Princeton, NJ… As the lone NCAA Division III team competing at the New Year Invitational hosted by Princeton University, The College of New Jersey indoor track and field teams turned in some impressive performances as several individuals met post-season qualifying times.
Saturday’s meet was the first of the new season for the Lions.
Men’s Highlights…
Junior Pasquale DiGiacchino (Bernardsville, NJ/Bernards) placed 13th in the 500 meters, but his time of 1:07.37 qualified him for the ECAC Championships in the later stages of the season.
Senior Brian Donatelli (Whitehouse Station, NJ/Hunterdon Central) placed in a pair of events for TCNJ as he claimed sixth place in the weight throw with a heave of 49’5-1/2\” and 10th in the shot put. His toss in the shot was 45’2-1/4\”.
Junior Rob McGowan (Monroe Twp., NJ/Monroe Township) took fifth in the 300 meters (36.23), while freshman Matt Rosana (Vernon, NJ/Vernon Township) was eighth in the long jump with a distance of 6.47 meters. Freshman Dennie Waite (Little Silver, NJ/Red Bank Regional) also recorded an eighth-place finish with a time of 9:06.25 in the 3,000.
Another freshman, Kyle Gilroy (Oak Ridge, NJ/West Milford Township), excelled in the 60-meter hurdles with a swift time of 8.68 seconds to place ninth.
Women’s Highlights…
The best event for the Lions was the 500 meters with three individuals placing in the top 20 with each of them meeting ECAC standards. Sophomore Jianna Spadaccini (Butler, NJ/Butler) was 13th in 1:20.49 and was followed by freshman Meryl Wimberly (Farmingdale, NJ/Coltsneck) in 16th place (1:21.5) and freshman Rochelle Prevard (Sicklerville, NJ/Winslow Township) in 17th place (1:21.84).
TCNJ’s top finish was in the long jump as junior Kristen Tricocci (Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson) was third sailing a distance of 5.30 meters. She was also 11th in the 300 meters with a time of 43.74.
Junior Martine McGrath (West Long Branch, NJ/Shore Regional) boasted an ECAC time of 10:25.44 in the 3,000 to place fourth.
The Lions also had two throwers finish in the top 10 of their respective events with freshman Sarah Wehrhan (Dodge City, KS/The Peddie School) posting a distance of 12.67 meters in the weight throw and Cristina D’Amato (Madison, NJ/Madison) recording a toss of 10.86 meters in the shot put.
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