green and White.
· Junior
Thomas Dubnov Raz posted a record finish in the Men's Long Jump with a distance of 6.95m. Good for 96th in the Top 100 of Division I so far, through the 2026 campaign.
· Senior
Isabella Sing registered a distance of 5.47m, which was a season best in the Women's Long Jump event.
· In the Women's Weight Throw, sophomore
Thea Dahl paced the field by two meters with 16.61m.
· As a program, the Jaspers Women's side had four places in the top 10 in the respective event, with freshman
Maddie Stiefel logging 13.92m, while junior
Barbara Vasquez added to the success with a 12.57m. Finally, it was senior
Natalia Cieslak who registered a seventh-place finish with a distance of 11.66m.
· On the Men's side in the Weight Throw event, another four Jaspers placed in the top nine, with junior
Myron Corpuz surpassing CCSU's Greyson Golda by .18m to capture the event. His teammates, led by
Daniel McWilliams, posted a 13.43m finish. While freshmen
Nicholas Fazzini and
Cade Palmer slid in right behind McWilliams.
· In the Women's Shot Put event, sophomore
Thea Dahl logged a throw distance of 10.51m. Just behind Dahl was Stiefel, who was .03m behind for a fifth-place marker.
· Freshman
Kayla Darius shone in the Women's Triple Jump, beating out Saint Peter's Rollins by .10m for a distance of 11.30m to capture the event.
· In the Women's 200m event, it was sophomore
Oliviah Hussey who finished second behind Marist's Bozeth, with a time of 25.48. Additionally, Hussey posted a personal record 7.92 and placed third in the Women's 60m Prelims.
· In the Women's 300m event, sophomore Elliane Fernandez posted a personal record of 41.12 in the respective event.
· Junior
Julia Hendricks logged a personal record of 5:12.25 in the Women's 1 Mile event to place sixth.
QUOTES FROM THE JASPERS
Head Coach Todd Witzleben: "The first meet of the new year was incredibly successful for the program. It was obvious how hard the team worked while on winter break. The number of personal records at this competition was impressive. The throws group really stood out by winning both the men's and women's weight throw with PR performances. It's a great sign for that squad as we prepare for bigger meets to come on our schedule."
UP NEXT
The Green and White return to action on Friday, January 16, on Staten Island, when the Jaspers take part in the NYC Gotham Cup, hosted by Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex for an all-day event.
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