NEW YORK, N.Y., February 8, 2020 – The Monroe College indoor track and field teams challenged themselves on Saturday at the prestigious NYRR Millrose Games at the Armory Track and Field Center. The Mustang men and women competed in relays for the first time this season and were the only junior college team facing off with professional and NCAA programs.
 
The women's distance medley relay was first up on Saturday. The foursome of Faten Laribi, Joanna Archer, Thulisile Amon and Thobile Amon finished the race in 12:17.03, placing 10th overall in the race. Their time earned the Mustang women's DMR team a spot at the NJCAA Indoor Championships.
 
The men's distance medley relay was next for the Mustangs at the Millrose Games. The team of Ka'Jon Parris, Christopher Spellman, Keron Charles and Phelani Maduwa was one of just two collegiate programs to compete in the race, with 11 professional programs filling up the 13-team field. Monroe finished 10th with a time of 10:33.90, narrowly missing NJCAA qualification by less than three tenths of a second.
 
The Mustangs' final race on Saturday was the men's 4x200-meter relay. The group consisting of Giano Roberts, Nicardo Blake, Michael Miller and Bervensky Pierre took second overall with a time of 1:27.25, only falling short of Elitefeats Athletic Club, which set a new meet record with a time of 1:26.72.
 
The Mustangs are scheduled to compete next on Friday, Feb. 14, at the Fasttrack Last Chance Invitational at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex. The meet is set to begin at 2 p.m.
 
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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