LAKEWOOD, NJ (May 4, 2024) - It was a lucrative day one of the throws for Georgian Court. They picked up three event winners in the throwing events on day one of the CACC Championships and scored points in a handful of other field events.

Throws
• Starting on the women's side when GCU took first and third in javelin. Sheridan Martinez was the winner throwing 131-3. Ava Reardon made the podium in third place throwing 117-5. Ingrid Rivera-Zuniga was 12th at 81-11. Both Martinez and Reardon's best throws came on the first throw in finals.
• The Lions also got a meet champion in the women's hammer throw. Freshman Chiamaka Wokocha topped the field throwing 136-2. Sabrina Halk set a personal-best and scored for the Lions with a fifth place finish throwing 112-4. Martinez threw the hammer as well taking 12th place at 94-9. 
• Halk's PR throw came on her final of the day. Wokocha only got three legal throws off. Her second throw was enough to win the competition but she improved with her fourth throw her best of the day.
• GCU also won the men's hammer and javelin. Joseph Sauchelli won his third straight javelin championship throwing a season-best 181-2. He was in second place heading into finals, but his fourth throw overtook first place and he hung on to defend his crown.
• Also a three-time champ is Robbie Babson in the hammer throw. Babson's first throw was enough to win the meet. He improved on that though and finished at 162-1 for the meet win. Anthony Lorenzo took fifth with a big personal-best throw of 130-0.

Jumps
• Georgian Court got some people on the podium in the jumps as well. Malama Toure finished second in the long jump with her mark of 17-4.25. That was her very first jump of the day. Rivera-Zuniga was seventh to grab some points for the Lions jumping 14-9.75.
• Sean Donnamaria had a third place jump for the Lions in the pole vault. He cleared 12-0.5. It was a dangerous start for Donnamaria who failed to clear his first two attempts at his opening height. He got over on his third attempt though to remain in the competition and after passing at the next two heights, cleared the bar 12-0.5.

Track
• There was only one competitor on the track for Georgian Court on day one. That was Seth Powell in the 400m dash. He finished 18th overall running 52.36. 

Tomorrow will see plenty more finals races on the track as well the rest of the field events and the CACC will crown a conference champion in Men's and Women's Track and Field