NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., February 16, 2020 – The Monroe College women's indoor track and field team split its time between the Fastrack National Invitational at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex, and the David Hemery Valentine Invitational, hosted by Boston University, over this weekend. The Fastrack National Invite took place on Friday, while the David Hemery Valentine Invite stretched across Friday and Saturday.
 
Fastrack National Invitational
Silveri Aguero competed twice in Friday's meet in Staten Island. She ran the 200-meter dash, finishing in 28.43 seconds. Aguero also ran the 400-meter dash and clocked in at 1:03.48.
 
Phoebe Myers ran in the 60-meter hurdles on Friday. She clocked in at 9.35 seconds.
 
David Hemery Valentine Invitational
The Mustangs made history with the women's distance medley relay in Boston. The team of Thobile Amon, Joanna Archer, Faten Laribi and Thulisile Amon clocked in at 11:54.99, setting a new Monroe College record in the relay event. They also improved their NJCAA Indoor Championships ranking in the event as well.
 
Sharon Chumo continued to improve in the 5,000-meter run, clocking in at 17:59.88 to move her up the rankings in the event for the NJCAA Championships.
 
Archer led the way for the Mustangs in the 800-meter run, clocking in at 2:11.06 to take 30th out of 261 runners in the event. She improved her time in the event for the NJCAA rankings, and remains No. 1 in the NJCAA. Thulisile Amon finished the race in 2:16.75, while Jada Blackheart finished the 800m in 2:25.89.
 
Janielle Heath ran in both the 200-meter dash and 400-meter dash in Boston. She earned a personal-best time in the 200m at 25.95 seconds, while finishing the 400m in 1:00.44.
 
Blackheart later ran in the 500-meter dash, setting a new personal best with a time of 1:20.18.
 
Archer raced once more in the 1,000-meter run, earning a season-best time of 2:57.28, moving her up to third in the NJCAA in the event. Thobile Amon ran a time of 3:01.72 in the 1000m, while Laribi finished the race in 3:03.42. Laribi and Amon rank second and fifth, respectively in the event this season.
 
The Mustangs' regular-season schedule came to an end this weekend. They are scheduled to compete next at the 2020 NJCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, which will take place from Friday, March 6, through Saturday, March 7, in Lynchburg, Va., at the Liberty University Indoor Track Complex.
 
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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