Staten Island, NY – The Monroe University men's indoor track and field team competed at the Fastrack Last Chance Meet on Friday to close out its regular season slate.
 
Only fielding a small contingent of runners, the Mustangs finished strong.
 
Freshman Nkanyezi Ziqubu ran a personal best time of 1:59.73 in the 800m. With limited rest, he came back and ran the 1000m with a first place overall time of 2:37.22.
 
Four Mustangs competed in the 400m, with sophomore Junior Grant leading the way with an eighth place finish and a time of 50.15. Freshman Cleon Joseph followed with a time of 50.16. Freshmen Anthony Barrett and Abraham Saywon wrapped up the event with times of 51.16 and 52.68, respectively.
 
Closing out the day, freshmen Elijah Upsher and Micah McHardy competed in the long jump. Upsher recorded a personal best jump of 6.40m, while McHard jumped a distance of 4.84m.
 
After ten indoor events, the Mustangs will prepare for NJCAA Nationals next week from Friday, March 7 to Saturday, March 8.
 
ABOUT THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM AT MONROE UNIVERSITY
The athletic program at Monroe University encompasses a total of 26 teams competing across nine sports. There are 19 varsity and junior varsity programs, as well as the Monroe University marching band, competing on the New Rochelle campus as the Mustangs (NJCAA Division I). The Monroe Express, based out of the Bronx campus, has seven teams competing at the NJCAA Division III level.
 
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