GREENSBORO, N.C., April 23, 2022 – For the third time this outdoor season, Karim Belmahdi has improved upon the Monroe College outdoor 1,500-meter run record, leading numerous athletes from the No. 23-ranked Monroe College Mustangs men's track and field team who set new personal-best times at Day 1 of the Aggie Classic, hosted by North Carolina A&T State University.
 
Belmahdi has run the 1500m three times during the 2022 outdoor season, and each time he has set, and then re-set, the Monroe College record in the event. On Friday, Belmahdi took nearly two more seconds off the record, finishing with a time of 3:49.59. This time gave him third place out of 32 runners in the event, and would stand as the third-fastest time in the NJCAA so far this season.
 
Mohlouwa Koos Molutsi also ran in the 1500m on Friday, and also turned in a terrific result. Molutsi finished right behind Belmahdi, running a new personal-best time of 3:52.39 for a fourth-place finish in the event. Molutsi's time now stands as the third fastest in program history and improves his qualifying time for the 2022 NJCAA Div. I Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the event.
 
DeShawn Williams was the third Mustang to compete in the 1500m on Friday. Williams also produced his fastest time ever in the event, clocking in at 4:38.01 to shave nearly 13 seconds off of his previous top collegiate mark.
 
Javel Best and Matthew Paul both ran in the 200-meter dash on Friday. Best set a new personal-fastest time of 22.08 seconds. Paul clocked in at 22.45 seconds.
 
Jonathan Hackshaw improved his time in the 400-meter hurdles. He ran a new personal-best time of 57.50 seconds, getting him closer to NJCAA qualification in the event.
 
Day 2 of the Aggie Classic will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 23.
 
ABOUT THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM AT MONROE COLLEGE
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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