Kyle Pulliam, Emmanuel Mena-Jimenez, Erin Leary and Shaniah Alago were named the Spartan Athletes of the Month for December.
Emmanuel Mena-Jimenez, Men's Indoor Track & Field:
Emmanuel Mena-Jimenez opened the 2023-24 Indoor Track & Field season with a third place finish in the weight throw in a field of 14 at The College of New Jersey Winter Opener, hitting an NCAA provisional and ECC-leading mark of 18.13m. The ECC Preseason Co-Athlete of the Year also placed fifth in a field of 15 in the shot put with a throw of 14.20m.
The senior thrower from West Haverstraw, N.Y. then was once again dominant in both the weight throw and shot put events for the maroon and gold at the Wagner College Seahawk Shootout, where he won the weight throw in a field of 27 with a collegiate-best toss of 19.51m (64’ 0”), which leads the ECC and improved his NCAA Division II provisional standing. Mena-Jimenez also placed fourth in the shot put with a throw of 14.95m (49’ 1/2”), which ranks second in the ECC this season.