Jeffery and Aliotta named Corvias ECAC Indoor Track & Field Performers of the Week

Jeffery and Aliotta named Corvias ECAC Indoor Track & Field Performers of the Week

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Edison, N.J. – Monmouth University seniors Errol Jeffery and Rachel Alliota have been named Corvias ECAC Indoor Track & Field Performers of the Week.

At the 5th Annual MAC Classic on Saturday afternoon, Errol Jeffrey helped the Monmouth men’s track and field team to a first place finish, totaling more than 100 points more than the next closest team. Jeffrey bested 21 competitors with his IC4A qualifying mark in the shot put of 59 feet, 10 ¼ inches and also won the weight throw over 21 others in the field with a toss of 63 feet, 2 ¾ inches, also good enough for IC4A qualifying marks.

Rachel Aliotta led the MU women’s track and field team to a first place mark at the 5th Annual MAC Classic on Saturday afternoon, with Monmouth ranking 103 points ahead of second place Wagner. Aliotta won the shot put, throwing 46 feet, 3 ¼ inches to top eleven competitors and qualify with ECAC marks. Aliotta turned around and placed second in the weight throw behind teammate Tilah Young, throwing for a distance of 55 feet, 1 ½ inches.

Aliotta’s award for the women is shared with Brooke Astor of Lehigh University, as well as University of Massachusetts Lowell’s Taelor Murphy and Candace Greene. Jeffery’s award for the men is shared with University of Maine’s Kelton Cullenberg and Justin Gagne, Christian Lupica of Bucknell University, and Liberty University’s Fred Fulton.

The 2013 MAAC Indoor Track & Field Championships will be held on Friday, February 21st at the New Balance Armory Track & Field Center in NYC.

 About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
The MAAC, headquartered in Edison, N.J., consists of 11 member institutions in 2013: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter's University and Siena College. For more on the conference please visit, www.maacsports.com. Follow the MAAC on Facebook and Twitter: @MAACSports. Follow MAAC Indoor Track & Field on Twitter using the hashtag #MAACTF.

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