Meet Program
MADISON, N.J. – The Drew University men's and women's indoor track & field teams will make their first-ever appearance at the Landmark Conference Championships when they compete in a one-day meet at Susquehanna University on Saturday.
The Rangers, who are competing in their first year as a varsity program, are primed for success at both the team and individual levels, as numerous athletes head into the meet ranked among the leaders on the Landmark Conference performance list.
On the women's side, senior
Melina Christodoulou and junior
Emily Camlet enter the championship seeded first in their respective events – Christodoulou in the high jump (1.63m) and Camlet in the 400-meter dash (59.42). Christodoulou is also fourth in the triple jump (10.82m) while Camlet is seventh in the 200-meter dash (26.81).
Freshman
Sage Hendershot and sophomore
Kate Rice also find themselves ranked in scoring positions heading into the meet. Athletes must finish among the top-eight to accumulate points. Hendershot is third in the long jump (5.27m), fifth in the 400-meter dash (1:01.70), and sixth in the 60-meter dash (8.07) while Rice is fifth in the mile (5:34.06).
For the men's team, freshman
Zach Mogambi is Drew's top seed, as he enters the meet ranked second in the conference in the shot put (13.99m). He is also sixth in the weight throw (13.30m).
Junior
Toby Gaynor and freshman
Jeff Ayeh-Datey are also seeded among the top-eight in two different events. Gaynor is third in the 5,000-meter run (15:25.70) and sixth in the 3,000-meter run (8:55.71) while Ayeh-Datey is fourth in the 200-meter dash (22.93) and eighth in the 400-meter dash (53.35).
Additionally, junior
Ricky Ruto Talam is seeded seventh in the 800-meter run (2:01.88).
The meet begins at 11 a.m. with the women's 5,000, women's long jump, women's weight throw, men's pole vault, and men's high jump and concludes at approximately 5:15 p.m. with the men's 4x400-meter relay.