LYNCHBURG, Va., March 7, 2020 – The Monroe College women's indoor track and field team earned three podium finishes and had a pair of athletes move on to the finals in the 800-meter run during the first day of the 2020 NJCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Liberty University Indoor Track on Friday.
 
Sharon Chumo got to the podium in both of her events for the day. She took seventh place overall in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 18:14.65. Chumo placed seventh in the 3,000-meter run as well with a time of 10:27.31. Both finishes earn Chumo All-American honors in those events.
 
The women's distance medley relay team also earned a podium finish and All-American status on Friday. The team of Thobile Amon, Joanna Archer, Faten Laribi and Thulisile Amon clocked in at 12:28.12 to take fifth place overall in the event.
 
Thulisile Amon and Archer are both heading to Saturday's finals in the 800m. Amon qualified for the finals with a fourth-place time of 2:20.23, while Archer was right behind in fifth at 2:20.35.
 
Some Mustangs ran into some unfortunate bad luck in their events on Friday. Phoebe Myers finished the 60-meter hurdles in 18.67 after and unfortunate fall during her run. Thobile Amon and Laribi also had a fall during the 1,000-meter run, as a collision hurt both of their times. Amon finished in 3:15.37, while Laribi crossed the line in 3:21.30.
 
The Mustangs will look to close out the weekend on a high note with Saturday's final day of competition. Saturday's competition includes the women's 4x800 relay, the women's mile and the finals of the women's 800m.
 
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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