The men's and women's track & field teams traveled to The College of New Jersey to compete in the Lions Invitational, Saturday April 27, 2019. This would be the final meet to achieve national qualifying standards for the Division III NJCAA Nationals.
Women's team national qualifiers:
Emily Santana - 800m
- 1500m
- 4 x 800m Relay
Emily Kotarski - 4 x 800m Relay
"Abby" Trinidad - 4 x 800m Relay
Alyssa Fario - 1500m
- 5000m
- 10,000m
- 3000m Steeple Chase
- 4 x 800m Relay
The women' team had Emily Santana (fr.) Cherry Hill West HS, continue her fine season with a personal best time in women's 1500m earning a "white card entry" to the NJCAA Div III Nationals. Alyssa Fario (fr.) Overbrook HS, a 2016 and 2017 cross country 1st team All-Region XIX, make her first attempt in the women's 3000m Steeple Chase and earned a 6th place finish. That performance currently places her in the 6th spot in the NJCAA Division III Steeple Chase national rankings.
Personal best performances:
Women's 1500m
Emily Santana - 5:47.29
Emily Kotarski - 6:15.13
Women's 3000m Steeple Chase
Alyssa Fario - 13:55.37**
** NJCAA Division III National Qualifier
The next meet for the Cougars will be the NJCAA Division III National Championships held on May 9th, 10th, & 11th in Utica, New York.