With the Northeast-10 (NE-10) conference championships one week away, the New Haven track and field teams competed in their final meet before conference. The Chargers traveled to Staten Island, N.Y. to compete at the Fastrack National Invitational Meet and secure their seeding in the conference standings.
Multiple Chargers advanced their seeding at this weekend’s meet, just in time for conference. Jacky Marescot moved into second place in the NE-10 for the men’s triple jump with a mark of 13.83 meters. With the new mark, Marescot passed his brother, Jackson Marescot, in the standings. Heading into the NE-10 championships, New Haven holds the top five seeds in the men’s triple jump, along with eight spots in the top 15.
Additionally, Marescot also placed second overall in the men’s high jump with a mark of 1.80 meters. Freshman Caleb Agbor placed fifth in the event.
The distance medley relay team was composed of Micheal Celatka, Justin Ortiz, Elijah Espinal and Ryan Friedman. The team moved into third in the conference after the weekend meet with a time of 12:11.34.
Junior Jordan Emile ran a season-best in the 60-meter hurdles and placed seventh overall at the meet. Emile ran a time of 8.55, which moved him into sixth place in the NE-10 conference.
Lastly, senior Nile Colson ran a season-best in the 200-meter dash and finished with a time of 22.62, which moved him into sixth in the conference, tying with teammate Jason Lorent.
Going into conference championships next weekend, the New Haven track team holds multiple high seeds. After the previous two meets, New Haven has climbed up the standings to put them in a solid place going into conference championships.
The NE-10 conference championships will begin on Friday, Feb. 16 and conclude on Saturday, Feb. 17. The championships will be held in Boston, Mass. at The Track at New Balance. All championship updates, schedules and post-game recaps for the team will be available at NewHavenChargers.com.