Results
WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – The NJIT men's and women's outdoor track and field teams competed at the 14th Annual Monmouth University Open Saturday afternoon at Kessler Field.
The meet was scored as a series of dual meets against six Division I teams -- Rutgers, Fordham, Quinnipiac, Stony Brook, Saint Francis (NY) and host Monmouth.
Junior Lesley Hendricks finished in the top 10 of the women's 400 meter run with a time of 1:01.20, setting a new NJIT school-record. Teammate Nicole Kerrison set a school-record in the 400 meter hurdles.
One the men's side, four school-record were set starting with junior captain Umar Saeed in the men's 1500 meter run placing second at 4:04.08 behind Saint Francis's Rafael Ksepka who finished 4:04.52.
Freshman Christian Baumbach placed third in the men's 5000 meter run with a time of 15:03.80. Sophomore Mark Givens picked up a third place finish in the men's 400 meter run at 49.39. #Michael Gurlacz# added a fourth place finish in the 800 meter run.
Men's Score
Fordham 94 NJIT 77
Monmouth 107 NJIT 52
NJIT 93 Quinnipiac 39
NJIT 78 Rutgers 54
NJIT 88 Saint Francis 50
Women's Score
Fordham 69 NJIT 37
Quinnipiac 39 NJIT 39
Saint Francis 64 NJIT 36
