COLUMBIA, S.C., March 24, 2023 – The 2023 outdoor track and field season kicked off for the Monroe College Mustangs men's track and field team on Friday with Day 1 of Weems Baskin, hosted by the University of South Carolina.
 
Three Mustangs ran in the 400-meter dash on Friday. Prince Mcabelo placed sixth overall with a time of 48.84 seconds in his first-ever outdoor 400m attempt. Akeerie McFarlane's outdoor debut in the event saw him run a time of 50.33 seconds. Javon Soiro clocked in at 52.87 in his outdoor 400m debut.

Kgaogelo Moloisi competed in his first outdoor 5,000-meter run on Friday. He crossed the line in 15:20.24 to claim fifth place in the event.
 
Zion Julien and Rafael Dayton both competed in Friday's 100-meter dash. Julien clocked in at 11.72 seconds in his first-ever time running the 100m for the Mustangs, while Dayton set a personal-best time at 12.49 seconds.
 
Julien later competed in the long jump for the first time outdoors. He registered a distance of 5.69 meters.
 
The Mustangs are back at it for Day 2 of Weems Baskin on Saturday, March 25. The day's events began at 10 a.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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