Qasim Ellis Wins Two Events at Monmouth Season
Opener
Monmouth University Season Opener
Saturday, March 28th
Monmouth University - West Long Branch, N.J.
Cloudy, Damp - 40-45 Degrees
West Long Branch, N.J. - On a damp, cold day,
Qasim Ellis (Farmingdale, N.Y./Farmingdale) won the long jump and
triple jump at the Monmouth University season opener. Ellis long
jumped 6.47m (21' 2 3/4") and triple jumped 13.12m (43' 2
1/2").
The 4x400m relay of Jermaine Carter (Rego Park, N.Y./Mt. St.
Michael Academy), Gregory Denis (Tallahassee, Fla./Elmont
Memorial), John Bates (Bronx, N.Y./Walton) and Samar Hall
(Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst) placed 2nd in 3:24.84, to qualify
for the ECAC meet. The event had 19 schools and over 1,000
entries.
Additional
Notable Performances -
400m - Jermaine Carter - 50.34 - 7th Place
3,000m Steeplechase - Sean Tiernan -10:30.33 -
2nd Place (7th on FSC All-Time List)
400 Intermediate Hurdles - Gregory Denis - 58.52
- 8th Place
- Steven Brown - 58.75 - 9th Place
Long Jump - Naveed Mohammed - 5.98m (19' 7 1/2")
5th Place
4x100m Relay - Dan Billian, Mike Blanda, Nick
Miller, Deshaun Thomas - 46.61 - 3rd Place
100m - Naveed Mohammed - 11.73 - 5th Place
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Deshaun Thomas - 11.76 - 6th Place
200m - Naveed Mohammed 23.20 - 6th Place
100m Hurdles - Nicole Zarek - 17.97 - 5th Place -
Personal Best (8th on FSC All-Time List)
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