Iona’s Morenaite, Monomouth’s Slocum, Rider’s Oyewole and Riches Earn Geico Indoor Track & Field Weekly Awards
Men’s Track Performer of the Week
Khalid Slocum, Monmouth
Sr., Annepolis, MD/Annapolis
Senior Khalid Slocum broke his own school record in the long jump with a mark of 24.7m., winning at the Wesley Brown Invitational. The Annapolis native then went on to win in the 60-meters and the 200-meter, finishing with times of 6.88 and 21.74, respectively. Slocum now has qualified for IC4As in the long jump, 60-meters, and 200-meters.
Women’s Track Performer of the Week
Egle Morenaite, Iona
Jr., Klaipeda, Lithuania/Priekules Ievos Simonaitytes Gymnasium
Egle Morenaite raced at the Penn 8 Team Select at Ocean Breeze and finished second in a career-best time of 4:51.96 in the mile race.
Men’s Field Performer of the Week
Ayo Oyewole, Rider
So., Colonia, NJ/Colonia
Sophomore Ayo Oyewole had a big performance for the Broncs last weekend at the Gotham Cup. In the one-day event at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex, he finished second in the long jump with an IC4A-qualifying mark of 7.10m. That distance is currently second in the MAAC.
Women’s Field Performer of the Week
Allie Riches, Rider
Fr., Horsham, PA/Hatboro-Horsham
Freshman Allie Riches had another record-breaking performance for the Broncs last week at the Gotham Cup. In the one-day event at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex, Riches won the pole vault with a new Rider record and ECAC-qualifying mark of 3.85m. She leads the MAAC in the event by over one foot.
bout 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 39th year of competition during the 2019-20 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.