St. Thomas Aquinas College's Matt Tina, Emmanuel Mena-Jimenez and Skylar Moreno were named the East Coast Conference Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week on Monday, following the Spartans participation in the Misericordia University Twilight last week.
Tina (Men's Track Athlete of the Week) placed first in the 10,000 Meter Run (33:44.80), setting a new school record that was previously set by Mike Galonski back in 2011.
Mena-Jimenez (Men's Field Athlete of the Week) placed third in the Shot Put (14.67m), then took first place finishes in the Discus (49.74m) and Hammer Throw (49.78m).
Moreno (Women's Track Athlete of the Week) placed first in the 1500 Meter Run (4:49.75), then took second place finishes in the 400 Meter Hurdles (1:06.39) and 4x400 Meter Relay (4:15.55).
STAC next competes at the East Stroudsburg University All-American Meet on Saturday, April 23 at Gregory Douds Field At Eiler-Martin Stadium in East Stroudsburg, Pa.
ECC Outdoor Track & Field Weekly Report 4/18/22
Gordon recorded a first place finish for the Spartans in the 100 Meter Dash at the Lafayette University Open. Gordon crossed the finish line in a time of 10.93.
Men's Field Athlete of the Week
Emmanuel Mena-Jimenez, St. Thomas Aquinas (Fr - West Haverstraw, N.Y.)
Emmanuel Mena-Jimenez took first place finishes in the Discus (49.84m) and Hammer Throw (50.48m) at the Lafayette University Open. In the discus, Mena-Jimenez broke STAC's school record previously held by former Spartan Rickssen Opont. He also took fourth in the Shot Put (14.07m)
Women's Track Athlete of the Week
Skylar Moreno, St. Thomas Aquinas (Sr - Congers, N.Y.)
Skylar Moreno recorded a second place finish for the Spartans in the 400 Meter Hurdles at the Lafayette University Open. Moreno crossed the finish line in a time of 1:09.70.
Women's Field Athlete of the Week
Faith Rousseau, Molloy (Fr - Seymour, Conn.)
Rousseau placed first in the javelin at the Stockton Invite with a throw of (34.35m), which is a school record. She placed second in the High Jump with a leap of 1.55m and fifth in the shot put with a toss of 10.44m.
