The Northeast-10 (NE-10) Conference championships are around the corner and members of the Charger men and women track and field teams are turning in some season-best performances.
Last weekend, the men’s and women’s track and field teams competed at the Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Meet hosted by Boston University. Multiple Chargers placed in the invitational and many improved their NE-10 standings. Two Chargers also earned conference honors after last week’s meet at the Wesleyan Invitational.
Last week, two Chargers were named Field Rookie of the Week by the NE-10 Conference. For the men’s team, thrower Jonah Aquiar earned the award after topping 14 meters in the shot-put event and placing second at the Wesleyan Invitational. Aquiar also posted a fourth-place finish in the weight throw with a toss of 13.48 meters.
On the women’s team, Jada Kamtha was awarded Field Rookie of the Week for her first-place performance in the long jump. Kamtha won the event with a season-best distance of 5.14 meters. She also placed third in the 60-meter hurdles.
At the Boston U. meet, many Chargers improved their NE-10 conference standings. Jackson Marescot moved into second place in the conference with a jump of 13.79 meters. Christopher Gregory ran a season best time in the men’s 400-meter dash by running a 49.79, which moved him to the sixth seed in the conference. Jimmy Oreste moved into fourth place in the conference in the weight throw with a season-best 16.07 meters.
For the women’s team, the 4×400 meter relay team of Niquelle Johnson, Deja Harris, Micaela Owen and Kalaya Fitch ran a season-best time of 4:06.74, which placed them third in the conference.
The Chargers have one meet before the conference championships in Boston on Feb. 16 and 17. New Haven will return to the track for their final meet before the NE-10 Conference Championships on Friday for the Fastrack National Invitational at Ocean Breeze Park, in Staten Island, N.Y.