COLLEGEVILLE, Penn. (Feb. 8, 2020) – When she competed in the Collegeville Classic on January 25 at Ursinus College, Rutgers University-Camden sophomore
Emily Hilt
broke her own week-old indoor track program record in the shot put.
The Scarlet Raptors returned to action at Ursinus College again on Saturday for the Frank Colden Invitational and Hilt raised the program shot put standard again.
Hilt finished first of 55 competitors in the women’s shot put with a distance of 12.30 meters, breaking the mark of 12.22 meters she set two weeks ago. It was the fourth time this season, out of five meets, that Hilt has set the Rutgers-Camden record in the shot put. She has thrown an ECAC qualifier in the event four times.
Senior
Nicole DeMarco
finished 25th in the shot put (9.16 meters), while sophomore
Anna Archut
was 44th with a PR of 7.59 meters.
The Rutgers-Camden women also received a stellar performance from sophomore
Kirstin Slater,
who finished ninth out of 25 in the 5,000-meter run. She posted a PR time of 20:24.85.
In the 43-runner race for the seeded 60-meter dash, sophomore
Kaila English
finished 24th (8.54) and freshman
Lizette Abad
was 35th (8.94). In the unseeded 60-meter dash, junior-eligible
Caitlyn Kliniewski
placed 23rd of 29 (10.35).
On the men’s side, junior
Logan Pierson
ran his top time of the season in the unseeded 60-meter dash while winning the event in a 26-man field. He posted a time of 7.64.
Rutgers-Camden’s men had a strong showing in the 400-meter dash, led by junior
Vinny Maine,
who finished 23rd of 64 in a time of 54.41. Sophomore
Desmond Howell
finished 26th (54.74), sophomore
Maxwell Adams
was 28th (a PR of 55.42) and sophomore
Shane Costello
finished 58th (1:06.25).
Freshman
Emmanuel Lewis
finished 12th of 42 with a PR of 12.44 meters in the shot put, while sophomore
Will Gross
was 14th (11.99 meters) and senior
Matt Gross
was 25th (a PR of 10.97 meters).
A trio of Raptors in the men’s mile was led by freshman
David Morrow,
who finished 47th of 58 in a time of 5:12.57. Freshman
Naseem Shreim
finished 18th of 30 in the long jump (5.71 meters).
Rutgers-Camden returns to action on Feb. 15 when it competes at the Susquehanna University Invitational.
Sat. 8
Frank Colden Invitational
(at Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA)
MEN:
No Team Scores
WOMEN:
No Team Scores
Rutgers-Camden School Records:
* Women’s Shot Put, Emily Hilt, 12.30 M (Old: 12.22 by Hilt, Jan. 25, 2020 at the Collegeville Classic)