STATEN ISLAND, N.Y., January 17, 2020 – The Monroe College Mustangs women's track and field team continued the 2020 indoor season on Friday at the NYC Gotham Cup at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex.
 
Joanna Archer highlighted the day with a victory in the 1,000-meter run. She finished with a first-place time of 2:59.45 to qualify for the NJCAA Indoor Championships in the event.
 
Sharon Chumo made her season debut in the 5,000-meter run. She improved 35 seconds on her time from the 2019 NYC Gotham Cup, clocking in at 18:14.63 to take second place, as well as qualify for the NJCAA Championships.
 
Faten Laribi picked up a second-place finish in the 800-meter run on Friday, finishing in 2:15.53 to pick up yet another NJCAA Championship qualifying time. Jada Blackheart made her season debut in the 800m, crossing the line in 2:34.83.
 
Thulisile Amon ran the mile for the first time as a Mustang and took eighth place with a time of 5:12.81. Her time represents a new personal-best for the freshman, qualifies her for the NJCAA Championships, and stands as the third-fastest time in program history.
 
Thobile Amon made her collegiate debut in the 3,000-meter run on Friday, taking sixth place overall. Her time of 10:30.70 was good enough to qualify her for the NJCAA Championships.
 
Phoebe Myers competed in both the 60-meter hurdles and the high jump for the second straight week. She finished with a time of 9.80 seconds in the 60MH, and reached a height of 1.60 meters in the high jump.
 
Janielle Heath represented Monroe in the 200-meter and 400-meter dash events on Friday. She crossed the line in 27:02 in the 200m, and then finished in 1:02.44 in the 400m.
 
The Mustangs get back to work this weekend at the John Thomas Terrier Classic, hosted by Boston University. The two-day meet is set to begin on Friday, Jan. 24.
 
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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