ECC Indoor Track & Field Report - Week Nine

Posted: Feb 21, 2022

	Men's Track Athlete of the Week *Ryan Karker, Roberts Wesleyan (Jr - Greece, N.Y.)* Karker came in first place in the 800m at the Nazareth Conference Tune-Up with a time of 1:50.41. His time was an NCAA Division II provisional qualifying mark and the best in the ECC in the event this season.
	Men's Field Athlete of the Week *Jan Volkmar, Georgian Court (Fr - Eschwege, Germany)* Volkmar broke the team record in the Pole Vault for second time this season, clearing a first-place height of 4.60 meters at Friday's Kutztown University Last Chance Meet. His mark was also the best in the ECC so far this season. In addition, Volkmar placed fourth in the 55m Hurdles with a time of 8.36 seconds.
	Women's Track Athlete of the Week *Khareena Primus, Queens (Fr - St. Andrew, Grenada)* In the women's 60-meter at the West Point Tune-Up, Primus notched a career-best time of 8.15, the Knights' fastest time of the year, for a fourth place finish.
	Women's Field Athlete of the Week *Shanae Rayside, Georgian Court (Sr - Lakewood, N.J.)* Rayside topped all-comers in the Triple Jump (11.30m), while also placing sixth in the Long Jump (5.09m), at Friday's Kutztown University Last Chance Meet.

ECC Weekly Honor Roll

Men
Diego Folgado, Queens (Fr - Gandia, Spain)
In the Men's 60 Meters event at the West Point Tune-Up, freshman Diego Folgado recorded a career-best time of 7.11 (seconds), the Knights' fastest time of the year.

Noah Roach, Georgian Court (Sr - Plainfield, N.J.)
Finished first overall in the 200m Dash (23.50 seconds), and established a new team record of 6.56 seconds in the 55m Dash to finish second in the event, in Friday's Kutztown University Last Chance Meet.

ECC Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week

Date	Men's Track	Men's Field	Women's Track	Women's Field
12/6	Antonio Spencer, Post	Jan Volkmar, Georgian Court	Iyanna Jackson, District of Columbia	Aniyah Russell, Georgian Court
12/13	Elizah Gordon, St. Thomas Aquinas	Dante Brown, St. Thomas Aquinas	Ayesha Jarret, District of Columbia	Moriah Mills, Roberts Wesleyan
1/10	John Fitzimmons, Molloy	Robert Skidmore, Queens	Meaghan O'Callaghan, Molloy	Faith Rousseau, Molloy
1/18	Xavier Seals, Georgian Court	Emmanuel Mena Jimenez, St. Thomas Aquinas	Skylar Moreno, St. Thomas Aquinas	Elena Martinez Rodriguez, Georgian Court
1/24	Ryan Karker, Roberts Wesleyan	Letlhogonolo Ramafuthula, Post	Martina Stanchi, Post	Shanae Rayside, Georgian Court
1/31	Ryan Karker, Roberts Wesleyan (2)	Robbie Babson, Georgian Court	Bailey Gostomski, Roberts Wesleyan	Aniyah Russell, Georgian Court (2)
		Emmanuel Mena Jimenez, St. Thomas Aquinas (2)
2/7	Juan Arango, Molloy	Jeshurun Deveo, Georgian Court	Antonette Pommells, Molloy	Aniyah Russell, Georgian Court (3)
2/14	Ryan Karker, Roberts Wesleyan (3)	DeAndre Smith, St. Thomas Aquinas	Bailey Gostomski, Roberts Wesleyan (2)	Aniyah Russell, Georgian Court (4)
2/21	Ryan Karker, Roberts Wesleyan (4)	Jan Volkmar, Georgian Court (2)	Khareena Primus, Queens	Shanae Rayside, Georgian Court (2)

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ECC Team Notes

	Daemen: Daemen was idle last week. The Wildcats return to action at the ECC Championships this weekend.
	District of Columbia: The Firebirds were off last week. They head back to N.Y. on the 26th to compete in the ECC Championships.
	Georgian Court: Noah Roach and Jan Volkmar authored a pair of first-place finishes for the Georgian Court University men's track and field program as the Lions enjoyed an impressive showing in Friday's Kutztown University Last Chance Meet. Roach topped all-comers in the 200m Dash as the senior sprinted to a first-place time of 23.50 seconds. Adding to the excitement, the Plainfield, N.J. native toppled the team record in the 55m Dash with a second-place showing of 6.56 seconds. The mark bests the previous program-high of 6.85 seconds, established by Michael Brazzel back on Feb. 6, 2016 at the DeSchriver Invitational. In field action, Volkmar snapped his own program-best in the Pole Vault (4.55m, TCNJ Lions Indoor Invitational, 1/15/22) with a soaring first-place height of 4.60m. Yanely Bohorquez and Jaison-Ashley Pleva authored a pair of new team records for the Georgian Court women's track and field program, and Shanae Rayside topped the competition with a first-place finish in the Triple Jump, as the Lions competed in Friday evening's Kutztown University Last Chance Meet. Bohorquez, with a time of 7.68 seconds in the preliminary round of the 55m Dash, erased the previous-best of 7.78 seconds established by Moriah Jennings back on Feb. 6, 2016 at the DeSchriver Invitational. The Georgian Court junior eventually took third-place in the finals of the event with a mark of 7.69. Not to be outdone, Pleva put together a nifty number, establishing a new program-best in the 55m Hurdles with a time of 9.12 seconds in the prelims of the event. The effort erases the previous team-low of 9.44 seconds, set by Savannah Forte at the DeSchriver Invitational (2/6/16). Rayside topped all-comers in the Triple Jump with a first-place leap of 11.30 meters. The event marks the final warm-up for the royal-and-gold before the Lions puts their title on the line in next Saturday's 2022 East Coast Conference (ECC) Indoor Championship Meet, hosted by the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island, N.Y. (9:00 a.m.).
	Holy Family: Holy Family was idle last week and will compete next at the annual ECC Championships on Saturday, Feb. 26.
	Molloy: No team notes submitted.
	Post: No team notes submitted.
	Queens: Head coach Robert Davis and the Knights travel to Staten Island, N.Y. to compete in the East Coast Conference championship. Queens is in search of their first men's and women's conference championship.
	Roberts Wesleyan: No team notes submitted.
	Staten Island: No team notes submitted.
	St. Thomas Aquinas: St. Thomas Aquinas College was off this past week and will return to action at the ECC Indoor Track & Field Championships on February 26 at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex on Staten Island.