Senior Day Photo Gallery

NEWARK, N.J. --- This past week, the NJIT men's and women's track and field programs competed at a pair of meets: the 125th running of the prestigious Penn Relays in Philadelphia and the 2019 Peacock/Brick City Classic hosted by NJIT & Saint Peter's.

PENN RELAYS
Pritinder Singh produced the best result of the meet for NJIT, earning a  bronze medal in the Decathlon with a new school record 5910 points. Singh finished in the top three in half of the ten events, including a runner-up finish in the 1500 meters.

RESULTS

• Decathlon: Pritinder Singh - 5910 points (3rd)
• 400 hurdles: Alex Ortega - 53.10 (13th; collegiate PR); Randy Fabian - 57.09 (45th)
• 4x100 Relay: Ndubuisi Obi/Nasiem Chandler/Kwaku Amponsah/Acacio Escada - 43.29 (43rd)
• 4x400 Relay: Alex Ortega/Pritinder Singh/Randy Fabian/Ryan Budhu - 3:22.12 (43rd)

BRICK CITY
Sunday's meet, jointly hosted by the Highlanders and Peacocks, saw NJIT collect seven overall victories. The Highlander women secured five of those wins, with Sara Wells earning a pair of individual wins and Chloe Jelley taking the 800 meters and helping the 4x400 relay take top honors.

MEN'S

• 4x400 relay: Mageean/Shenoda/Mobisa/Essel – 3:35.02 (1st)
• Long Jump: Nasiem Chandler – 6.53m / 21-5.25 (1st); Teslim Olunlade – 6.21m / 20-4.50 (4th)
• Triple Jump: Teslim Olunlade – 13.66m / 44-9.75 (2nd); Samuel Manu – 12.93m / 42-5.25 (4th)
• 800 meters: Joseph Onubogu – 1:58.66 (2nd); Mike Russell – 2:04.90 (7th); Gerard Gill - 2:06.57 (8th)
• Discus Throw: Connor Letko – 42.12m / 138-2.00 (2nd); Edward Kasmin – 35.54m / 116-7.00 (4th); Yogou Tsutsumi – 35.30m / 115-10.00 (5th)
• 1500 meters: David Essel – 4:09.35 (2nd); Brian McGlew – 4:09.36 (4th); Andrew Shenoda – 4:15.05 (7th); Robert Spies – 4:19.16 (8th)
• High Jump: Connor Penrod – 1.75m / 5-8.75 (3rd)
• Javelin Throw: Connor Letko – 42.38m / 139-0.00 (3rd)
• Shot Put: Connor Letko – 11.59m / 38-0.25 (3rd); Edward Kasmin – 11.09m / 36-4.75 (4th); Yogou Tsutsumi – 9.48m / 31-3.75 (6th); Pritinder Singh – 9.22m / 30-3.00 (8th)
• 400 meters: Shawn Mageean – 52.70 (6th); Christopher Prasek – 53.56 (8th)
• 110 hurdles: Connor Penrod – 16.21 (6th)

WOMEN'S 

• 800 meters: Chloe Jelley - 2:24.15 (1st); Rosa Moss - 2:40.29 (10th)
• 4x400 relay: Jelley/Almeida/Ling/Shibata - 4:12.68 (1st)
• High Jump: Miku Okada - 1.55m / 5-1.00 (1st); Sydne Nance - 1.50m / 4-11.00 (2nd); Esther Daramola - 1.45m / 4-9.00 (3rd)
• Discus Throw: Sara Wells – 36.85m / 120-11.00 (1st); Shannon Turner – 31.64m / 103-10.00 (3rd); Kayla Breaux – 28.39m / 93-2.00 (6th)
• Javelin Throw: Sara Wells – 32.82m / 107-8.00 (1st); Esther Daramola – 22.24m / 72-11.00 (5th)
• 100 hurdles: Miku Okada - 15.75 (2nd)
• 400 hurdles: Sara Morgan - 1:10.31 (2nd); Elyssa Stephano - 1:16.02 (7th)
• Shot Put: Shannon Turner – 10.08m / 33-1.00 (2nd); Sara Wells – 9.97m / 32-8.50 (4th); Kayla Breaux – 9.89m / 32-5.50 (6th)
• 400 meters: Synde Nance - 59.06 (3rd); Sarah Morgan - 1:03.54 (5th)
• 1500 meters: MIchelle Ling - 5:37.99 (7th); Emily Shibata - 5:48.92 (10th)
• Long Jump: Anjali Pai - 4.56m / 14-11.50 (7th)