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Princeton, NJ…The College of New Jersey’s women’s and men’s indoor track and field teams competed on Saturday at the Princeton University Invitational as well as the Haverford College Invitational (Haverford, PA). TCNJ had a pair of NCAA provisional qualifying times at the Princeton meet.

Princeton Invitational
Women’s Highlights
TCNJ had an NCAA Division III provisional qualifying time in the women’s 4 x 400 relay as the Lions finished in third place in the event. Competing for the Lions in the relay were sophomore Brittny Boyd (Hackettstown, NJ/Hackettstown), sophomore Kate Powell (Audubon, NJ/Audubon), freshman Angela Tecco (Wildwood Crest, NJ/Lower Cape May), and sophomore Tiffany Clark (West Orange, NJ/West Orange) as the foursome turned in a time of 4:00.90. Clark would also finish in fifth place in the 400 meter run in 59.50. Sophomore Jen Furchak (Manalapan, NJ/St. John Vianney) took eighth place in the long jump with her performance of 5.07 meters, while freshman Erica Dardaganis (Newton, NJ/Newton) was a sixth place finisher in the high jump with a leap of 1.50 meters. In the pole vault, freshman Elyse Mitchell (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East) picked up sixth place with a leap of 2.90 meters. In the 60 meter dash, freshman Khristelle Manuyag (Cranford, NJ/Cranford) took fourth place in 8.04 seconds, while sophomore Erika Huggler (Eatontown, NJ/Monmouth Regional) picked up sixth place in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 9.65 seconds.

Men’s Highlights
Senior Kevin Semanick (Lansdale, PA/LaSalle) captured second in the 400 meter run in 50.47 seconds. He was also part of the Lions’ third place 4 x 400 relay team which had an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 3:19.94 in the event. Semanick was the lead runner and was joined by junior Tim Wilson (Randolph, NJ/Randolph), freshman Paul Discepola (West Long Branch, NJ/Christian Brothers Academy), and sophomore Mike Stomiany (Old Bridge, NJ/Old Bridge). TCNJ also picked up a second place finish in the seldom run shuttle hurdles relay as they had a time of 31.14. Competing for the Lions were junior Chad Williams (Tabernacle, NJ/Shawnee), freshman Ed Young (Cape May Courthouse, NJ/Wildwood Catholic), freshman Cory Schoonover (Toms River, NJ/Manchester), and sophomore Alan Kotteles (Rockaway, NJ/Morris Hills). In the 60 meter dash, sophomore Steve Andrews (Kearny, NJ/Kearny) posted a fourth place finish in 7.02 seconds, while senior Andrew Bordieri (Metuchen, NJ/Metuchen) took fourth place in the 800 meter run in 1:58.22 In the high jump, junior Ed Marion (Parlin, NJ/St. Joseph’s Metuchen) picked fifth place with a performance of 1.91 meters, while fellow Lion
competitor Ed Young took sixth place with the same performance (1.91 meters). In the shot put, sophomore Chris Tranchina (Elberon, NJ/Ocean Township) took fourth with a put of 14.78 meters.

Haverford Invitational
Women’s Highlights
Senior Beth Vesey (Ramsey, NJ/Ramsey) shined at the meet posting a time 10:06 to win the 3,000 meter run. She also posted a personal best time in the 1,500 meter run as she took third place in 4:43.91. Senior Lindsay Scarborough (Mt. Laurel, NJ/Lenape) took fourth in the 3,000 meter run in 10:46, while senior Erin Cahill (Ewing, NJ/The Hun School) took fifth in 10:50.00. Sophomore Kara Horner (Toms River, NJ/Toms River East) would take sixth in the 1,500 meter run in 4:56.9, while Scarborough took eighth place in the event in 5:04.00.

Men’s Highlights
In the men’s 1,500 meter run, junior Matt Molski (Sparta, NJ/Sparta) took fourth place in 4:02.3, while fellow Lion runner freshman Jeff Zodda (Mercerville, NJ/Notre Dame) captured fourth place in the 800 meter run in 1:57.58. Also competing for TCNJ in the 1,500 meter run, junior Eric Gross (Blackwood, NJ/Triton Regional) picked up seventh place in 4:07.35, while sophomore Dan McDonald (South Brunswick, NJ/South Brunswick) took ninth in 4:08.7. McDonald also posted a seventh place finish in the 800 meter run in 2:02.3, while freshman Dave dos Santos (Randolph, NJ/Randolph) posted a eighth place showing in the 800 meter run in 2:03.27. In the men’s 4 x 400 relay, TCNJ picked up fifth place with a time of 3:34.00 behind the efforts of junior Bill Vogel (Ocean, NJ/Ocean Township), Zodda, dos Santos, and sophomore Matt Randal (Dayton, NJ/South Brunswick). In the men’s 3,000 meter run, senior Brian Brach (Freehold, NJ/Freehold) picked up fifth with a performance of 9:01.00 for the Lions in the non-team scored meet.