LAKEWOOD, NJ (Jan. 23, 2026) - We are officially in the middle of the indoor Track and Field season at Georgian Court. They're right back in action this weekend, ahead of the snowstorm, in Pennsylvania. 

What
Franklin and Marshall Coach I Invitational

When
Saturday, January 24 - 9 am

Where
Lancaster, PA - Schnader Field House

Last Time Out
• Georgian Court competed at the NYC Gotham Cup at OceanBreeze.
• It was the Lions first full team meet of 2026 and their second overall this season. 

Bettering the Best
• For the second straight week, Mark Linton improved upon his own school record in the weight throw. 
• He set a record last season and thus far has surpassed it with a mark of 58-6.75. 

New Look Top-10
• After just two meets, the Georgian Court all-time top-10 indoor list underwent some dramatic changes.
• There's already been 24 new marks enter the top-10 for the 2025-26 season. And that doesn't include marks among the top-10 that have improved from meet to meet. 

Fab Freshmen
• Many of those new top-10 marks come from freshmen.
• On the women's side, it took just one meet for Daizhae' Brown to enter her name in three events, the 60m, long jump and triple jump.
• Sydney Hurley is another freshman who jumped her way into the top-10 in the pole vault.
• On the track, Sophia Mauro in the 800m and Sigurlaug Sveinsdottir in the 200m entered the top-10 last week. 
• For the men, Barone Vankline moved into not only the top-10, but the top-5 in both the 60m and 200m dashes.
• Also in the sprints, Brian Kutney entered the top-10 in the 60m hurdles and Stephen Lane did so in the 500m.
• Two freshmen horizontal jumpers, Chuck Smith in the long jump and Shona Mutokuto in the triple jump made the top-10 as well.

It wasn't just the freshmen getting into the top-10. There were plenty of returners and transfers who have started out strong as well:
• Jewel Pierrecharles set a PR and moved up the top-10 in the 60m dash and the triple jump.
• Tishanna Cohen entered the Lions top-five in the triple jump.
• Chiamaka Wokocha set a big personal-best in the weight throw last week. 
• For the men, Zachary Spoonire made some noise in the 500m while Ivan Ramos Lopez set a PR in the pole vault in the Lions opening meet.
• Last week on the track, Ryan Pettrow improved upon his time in the 3,000m 
• The throws have already seen returners Mark Linton and Guius Dabney improve in the weight throw.
• Transfer students, Cameren Anderson in the shot put and weight throw, and Gary Boyd, Jr. in the high jump needed just one meet to climb into the top-10. 

What to Watch For This Week
• If Mark Linton can better himself in the weight throw, it'll be his third straight meet besting his own school record in the event.
• Georgian Court will run two men's 4x400m relay teams and one on the women's side.
• Two veterans will try their hand at a new event for the first time. Jewel Pierrecharles competes in the long jump for the first time at GCU while Zachary Spoonire runs his first mile.
• After last week where many competed in just one event, there are some entered in multiple this week. Pierrecharles and Daizhae' Brown are entered in four. They're both doing the 60m dash, long jump and triple jump. Brown will complete the jumps trifecta with the high jump and Pierrecharles will run the 200m dash. Sigurlaug Sveinsdottir competes in three events, the 200m dash, long jump and shot put. 
• It'll be a change of scenery for the Lions who will compete as a team away from OceanBreeze for the first time this indoor season. 

About the Indoor Season
• While there are many similarities between the indoor and outdoor seasons, there are some key differences.
• The first is the track itself. Outdoors is a consistent 400m flat track. Indoor tracks vary in size and shape. 
• The track at OceanBreeze in Staten Island, where GCU is competing in five of seven meets, is a 200m banked track.
• Events also undergo some change. The short sprints get even shorter as the 100m dash and hurdles drops to 60m. 
• On the other end of the spectrum, there is no 10,000m race.
• There are only two throwing events as the discus, hammer throw and javelin are outdoor only events. Throwers only compete in the shot put and weight throw. 

The Indoor Schedule
• Georgian Court will compete at OceanBreeze in Staten Island in five of seven meets this season, including the ECC Championship meet.
• The other two races are the Franklin and Marshall Invitational and the Alvernia PLEX Shootout. 
• The ECC Championship meet, held at OceanBreeze, is already less than a month away and takes place Sunday, February 15, 2026.