Category: Men’s Track & Field

Men's Track & Field, Sports

MU Track and Field Sets New School Records and Secures Multiple First-Place Titles at the MAAC Championship 

Darion Lopez pictured at the MAAC Championship after beating the school record in the 200 meter race, only to break it again the following day.  @JASPERSXCTF / INSTAGRAM Laili Shahrestani, Features Editor This past weekend, the Manhattan University track and field teams participated in the MAAC Championship, where athletes not only brought home multiple first-place titles, but even broke school records. The championship began on … Continue reading MU Track and Field Sets New School Records and Secures Multiple First-Place Titles at the MAAC Championship 

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Men's Track & Field, Sports

MU Track and Field Chases Victory At The West Point Open 

Paul Brennan wins first place in the men’s weightthrow.STOCKTON PHOTO / COURTESY Karen Flores, Senior Writer The Manhattan University track and field team celebrated victories and new personal records across various events at the West Point Open on Saturday, Jan. 11.  The Jaspers competed against student-athletes from across the Northeast. Kerri Inman, director of cross country and track and field, emphasized that preseason base building … Continue reading MU Track and Field Chases Victory At The West Point Open 

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Track and Field’s Joe and Decker Honored by the MAAC

By Mack Olmsted, Asst. Production Editor/Asst. Arts and Entertainment Editor The track season is roaring up for a pivotal part of the year. While the team is gearing up for the MAAC, two student-athletes got MAAC weekly honor titles during the Metropolitan Championships held on Friday, Feb. 3.  One of the two athletes is graduate student Johnelle Joe for winning the 800m race, finishing the … Continue reading Track and Field’s Joe and Decker Honored by the MAAC

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Men's Track & Field, Sports, Women's Track & Field

Jaspers Track & Field Closed Out the Indoor Season at the ECAC/IC4A Championships

By Kelly Cwik, Staff Writer The Jaspers Track & Field Team closed out the first indoor track season since 2019-2020 at the ECAC/IC4A Championships. The team traveled to Boston University to compete on March 5 and 6.  At the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC), the women’s track and field team tied for 18th place out of 21 teams on day two of the competition. On … Continue reading Jaspers Track & Field Closed Out the Indoor Season at the ECAC/IC4A Championships

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Men's Track & Field, Sports

Jaspers Win Six Events at the MLK Tribute Invitational and Two Athletes Named Field Athletes of the Week

By Lauren Raziano, Asst. Sports Editor/Web Editor The Manhattan College Track & Field team had great success at the MLK Tribute Invitational this weekend, with a record six wins for the men’s team and two athletes named MAAC Field Athletes of the Week.  At the MLK Tribute Invitational, hosted by St. John’s University at the Ocean Breeze Complex, the men’s track and field team posted … Continue reading Jaspers Win Six Events at the MLK Tribute Invitational and Two Athletes Named Field Athletes of the Week

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Men's Cross Country, Men's Track & Field, Sports

Mike Hennelly Named MAAC Runner of the Week 

by Kyla Guilfoil, Asst. News Editor Senior Mike Hennelly was named MAAC Runner of the Week following a third-place finish at the Metropolitan Cross Country Championships hosted in Van Cortlandt Park. Hennelly, an accounting major from Suffern, NY, comes from a family of runners. As a member of Manhattan College’s Men’s Cross Country, Indoor Track and Outdoor Track teams, he is headed to the MAAC … Continue reading Mike Hennelly Named MAAC Runner of the Week 

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Track and Field is Persevering Through Unconventional Season

by, Kelly Kennedy and Samantha Walla, Asst. Social Media Editor & Senior Writer Looking down the line of an unconventional spring season of college sports, the Jaspers are equal parts excited and grateful to return to competing in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The Manhattan track and field team is no exception. After a year since the spring track season was cut short, sending athletes … Continue reading Track and Field is Persevering Through Unconventional Season

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Jasper Talk: Kaya Simpson ‘23 Named Manhattan SAAC Diversity Chair

by Shannon Gleba, Copy Editor and Staff Writer As part of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference’s United for Justice Campaign which began in August, the MAAC encouraged its eleven schools to expand their Student Athlete Advisory Committees’ Executive Boards to include a Diversity Chair. This year, sophomore exercise science major Kaya Simpson, who is a sprinter on the Manhattan track and team, was chosen for the role … Continue reading Jasper Talk: Kaya Simpson ‘23 Named Manhattan SAAC Diversity Chair

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Men's Track & Field, Sports, Women's Track & Field

Matt Centrowitz Returns Back to Where It All Started to Bolster Running Program

by John Jackson Sports Editor Manhattan College had a reunion this past August with a former Jasper student-athlete who has accomplished numerous things over the last 44 years since he attended college in Riverdale. That former Jasper, Matt Centrowitz, was named director of the college’s cross country and track and field programs beginning on Aug. 1. Centrowitz has had a storied running and coaching career. As a … Continue reading Matt Centrowitz Returns Back to Where It All Started to Bolster Running Program

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