Men’s and Women’s Track & Field Adds Nearly 30 Student-Athletes for 2019-20

JERSEY CITY, NJ – Nearly 30 student-athletes will be joining the Saint Peter's University men's and women's track & field teams for the 2019-20 seasons, as announced by head coach John Marshall.

The group represents a number of different events and boast an array of accolades from their high school careers, including multiple all-state, all-county and all-conference selections. The vast majority are Garden State natives, with all hailing from other tri-state area states.

2019-20 Men's Track & Field Newcomers
Ibrahim Bakari | Shot put, weight, hammer & discus | Colonie HS

Matthew Defilippis | Shot put, discus & javelin | Old Bridge HS

Kyle Estivene | 55-meter hurdle, 110-meter hurdle, 400-meter hurdle | 5'10" | Scotch Plains, NJ | Fanwood HS

8x Varsity Letter winner
3x Group 3 Indoor State Champion
2019 Second Team All-County for 55-meter hurdle indoor

Triple Jump personal record- 45'9.5
Long Jump personal record- 22'5.5

Scholar Athlete Recipient
All South Jersey Mentions
Multiple State Championships- Indoor Group 1, 400m state champion, outdoor Group 1, 400h and 400m state champion
Major: Sports Management
Minor: Communication

1st Team All-State & All-Shore
2X School record holder, APP Athlete of the Year nominee
Sneakers+ Athlete of the Week
Ocean County Champion
Shore Conference Champion
Shore Conference Runner-Up
State Sectional Champion
State Group Champion, MOC Qualifier, MOC Top-10
Team MVP
Team Most Valuable Field Athlete

Ran the 100m & 200m freshman year
Was a member of the team that was first in the 4X1 & 4X at NJCSAL meet in 2016
Major: Sports Medicine
Birthday: 9/6/2001

2018-2019 first year of high school track. Ran for Malcolm X. Shabazz High
Essex County 1st Team 55 Meters Dash & 200 Dash Outdoor
SEC Independence Division 100M & 200M Dash Outdoor & member of the winning 4X400 relay.
Participant in the Girls North 2 Group 1 Sectionals Indoor Champs
Born: 12/3/2000
Major: Criminal Justice
Daughter of Caroline Shipley & Robert Gosier

Placed All County positions in the high jump all four years of HS
MVP Award winner sophomore year
Placed first in the Hudson County Indoor Championship in 2019 in High Jump
Competed at the MOCs Freshman Year (was the first female to compete at Groups and MOCs in the school)
Set freshman high jump record of 5'2" inches

Tichelle Merricks | 100m, 200m, 100h, 400h, 4X100 relay, 4X400 relay

2X High School Outstanding Award 2015-16, 2016-17
Greater Middlesex Conference 4X400 relay 2015-2016

Tola Osipitan | Long sprinter/400 specialty | 5'8" | Albany, NY | Colonie Central HS

Four-year Excellence in sprints
Six years of varsity competition
2019 Suburban Council Leadership Award
Two-year xc/track & field captain

Shot put personal record- 39'9
Discus personal record- 122

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