Ewing, NJ: The Ramapo College men's outdoor track and field team placed fifth overall with 46 points. The Roadrunners competed at the two-day meet hosted by the College of New Jersey.
The 4x400m relay team grabbed a third-place finish with a combined time of 3:20.71 while they also qualified for the AARTFC. The team was made up of
Anthony Gentile,
Mark Shinkorenko,
Terrell Lockett, and
Logan Natale. In the 100m dash prelims,
Brandon Balcacer finished 9th in 10.84 seconds with an AARTFC qualifying time. Nbubuisi Okeh clocked in with a personal best time of 11.04 seconds while
JC Mendoza also posted a personal best of 11.08 seconds. In the prelims of the 400m hurdles,
Matt Suero finished second to advance to the finals in 54.52 seconds while he set a new personal best in the finals in 53.79 seconds to finish fourth overall.
Braden Holm placed fourth in the shot put with a AARTFC qualifying mark of 14.75m.
The 4x100m relay team recorded a combined time of 42.50 seconds to qualify for the AARTFC. The team was made up of Balcacer, Mendoza, Okeh, and Gentile. In the 1,500m race,
Julian Mignone posted a personal best time of 4:08.69 for a ninth-place finish overall. In the 5k, Migone clocked in at 16:21.01 to finish 12th overall.
Sebastiano Secades recorded a personal best mark in the long jump in 6.27m. Natale clocked in at 49.09 seconds in the 400m dash for a new personal best. In the 800m race,
Michael Mohr clocked in with a new personal best of 1:57.78, finishing in eighth-place overall.
Day One Recap:
Sebastian Pross won the hammer throw on day one 2025 NJAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships this afternoon at the College of New Jersey. Pross, who won his second hammer throw title of his career, posted a mark of 51.66m (169' 6") to win the event and earn 10 points for the Roadrunners. Holm earned NJAC Runner-Up with a second-place finish in the hammer throw. Holm posted a mark of 48.21m (158' 2") to earn eight points for the team. In the javelin,
Nick Palmadesso posted one point for the team with an eighth-place finish as he recorded a throw of 49.30m (161' 9").
The Roadrunners return to action on Friday, May 9th when they host the Last Chance Twilight at the Athletic Center starting at 5pm. The team will also honor their senior class.
