STATEN ISLAND, N.Y., January 11, 2020 – The Monroe College Mustangs women's track and field team opened the 2020 indoor campaign on Saturday, competing at the Great Dane Classic, hosted by the University at Albany at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex. The Mustangs collected a number of high finishes, with four individuals earning qualifying times for the NJCAA Indoor Championships.
 
Faten Laribi and Thulisile Amon were both impressive in the 1,000-meter dash on Saturday. Laribi placed second overall in the event with a time of 2:55.21, earning NJCAA Indoor Championship qualification in the event. Amon qualified for the NJCAA Championships as well, clocking in at 2:59.00 to take sixth place and set a new personal-best time in the 1,000m.
 
Joanna Archer and Thobile Amon both earned NJCAA qualification in the 600-meter dash with their performances in the 500-meter dash on Saturday. Archer finished third overall with a time of 1:14.21, breaking the Monroe College indoor record in the event as well. Amon took 14th with a time of 5:13.57, a new personal-best in the event and good for the third fastest time in program history.
 
Phoebe Myers made her collegiate debut in both the 60-meter hurdles and the high jump on Saturday. Myers finished the 60MH in 9.48 seconds, and jumped a height of 1.50 meters in the high jump.
 
Janielle Heath and Silveri Aguero both made their collegiate indoor debuts in the 400-meter dash. Heath finished with a time of 1:03.43, while Aguero clocked in at 1:08.12.
 
Up next, the Mustangs return to the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex for the NYC Gotham Cup on Friday, Jan. 17.
 
ABOUT THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM AT MONROE COLLEGE
The athletic program at Monroe College encompasses a total of 31 teams competing across nine sports. There are 19 varsity and junior varsity programs, as well as club men's and women's rugby, competing on the New Rochelle campus as the Mustangs (NJCAA Division I). The Monroe Express, based out of the Bronx campus, has 12 teams competing at the NJCAA Division III level.
 
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