STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The NJIT men's and women's track and field teams resumed their indoor campaign and kicked off 2022 Friday evening by taking part in the Wagner College Invitational, held at the Ocean Breeze Track and Field Facility.
TOP PERFORMANCES
OTHER TOP TENS
OTHER NOTES
- 60 Meters: Holloway's prelims time of 8.01 was only .05 seconds off of the school and freshman record of 7.96 (Ayanna Garrett, 2017), sets a new PR and is the fourth fastest all-time at NJIT; Leigh's finals time was a mere .01 off the school record of 6.93 (Daniel Leung, 2018); Leigh's time was the third-best among college runners in the race and the PR was the second-fastest in NJIT history as well as the No. 2 time currently in the America East;
- 200 Meters: Leigh's PR time ranks second in school history and first on the America East performance list; Graves III's time is a new PR 500 Meters: Bacchi's time was third among college runners and currrently ranks fourth in America East; Nance's time is now the second-best mark in school history and sits fourth in America East.
- 800 Meters: Munera's mark sets a new PR and ranks fifth in school history.
- Shot Put: Belal Embaby's toss of 13.46m / 44-2.00 is a new NJIT freshman record.
- 4x400 Relay: Graves III record a 49.33 anchor leg in the race.
- 3000 Meters: Raia's time eclipsed her previous PR by more than 12 seconds.
OVERVIEW FROM COACH MUNSCH
"I am very pleased with our performances today, especially since we are coming off of winter break and had a tough week of training. This says a lot about the character of our team and is a testament to the hard work they put in on their own while home during the holidays. We are on pace to have a historic season for this program and this meet was just a small glimpse of things to come."
NEXT UP
NJIT returns to Ocean Breeze next week (January 14), competing in the St. Thomas Aquinas Spartan Invitational.
