PRINCETON, N.J. – FDU men's and women's track and field traveled to Princeton for the Larry Ellis Invitational this past weekend. The Knights had a productive showing with a handful of top ten finishes, including a win by reigning NEC Rookie and Field Athlete of the Week
Nilaja Wiltshire in the women's shot put.
-The women's 4x100m relay of
Akayla Morris,
Onnieka Rolle,
Anaya Lowder and
Tata Coulibaly placed fifth with a time of 48.33
-Freshman
Anaya Lowder placed 25
th in the women's 400m with a time of 1:00.14
-Freshman
Tata Coulibaly placed fifth in the women's 100m hurdles with a time of 14.80
-Senior
Marie Etong Ntonga placed seventh in the women's triple jump with a mark of 11.72m
-Freshman
Nilaja Wiltshire won the women's shot put with a strong mark of 15.20m
-The men's 4x100m relay of
Daniel Chambers,
Christian Mercado,
Anthony Massari and
Xavier Hayletts placed ninth with a time of 42.86
-Freshman Rilwan Olulande placed 12
th in the men's high jump with a top mark of 1.90m
-Freshman
Darien Cade placed ninth in the men's javelin with a mark of 49.29m
The Knights look ahead to the UVA Challenge, hosted by Virginia on April 20.
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