LAKEWOOD, NJ (May 1, 2025) - As the calendar flips to May, that can mean only one thing: it's time for the CACC Outdoor Track and Field Championship Meet.
What
CACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Where
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Track and Field Complex
When
Friday - Saturday, May 2-3
Friday - Field Events - 11 am / Track Events - 12 pm
Saturday - All events - 9 am
Tickets
$10 - Adults
$5 - Children, seniors and students (with valid school ID)
How to Watch
Both days of the meet will be aired via a free-to-view broadcast on 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 10,000m and the women's 100m hurdle final.
• Trials in the 100m, 110m hurdles, 200m 400m and 400m IH will be run Friday with finals Saturday.
• Field events Friday will get underway with the men's and women's long jump and pole vault at 11 am. At 1 pm throwing events start with the men's and women's hammer throw and javelin and at 2 pm is the men's high jump.
• Everything on the track begins at 9 am Saturday. Also at 9 starts the men's and women's shot put and discus, men's and women's triple jump and women's high jump.
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 year both teams finished in fifth place.
Last Time Out
• Georgian Court finished the regular season with some outstanding performances at the TCNJ Outdoor Invitational.
• Two individuals set school records:
Amirah Beasley in the 1500m and
Mark Linton in the discus.
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Ava Reardon was the CACC Field Athlete of the Week after her personal-best throw in the javelin.
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Ivan Ramos-Lopez soared to new heights in the pole vault.
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Robbie Babson and
Malicah Etienne also had top-10 finishes at the historic Penn Relays.
Georgian Court Competitors
Women
• There are qualifying standards to compete in the CACC Championship meet.
• The Georgian Court women have just two running on the track in individual events.
Jewel Pierrecharles is entered in the 100m and 200m dashes and
Amirah Beasley in the 800m.
• Georgian Court is also putting together both a 4x100 and 4x400m relay. Pierrecharles,
Leela McConnell,
Molly Burns and
Tishanna Cohen are a part of the 4x100m relay while McConnell, Burns and Cohen are joined by Beasley in the 4x400m relay.
• Cohen and Pierrecharles are also competing in the triple jump.
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Juliana Dogostino is jumping in the high jump and throwing the javelin.
• Kaydence Fisher is throwing the shot put, discus and hammer throw.
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Adrianna Fodera is also in three throwing events, the shot put, hammer throw and javelin.
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Chiamaka Wokocha and
Sabrina Halk are throwing both the shot put and discus.
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Ava Reardon is entered in the javelin.
Men
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Joe Jamolawicz and
Nolan Kus are running the 5,000m / 10,000m double for the distance crew.
• Also running two events on the track is
Ryan Pettrow in the 800m and 1500m.
Zachary Spoonire joins Pettrow in the 800m.
• In the sprints,
Brandon Rudder competes in the 200m and Wayne Robinson and
Marcos Murillo-Benavides in the 400m.
• The 4x100m relay team is comprised of Rudder,
Nick Jordan, Robinson and
Ivan Ramos-Lopez. Rudder and Robinson are joined by
James McCoy and Murillo-Benavides on the 4x400m squad.
• Ramos-Lopez is also entered in the pole vault along with
Sean Donnamaria and
Julian Rodriguez. Rodriguez is competing in the high jump as well.
• The only horizontal jumper for the Lions is
Matthew Sutton in the triple jump.
• GCU is loaded up in the throws events.
Robbie Babson and
Mark Linton are throwing the shot put, discus and hammer.
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Malicah Etienne and
Thomas Menegus are entered in the shot put and discus.
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Guius Dabney and
Anthony Lorenzo are throwing the shot put and hammer throw.
National Rankings
• There is no team in the CACC with more national qualifiers than Georgian Court. GCU has four all in throwing events.
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Robbie Babson hit the mark in the shot put and ranks 41st.
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Mark Linton ranks 26th and
Malicah Etienne 45th in the discus.
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Ava Reardon is 34th in the javelin.
• The USTFCCCA Ratings Index had Georgian Court ranked fourth on the women's side and fifth for the men in the CACC.
• They're also 12th and 16th in the East Region rankings.
• Georgian Court's women have a 53rd ranked discus squad according to the USTFCCCA and 66th in the hammer throw.
• The Lion men have the 17th ranked squad in the shot put along with the 35th ranked discus squad and 68th ranked hammer squad.