Monmouth Leads MAAC Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championships After Day One

Monmouth Leads MAAC Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championships After Day One

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Day One Results
 
NEW YORK, NY – Monmouth University leads the 2018 MAAC Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championships after day one. The Hawks tallied 91 points on the men’s side to lead all team’s, while the women’s team closed out the opening day with 62 points overall.
 
The Monmouth men won a total of three events, while the women claimed one. Timothy Wilson placed first in the men’s weight throw, with a mark of 20.37m. Benjamin Pierce claimed the top spot in the men’s long jump (7.05m). Monmouth’s men’s and women’s distance medley relay teams took home gold, with times of 10.05:36, and 12:01.62 respectively.
 
On the men’s side, the Hawks were followed by Manhattan College (55 points), Iona College (32 points), Rider University (30 points), and Canisius College (10 points) in the top five. The Jaspers notched a pair of individual first-place finishes. Brenton Foster earned gold in the men’s high jump (2.18m), and Eduard Winner had the best mark in the men’s pole vault (4.65m).
 
The Rider women’s team (47 points) sits in second-place, followed by Quinnipiac University (31 points), Marist College (15 points), and Manhattan College (14 points) to round out the top five. The Bobcats and Broncs each collected two individual victories apiece.
 
A total of three MAAC Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championship meet records were broken on day one. Rider’s Karoline Sandvig recorded a throw of 18.34m in the women’s weight throw finals, to set a new meet record.
 
Quinnipiac’s Jessica Lee set a new mark in the women’s 60m hurdles with a time of 8.29 in the prelims. Lee broke her own record of 8.45, which she set at the 2017 MAAC Indoor Track & Field Championships. Manhattan’s Paige Chapman broke the women’s 60m dash record in the prelims with a time of 7.48. Chapman was the previous record holder, when she set the mark of 7.57, at last year’s championships.
 
Day two of the 2018 MAAC Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championships begins on Sunday, Feb. 18, at 4 p.m., with the men’s mile, and men’s shot put finals.
 
Day One Standings
Women’s Teams Men’s Teams
1. Monmouth 62 pts 1. Monmouth 91 pts
2. Rider 47 pts 2. Manhattan 55 pts
3. Quinnipiac 31 pts 3. Iona 32 pts
4. Marist 15 pts 4. Rider 30 pts
5. Manhattan 14 pts 5. Canisius 10 pts
T6. Iona 10 pts 6. Marist 9 pts
T6. Siena 10 pts 7. Siena 6 pts
8. Canisius 6 pts 8. Saint Peter’s 0 pts
9. Saint Peter’s 0 pts
 
Day One Events - Final
Event Name Institution Time/Distance
Men’s 5000 Johannes Motschmann Iona 14:20.97
Women’s 5000 Emily Wolff Quinnipiac 17:01.57
Men’s Weight Throw Timothy Wilson Monmouth 20.37m
Women’s Weight Throw Karoline Sandvig Rider 18.34m*
Men’s Long Jump Benjamin Pierce Monmouth 7.05m
Women’s Long Jump Asia Young Rider 6.01m
Men’s High Jump Brenton Foster Manhattan 2.18m
Women’s High Jump Carly Timpson Quinnipiac 1.70m
Men’s Pole Vault Eduard Winner Manhattan 4.65m
Men’s DMR Cabral, Quinn, McFarland, Rafferty Monmouth 10.05:06
Women’s DMR Dwyer, Stratz, Repsher, Piiru Monmouth 12:01.62
*denotes MAAC Record
 
Championship Information:
The 2018 MAAC Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championships takes place Feb. 17-18, at the New Balance Armory Track and Field Center in New York, NY. The MAAC Indoor Track & Field Championships returns to the Armory for the 15th consecutive year and will stream live on MAAC.TV.
 
For more information regarding the 2018 MAAC Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championships, please visit maacsports.com/indoortrack, and follow the conversation on social media by using #MAACTF.
 
Tickets can be purchased on-site at the Armory. Adult tickets will be sold for $15, student tickets will be sold for $10, and children under 3 feet 6 inches will be granted free admission.
 
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 37th year of competition during the 2017-18 academic year. Current Conference members include: 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