LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ (May 8, 2022) - Monmouth University clinched its eighth straight MAAC Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship at the Michael P. Brady Track and Field Complex on Sunday afternoon. The Hawks never relinquished the lead following day one of the meet, finishing with a team score of 263.
| Men’s Standings |
| Place |
Team |
Points |
| 1 |
Monmouth University |
263 |
| 2 |
Rider University |
206 |
| 3 |
Iona College |
94 |
| 4 |
Manhattan College |
79 |
| 5 |
Marist College |
58 |
| 6 |
Siena College |
48 |
| 7 |
Saint Peter’s University |
45 |
| 8 |
Canisius College |
23 |
The Hawks first gold medal of the day came from Mohamed Diagouraga in the men’s triple jump. He claimed first place with a mark of 15.57m, teammates Keven Kevelier and Ahmad Brock finished in in second and third with marks of 14.51m and 14.48 respectively for a sweep of the event. Junior Jalen Jones finished first in the men’s 400-meter dash with a 48.48 finish. Monmouth’s final gold of the day came from the 4x800 meter relay. The Hawks quartet of Tremain, Hoffman, Caraccio, DiLaurenzio finished with a time of 7:36.73, finishing 3.38 seconds before the second place team.
Monmouth finished the day with six gold medals, followed by Rider who took four first place finishes.
Rider’s first gold medal of the second day of competition was earned by Marques Merriweather in the 110 meter hurdles. Merriweather placed first with a time of 14.28. In field, Devynn Lee took first in the high jump event with a mark of 2.01m. The Broncs final gold of the day came behind Green, Boyer, Burgess, and Snyder in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:12.91.
| Event |
Name |
School |
Time/Distance |
| Pole Vault |
Dalton Yeust |
Monmouth |
4.65m |
| Triple Jump |
Mohamed Diagouraga |
Monmouth |
15.05m |
| Shot Put |
Mujeeb Ali |
Monmouth |
15.33m |
| High Jump |
Devynn Lee |
Rider |
2.01m |
| Discus |
Anu Awonusi |
Manhattan |
45.19m |
| 4x100m |
Providence, Fullerton, Forson, Tabois |
Iona |
40.86* |
| 1500m |
Ehab El-Sandali |
Iona |
3:51.31 |
| 110m Hurdles |
Marques Merriweather |
Rider |
14.28 |
| 400m |
Jalen Jones |
Monmouth |
48.48 |
| 100m |
Glenmour Leonard-Osbourne |
Marist |
10.44 |
| 800m |
Tamrat Snyder |
Rider |
1:49.34 |
| 400m Int. Hurdles |
Daniel Fenton |
Monmouth |
54.14 |
| 200m |
Glenmour Leonard-Osbourne |
Marist |
21.05* |
| 5000m |
Aidan Gillooley |
Siena |
14:28.79 |
| 4x800m Relay |
Tremain, Hoffman, Caraccio, DiLaurenzio |
Monmouth |
7:36.73 |
| 4x400m |
Green, Boyer, Burgess, Snyder |
Rider |
3:12.91 |
*Broken MAAC Records
- Iona’s 4x100 relay team of Jordan Providence, Kevin Fullerton, Prince Forson, and Jadyn Tabois broke the MAAC record with a finishing time of 40.86, breaking the previous record by 0.05 seconds (Monmouth, 40.91, 2016).
- Marist’s Glenmour Leonard-Osbourne broke the MAAC outdoor record in the men’s 200m dash with a 21.05 finish breaking the previous record by 0.05 seconds (David Payne, Rider, 21.10, 2007)
| Major Awards Winners |
| Award |
Men |
Women |
| MAAC Track Rookie of the Meet |
Glenmour Leonard-Osbourne, Marist |
Yasmeen Tinsley, Monmouth |
| MAAC Field Rookie of the Meet |
Jayden DuBard, Rider |
Mariah Stephens, Rider |
| MAAC Track Most Outstanding Performer |
Glenmour Leonard-Osbourne, Marist |
Teagan Schein-Becker, Rider |
| MAAC Field Most Outstanding Performer |
Keven Kevelier, Monmouth |
Nina Björkman, Manhattan |
| MAAC Coach of the Year |
Mike Nelson, Monmouth |
Mike Nelson, Monmouth |
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 41st year of competition during the 2021-22 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.
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