LAKEWOOD, N.J. (Jan. 26, 2023) - Georgian Court Track and Field doesn't have to travel far for competition this week. They'll be just a few miles north at the Monmouth Winter Classic.
When
Saturday-Sunday, January 28-29Â - 10 a.m.
Where
Monmouth University - OceanFirst Bank Center
What
Monmouth Winter Classic
Results
Live results are available at the link above and provided by M&D Timing.Â
Last Time Out
Georgian Court was back at the Armory in NYC last week for the Ramapo Season Opener. There were nine personal-bests set with three event winners at the meet.Â
National Qualifiers
• So far this season, Georgian Court has seen three jumpers hit NCAA provisional qualifying marks.Â
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Aniyah Russell is 13th in Division II in the long jump with her mark of 19-2.5.Â
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Jeshurun Devero is 26th in the triple jump with a mark of 47-9. Both Devero and Russell set their marks in December at the Fasttrack Season Opener.
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Shanae Rayside most recently joined the duo. Her mark of 38-4.75 in the triple jump is 26th in the country.Â
What to Watch
• There will be a handful of NCAA Division I, II, and III competition. St. Thomas Aquinas, also in the ECC will be on hand along with local schools Monmouth, Manhattan, Adelphi, Dominican and others.Â
• Although it is a two-day meet, the only event being contested on Sunday is the pole vault.
Jan Volkmar,
Nina Casalino,
Hannah Gravante and
Julia Kirschnick are all entered for the Sunday competition.Â
• The Lion women will have six competing in the long jump with
Shalom Adzakro,
Elena Martinez-Rodriguez,
Shanae Rayside,
Aniyah Russell,
Malama Toure and Ingrid Zuniga-Rivera. This will be Rayside's first time competing in both the long and triple jump this season.
• GCU's distance crew will be having a faster day than normal. Only
Riley Keffer and
Brenna Sullivan are entered in anything above a mile, they'll both be in the 3,000m. The rest are competing in the 800m, mile, or both.
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Elena Keck and
Sheridan Martinez will throw both the shot put and weight.
Robbie Babson throws just the shot put.
• Georgian Court will put together a men's and women's 4x400m relay to finish off Saturday's portion of the meet.Â