STATEN ISLAND, N.Y., February 18, 2023 – The No. 16-ranked Monroe College Mustangs women's track and field team competed on Friday in the Garden State Track Club Invitational at Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex.
 
Kayla Johnson and Shaquka Tyrell both ran in the 800-meter run on Friday. Johnson clocked in with a personal-best time of 2:21.96 in the race, while Tyrell ran a time of 2:23.17.
 
Three Mustangs ran in Friday's 400-meter dash event. Kahliyah Smith was Monroe's first finisher with a time of 1:00.14. Vegonia Jean-Baptiste set a personal-best time at 1:01.95. Yanise Gallo clocked in at 1:18.32.
 
Zothile Mbhamali set a new personal-best time in the 3,000-meter run on Friday. She finished in 10:53.84, putting her just three seconds away from qualifying in the event for the NJCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships.
 
The Mustangs ran their first 4x400 relay of the season on Friday. The team of Smith, Jean-Baptiste, Tyrell and Johnson clocked in with a time of 3:59.41, less than half a second shy of the qualifying standard in the event.
 
The Mustangs head back to Ocean Breeze next Friday, Feb. 24, for the Fasttrack Last Chance Invitational. The meet is set to begin at 1 p.m.
 
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 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 11 teams competing at the NJCAA Division III level.
 
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