Dallas, Pa. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Men's and Women's Track & Field program continued to shine bright both on the track and in field events on Friday at the Misericordia University Twilight Invitational.
On the day, the STAC men placed second, while the women finished third.
Headlining the outstanding performances for the men's squad, Jayden Bennermon placed first in the High Jump (1.92 meters/6'3.5"), Long Jump (7.07 meters/23'2.5") and Triple Jump events (14.36 meters/47'1.5"). All three leaps are also ranked first in the East Coast Conference. Meanwhile, Emmanuel Mena Jimenez placed first in both the Shot Put (15.40 meters/50'6.25") and Hammer Throw (61.76 meters/202'7") competitions. Manny once again hit the NCAA Division II Provisional Mark in the Hammer and is ranked first in both the East Region and ECC, along with being rated sixth in all of NCAA D2.
On the women's side of the ledger, Yulessa Johnson won the 100 Meter Dash (13.00), placed second in the 200 Meter Dash (26.50), and anchored the first place 4x100 meter relay team with Diamond Brown, Ciara Doyle, Aalianne Gilbert, which crossed the finish line in a time of 51.23.
The Spartans next compete at The College of New Jersey Invitational, April 10-12 at TCNJ in Ewing, New Jersey.
Top 10 Finishers (By Event) at Misericordia University Twilight Invitational
Men's Events
100 Meter Dash: Leelan Maxwell - 11.14 (3rd Place), Adrien Klinnik - 11.38 (6th Place)
200 Meter Dash: Leelan Maxwell - 22.97 (3rd Place), Stephane Desert - 24.03 (10th Place)
400 Meter Dash: Danny Lu - 53.76 (6th Place), Stephane Desert - 53.94 (8th Place)
5000 Meter Run: John Ciuffo - 17:31.61 (8th Place)
3000 Meter Steeplechase: James Polisena - 10:39.50 (1st Place)
4x100 Meter Relay: Jayden Bennermon, Carl Auguste, Adrien Klinnik & Leelan Maxwell - 43.84 (1st Place)
4x400 Meter Relay: Danny Lu, Kaleb Rayle, Stephane Desert & Adrien Klinnik - 3:36.36 (6th Place), Kyle Koenig, Ian Forsyth, James Polisena & Jared Troncoso - 3:53.20 (10th Place)
High Jump: Jayden Bennermon - 1.92 meters/6'3.5" (1st Place), Pedro Mulero Martinez - 1.62 meters/5'3.75" (10th Place)
Pole Vault: Ryan Folmer - 3.72 meters/12'2.5" (1st Place)
Long Jump: Jayden Bennermon - 7.07 meters/23'2.5" (1st Place), Leelan Maxwell - 6.77 meters/22'2.5" (4th Place)
Triple Jump: Jayden Bennermon - 14.36 meters/47'1.5" (1st Place), Ryan Folmer - 11.36 meters/37'3.25" (8th Place)
Shot Put: Emmanuel Mena Jimenez - 15.40 meters/50'6.25" (1st Place), Adam Lenn - 14.97 meters/49'1.5" (2nd Place), Gavin Kopf - 13.72 meters/45'0.25" (3rd Place), Pedro Mulero Martinez - 12.02 meters/39'5.25" (9th Place)
Discus: Adam Lenn - 46.44 meters/152'4" (1st Place), Gavin Kopf - 41.88 meters/137'5" (4th Place)
Hammer Throw: Emmanuel Mena-Jimenez - 61.76 meters/202'7" (1st Place) *NCAA PROVISIONAL MARK*, Christopher Cajamarca - 48.12 meters/157'10" (3rd Place), Tyler Robinson - 46.32 meters/152'0" (4th Place), Adam Lenn - 45.82 meters/150'4" (5th Place), Gavin Kopf - 39.39 meters/129'3" (8th Place), Dan Smith - 35.96 meters/118'0" (10th Place)
Javelin: Ryan Kenny - 46.62 meters/152'11" (2nd Place), James Polisena - 39.20 meters/128'7" (10th Place)
Women's Events
100 Meter Dash: Yulessa Johnson - 13.00 (1st Place), Aalianne Gilbert - 13.29 (4th Place), Diamond Brown - 13.77 (6th Place), Ciara Doyle - 13.95 (7th Place)
200 Meter Dash: Yulessa Johnson - 26.50 (2nd Place), Aalianne Gilbert - 27.77 (8th Place), Emma Neil - 28.31 (9th Place)
400 Meter Dash: Isabella Farino-Esposito - 1:05.58 (10th Place)
800 Meter Run: Veronica Valentik - 2:41.01 (6th Place)
1500 Meter Run: Zoe Merryman - 4:59.02 (3rd Place), Sophonie Michel - 5:33.91 (8th Place)
5000 Meter Run: Ciara Durcan - 19:52.86 (4th Place)
100 Meter Hurdles: Nicole Gysin - 17.30 (2nd Place)
400 Meter Hurdles: Isabella Farino-Esposito -1:11.66 (1st Place)
3000 Meter Steeplechase: Samantha Frisbee - 13:09.65 (2nd Place)
4x100 Meter Relay: Diamond Brown, Ciara Doyle, Aalianne Gilbert & Yulessa Johnson - 51.23 (1st Place)
4x400 Meter Relay: Yulessa Johnson, Aalianne Gilbert, Isabella Farino-Esposito & Veronica Valentik - 4:18.86 (3rd Place), Ciara Doyle, Sophone Michel, Emma Neil & Kristen Kennedy - 4:25.46 (6th Place)
High Jump: Nicole Gysin - 1.52 meters/4'11.75" (2nd Place)
Long Jump: Nicole Gysin - 4.74 meters/15'6.75" (3rd Place)
Triple Jump: Nicole Gysin - 10.33 meters/33'10.75" (2nd Place)
Hammer Throw: Alexis Krause - 38.43 meters/126'1" (87th Place)
Javelin: Kristen Kennedy - 28.11 meters/92'3" (4th Place), Isabella Farino-Esposito - 27.04 meters/88'8" (6th Place), Veronica Valentik - 25.78 meters/84'7" (9th Place)