2022 MAAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Date: Saturday-Sunday, May 7-8, 2022
Tickets: MAAC HomeTown Ticketing
Live Video (Sunday): ESPN+
Location: Michael P. Brady Complex // Lawrence Township, N.J.
Championship Central: MAACSports.com
JERSEY CITY, N.J. – The Saint Peter's University track and field teams are off to the Michael P. Brady Complex at Rider University this weekend for the 2021-22 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
About The Championship
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This is the second year in a row that the Outdoor Championships will take place at Rider University. Before that, the previous meet (2019) was held at Monmouth in West Long Branch, N.J.
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The eight-lane, 400-meter track possesses an infield grass area where the javelin, high jump and shot put events occur. The north end of the complex is home to both the long and triple jumps, as well as the pole vault. There is also a cage area for the hammer throw and discus.
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The two-day meet will run all day from Saturday through Sunday.
The Field
Saint Peter's in the MAAC Championship
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Both sides will be looking to dethrone seven-time defending champion Monmouth, who has won the event every year dating back to 2014.
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The women's team is one of only three teams to have won the Outdoor Championship in the last eleven years along with Monmouth and Rider. They had won back-to-back titles from 2011-12, which represent the only two outdoor league titles won by either side in program history.
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A year ago, the men finished in fourth place and the women in sixth. The women were led by Lorretta Owoh, who's strong performance was rewarded with MAAC Field Rookie of the Meet honors.
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Meet The Peacocks
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Clardo Nestor had a stellar indoor season, and his results during the outdoor portion of the year are similar. He has been successful both individually and in the relays. Individually, he shined in the 800 meters. At the METS (Metropolitan Outdoor Track & Field Championships), he captured first place with a time of 1:55.02 and second place at the Colonial Relays with a time of 1:54.23. Also at the Colonial Relays, he helped set an IC4A/ECAC qualifying time in the 4x400 with teammates Jarrett Gentles, Quincy Hendy, and Isaiah Sanchez.
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Quincy Hendy burst onto the scene at the MAAC Indoor Championships, qualifying for the 200 Meter finals and winning bronze. His 200 success didn't end there, however, as he went on to break an outdoor school record in the event with a time of 21.69.
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Fresh off of her Rookie of the Year win at the SP's, Diamond McLaughlin will look to continue her stellar freshman year. While breaking multiple school records and setting new personal records every week, the highlight of the year for McLaughlin came after the Jersey Relays, where she earned MAAC Track Performer of the Week. This came on the back of three first place finishes in the 400 Hurdles, 4x200, and 4x400.
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Abigail Vital had a tremendous indoor season and continued that success into the outdoor season. The keynote of her outdoor season came in the 100 Hurdles at the METS. She finished with a time of 14.59, edging out the next closest competitor by .3 seconds.
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The relay team of Balikis Iyiola, Alexus Smith, Mikell Dolo, Vernetta Gosier, Reyanna Henderson, and Janai Orders were able to capture victory in the 4x400 with a time of 50.19 at the 26th Annual Monmouth University Track & Field Season Opener. This mark was a full two seconds faster than the second place finisher.
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Jarrett Gentles has had a strong outdoor season as well, capturing second place in the 400 Hurdles with a time of 56.11 at the 26th Annual Monmouth University Track & Field Season Opener. He was joined in the race by Lovens Lormilus, who finished just outside of the top-10, taking 11th place with a time of 1:08.16. At the same event in the 110 Hurdles, Val Augustin claimed a top-3 finish with a time of 15.51.
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On the field side, Iria Paz broke 5 personal records over the span of her afternoon at the Jersey Relays, with a silver and bronze medal to show for it. In the Long Jump, Paz finished with a distance of 5.21m which was good for second place. In the Triple Jump, her distance of 10.98m netted her third place in the event. Janai Orders also had a good day in both events, finishing just outside the top three in both. Her distances of 4.16m in the Long Jump and 10.50m in the Triple Jump placed her fourth in both events.
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Fiyin Amori participated in both the Long and Triple Jumps at the METS, 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. Dylan Powell took third place in the Hammer Throw with a distance of 48.79m. This is now a personal collegiate best for him in the event.
Recapping the Spring So Far
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Saint Peter's competed at five meets during the regular season, venturing to 4 different states to do so.
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The season opened in West Long Branch at the 26th Annual Monmouth University Track & Field Season Opener.
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The following weekend brought the Peacocks to Williamsburg, VA. where they participated in the Colonial Relays. They were able to capture multiple top-10 finishes and two IC4A/ECAC qualifying marks at the meet.
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The Peacocks returned closer to home the next weekend, where they performed at Icahn Stadium for the METS. It was a balanced effort from everywhere on the roster that led them to three gold medals and multiple top-10 finishes.
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Senior Day was then celebrated at the Jersey Relays, where multiple Peacocks grabbed first-place finishes in an overall tremendous day.
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The good news didn't stop there, as all three relay teams qualified for the finals the next weekend at the Penn Relays. The highlight of the weekend was the women's 4x100, where the team of Balikis Iyiola, Alexus Smith, Abigail Vital, and Vernetta Gosier put forth a strong effort in the finals, but fell short of the winner's podium with a fourth place finish. They finished with a time of 47.83 in the finals, as the top four teams were separated by just 1.06 seconds.
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