NEW YORK, N.Y. - The Saint Peter's University track & field teams returned to action for their third meet of the outdoor season over the course of Friday and Saturday at the Metropolitan Outdoor Track & Field Championships (METS). The Peacocks had a balanced effort from everywhere on the roster that led them to three gold medals and multiple top-10 finishes.
Top Performances: Women
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The women were able to claim back-to-back first-place finishes in the hurdle events. Abigail Vital was the first to do so, claiming victory in the 100 Hurdles with a time of 14.59, edging out the next closest competitor by .3 seconds. Three hundredths of a second continues to be a theme, as that's how little Vital was off from breaking her collegiate best time.
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The second victory of the day came courtesy of Diamond McLaughlin, who continues her stellar freshman campaign with a gold medal in the 400 Hurdles. Her time of 1:02.82 was not only good enough for first place, but is also an IC4A/ECAC qualifying mark in the event. She was joined by teammates Alexus Smith (6th, 1:07.31), Mikell Dolo (11th, 1:16.29), and Janai Orders (13th, 1:20.91) in the event.
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The 200 Meter Finals was stacked with Peacocks, as two were able to take top-15 finishes. Vernetta Gosier's time of 25.95 was good enough to edge out teammate Abigail Vital's time of 26.10, where both finished in 12th and 13th place respectively. They were joined in the race by Balikis Iyiola (25th, 26.77), Reyanna Henderson (25th, 27.03), Diamond McLaughlin (28th, 27.25), and KaRynn Hill (34th, 28.02).
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In the field events, sophomore Aaliyah Booker grabbed a top-10 finish in the Pole Vault. Her mark of 2.90m was good enough for eighth place in the event.
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Janai Orders put forth a strong effort in the Triple Jump, as she was able to take fourth place with a mark of 10.36m. This mark was just .3m off of her collegiate best.
Top Performances: Men
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Clardo Nestor once again had a tremendous day over multiple events for the Peacocks. The keynote of his Saturday afternoon was in the 800 Meters, as he was able to take home a first-place finish with a time of 1:55.02. He also participated in the 400 Meters, taking fourth place with a time of 48.91. That time is now a new personal collegiate best for him in the event.
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Nestor was joined in the 800 Meters by Michael Conover, who finished just a few spots behind him in third place. Conover's time of 1:56.65 was just two second off of his personal collegiate best time.
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Delano Gooden put forth a tremendous effort in the 100 Meters Finals as his IC4A/ECAC qualifying time of 10.82 was good enough for fourth place in the event. This mark of 10.82 now sets a new personal collegiate best for Gooden in the event. He followed that up with another IC4A/ECAC qualifying time of 22.04, this time in the 200 Meters Finals. The time was good enough for sixth place and sets a new personal collegiate best time for him in the event.
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Val Augustin continues to make an instant impact for this program, grabbing another top-three finish in an event. This week in the 110 Hurdles, he placed second in the event with a time of 15.15. He was joined by teammate Kyle Estivene in the event, who finished fourth with a time of 15.69.
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Fiyin Amori participated in both the Long and Triple Jumps, with top-10 finishes in both events. In the Long Jump, he finished fifth with a distance of 6.57m and followed that up with a sixth place finish in the Triple Jump with a distance of 13.09m.
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Dylan Powell provided the keynote on Friday for the Peacocks, as he was able to take third place in the Hammer Throw with a distance of 48.79m. This is now a personal collegiate best for him in the event.
Up Next
The Peacocks will take a bye week next week before returning to competition in the Jersey Relays. The event takes place on April 22nd in Newark, NJ.
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