PRINCETON, N.J., April 16, 2022 – The No. 11-ranked Monroe College Mustangs women's track and field team kept rolling through the outdoor season on Saturday, with a couple Mustangs earning NJCAA Championship qualifications and others improving during Day 2 of the Larry Ellis Invitational, hosted by Princeton University at Weaver Stadium.
Kristin Stickdorn got started early in the day in the discus event. She made a best throw of 41.30 meters, a little shy of her current qualifying mark for the season.
Chinenye Onuorah and
Farrah Miller both ran in the 400-meter dash on Saturday. Onuorah ran a season-best time of 55.84 seconds to qualify for the 2022 NJCAA Div. I Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the event, earning her a fifth-place finish out of 35 runners as well. Miller finished right behind Onuorah in sixth place, clocking in at 56.08 seconds for a new season-best time as well, also earning her a spot at the NJCAA Championships in the 400m.
Onuorah later ran in the 200-meter dash as well. She finished with a time of 25.54 seconds.
The Mustangs head back down to North Carolina next weekend to take part in the Aggie Classic, hosted by North Carolina A&T State University. The two-day meet in Greensboro, N.C. will run from Friday, April 22, through Saturday, April 23.
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The athletic program at Monroe College encompasses a total of 35 teams competing across nine sports. There are 21 varsity and junior varsity programs, as well as club men's and women's rugby, the Monroe College marching band, and the newly added esports and men's volleyball programs, competing on the New Rochelle campus as the Mustangs (NJCAA Division I). The Monroe Express, based out of the Bronx campus, has 14 teams competing at the NJCAA Division III level.
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