New York University's men's and women's track and field teams won four events in a strong showing at the Oscar Moore Invitational, hosted by Rowan University, on Saturday, March 26, in Glassboro, NJ.
Kristian Zadlo took first in the unseeded 100-meter dash for the men's lone event victory while
Nathalie Shoji (pole vault),
Ezri Scott (high jump) and
Isre'al Conerly (100m) were victorious for the women.
Men's Highlights
- Zadlo shined in his 100-meter debut, finishing the race in 11.53 seconds to secure first place in the unseeded field.
- Zion Glover ran a personal-best time in the 200-meter dash, placing 10th with a 23.25-second finish. He also finished third in the seeded 100m with a personal record of 10.95 seconds.
- Coleman Ruiz was also a top-10 finisher, taking 10th in the 3k with a personal-best time of 9:13.01.
- NYU's throwers performed well throughout the Invitational:
- Shot put: Michael Mangual (fourth, 13.60m), Owen Mountford (sixth, 13.35m) and Marc Santonocito (seventh, 13.14m) all had top-seven showings.
- Discus: Mountford placed fourth (44.43m) while Mangual (sixth, 42.50m), Viraj Gulati (12th, 37.70m) and Paul Ioffreda (21st, 33.26m) all set personal records.
- Hammer: Mountford (eighth, 40.86m) and Mangual (10th, 35.18m) both finished top-10 once again while Santonocito came in 14th (28.29m) in his hammer debut.
Women's Highlights
- Conerly, making her 100m debut, completed the race in 12.82 seconds to claim first place.
- Shoji set a personal record in pole vault (3.05m) en route to first.
- Scott leapt 1.49 meters to top the field in high jump.
- Ashley Lai (seventh, 2:36.15) and Jaylyn Wagner (eighth, 2:36.74) performed well for the Violets in the 800-meter.
- Conerly also finished third in the 200-meter dash (26.09) while Madi Richardson came in 10th (27.17).
- Michelle Uvieghara notched seventh place in discus with a personal-best toss of 29.87 meters. She also came in fifth in shot put, setting an outdoor personal best of 10.95m.
Next Up
Both squads continue the outdoor season at the Ramapo College Invitational on Friday and Saturday, April 1-2, in Mahwah, NJ.
