LAKEWOOD, NJ (May 3, 2024) - The CACC Track and Field Championships are coming back to Lakewood. This weekend, the conference meet descends upon Georgian Court as the Lions host the conference meet.

What
CACC Outdoor Track and Field Conference Championships

When
Saturday-Sunday - May 4-5
Saturday - 1 pm
Sunday - 10 am

Where
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Track and Field Complex

Tickets
Tickets can be purchased online or on site
$10 adults
$5 childen/seniors/college student with valid school ID

How to Watch
Both days of the meet will be aired via a free-to-view broadcast on the Georgian Court portal of the CACC Digital Network. Live results, provided by EliteFeats are also available at the link above. 

Teams Competing
Bridgeport, Caldwell, Chestnut Hill, Dominican, Felician, Georgian Court, Goldey-Beacom, Holy Family, Jefferson, Wilmington

The Schedule
• The only finals run on day one will be the men's and women's 10000m. 
• Trials in the 100m, 100m/110m hurdles, 200m 400m and 400m IH will be run Saturday with finals Sunday.
• Field events Saturday will get underway with the men's and women's hammer throw. The men and women will also compete in the javelin, long jump and pole vault.
• The women's high jump kicks off at 4 p.m. Saturday. The men's high jump is contested Sunday.
• All track events Sunday will be finals starting at 10 a.m. with the 3,000m steeplechase. 

Scoring and Awards
Scoring – Individual Events and Relays: 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1
Awards – Medals to top 3 finishers in all events

Championship History
• Georgian Court men had won three straight CACC Outdoor Championships from 2019-22 (there was no meet in 2020 due to COVID-19). That streak came to an end last year as Wilmington hoisted the trophy.
• The Lion women also had a nice run of success winning nine straight CACC titles. That too came to an end in 2023 at the hands of Felician.
• In 2023, GCU took second on the men's side scoring 174 points to finish in second place. The women were third with 110 points. 

Last Time Out
• Georgian Court took part in the Penn Relays and also competed at the TCNJ Outdoor Invitational. Sheridan Martinez, Robbie Babson and Malicah Etienne all threw Friday at the Penn Relays. 
• GCU had a handful compete Saturday at TCNJ with the most important aspect being to come out healthy.

National Qualifiers
• At the PR Bonanza, Malicah Etienne became the first Lion to hit an NCAA qualifying mark.
• His throw of 169-5 in the discus is currently 27th in the country. 

National Rankings
• In the USTFCCCA regional and conference rankings, Georgian Court's men are up to 11th in the East Region and fifth in the CACC, same as last week. 
• The Lion women are also fifth in the league and 18th in the region, also the same as last week.
• In the event squad rankings, the Lions mens shot putters are 47th in Division II.
• The women's javelin is 26th and the discus is 64th. 
• The CACC teams ranked ahead of GCU men in the conference are Holy Family, Goldey-Beacom, Wilmington and Felician.
• Ahead of the Lion women are Felician, Holy Family, Wilmington and Jefferson. 

Competing for GCU (CACC Rank, *All-CACC in 2023; ^All-CACC in 2022)
Women
800m
Amirah Beasley (4th)

Long Jump
Malama Toure (2nd)
Ingrid Rivera-Zuniga (8th)

Discus
Sabrina Halk (9th)
Chiamaka Wokocha (3rd)

Hammer Throw
Sabrina Halk (8th)
Sheridan Martinez (12th)
Chiamaka Wokocha (1st)

Javelin
Sheridan Martinez* (1st)
Ava Reardon (3rd)
Ingrid Rivera-Zuniga (10th)
Chiamaka Wokocha (9th)

4x100m 
Aaliyah Thorpe, Molly Burns, Leela McConnell, Samantha Lonseth

4x400m
Aaliyah Thorpe^, Niya Barden^, Amirah Beasley^, Molly Burns (3rd)

Men (CACC Rank), *All-CACC in 2023; ^All-CACC in 2022
200m
Wayne Robinson (12th)^

400m
Seth Powell (32nd)

800m
Ryan Pettrow (4th)

1500m
Ryan Pettrow (3rd)

3000m Steeplechase
Kyle Spector*^ (1st)

5000m
Joe Jamolawicz (14th)
Kyle Spector (9th)

Triple Jump
Matthew Sutton

Pole Vault
Sean Donnamaria
Ivan Ramos-Lopez

Shot Put
Robbie Babson*^ (1st)
Malicah Etienne (2nd)
Thomas Menegus (6th)

Discus
Malicah Etienne (13th) (1st)

Hammer Throw
Robbie Babson* (1st)
Anthony Lorenzo (7th)

Javelin
Joseph Sauchelli*^ (2nd)

4x100m
Brian Barnes, Seth Powell, Ivan Ramos-Lopez, James McCoy

4x400m
James McCoy, Sean Donnamaria, Seth Powell, Wayne Robinson (8th)