Tigers Compete at Seahawk Shootout

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RESULTS

Staten Island, N.Y. – The Holy Family University men's track & field team took part in the Seahawk Shootout hosted by Wagner College on Friday at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island.

Meet Highlights

* Freshman Udoka Odoemene (Sicklerville, N.J./Overbrook (Rowan Univ.)) highlighted the meet with another record-breaking performance in the weight throw. Odoemene finished sixth overall with a distance of 45'5.25" (13.85m) breaking his own school record set last week at the Fastrack Season Opener in his collegiate debut, recording a distance of 41'5.25" (12.63m). Odoemene also competed in the shot put and finished ninth overall with a distance of 44'1.5" (13.45m).

* Freshman Micah Cooper (Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Connetquot) established the program's first record in the pole vault becoming the first men's field athlete to compete in the event. He finished ninth overall with a height of 13'11.25" (4.25m).

* In the triple jump, freshman AJ Anderson (/Bloomfield HS) recorded a top-10 finish as he finished eighth overall with a personal-best distance of 42'6" (12.95m). He also recorded personal-bests in the long jump (11^th – 21'3.25") and the high jump (15^th – 5'10.75").

* In the 600-meters, freshman Chris Hough (Hartford, Conn./Capital Prep) finished ninth overall with a time of 1:25.75 and was followed by senior MJ Powlowicz (Levittown, Pa./Harry S. Truman) who finished 10^th overall with a time of 1:25.91.

* The 4x400-meter relay team of Powlowicz, Noah Chinye (Maryland/Skylight HS (Prince George's CC)), Nafis Zollicoffer (Philadelphia, Pa./Parkway West) and Isaiah Whaley (Mays Landing, N.J./Atlantic City) finished fifth overall. The Tigers finished with a time of 3:28.90 establishing a new season-best time in the event.

Next Up
Holy Family will be idle for the next four weeks and will return after the New Year. The Tigers' next meet will be on Friday, Jan. 14 as the team competes in the Spartan Invitational hosted by Saint Thomas Aquinas College at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex.

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