Stockton Women Fourth, Men Fifth at Thomson Invitational

Mahogany Mitchell

Results
Richard Stockton finished fourth out of 15 women’s teams and fifth out of 16 men’s teams in the Division II/III bracket of the Thomson Invitational at the University of Delaware. The Ospreys won three events at the meet.

Mahogany Mitchell (Atlantic City/Atlantic City) won the weight throw and provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships at a distance of 16.49 meters that is ninth in the nation thus far.  Mitchell also broke her own school record by two feet.

Laura Warren (Bellmawr/Triton) won the women’s 3000m in 11:18.90 while Ben Hammond (Williamstown/Williamstown) won the men’s triple jump and qualified for the ECAC Championships at a distance of 13.81 meters.

The 4x800 relay team of Robyn Evangelist (Northfield/Mainland), Katherine Rudy (Bound Brook/Bound Brook), Rachel Carlson (Mullica Twp./Oakcrest) and Nikki Stratton (Stratford/Sterling) finished second and set a new school record (10:09.43). Evangelist also placed second in the 1000m (3:05.02).

The Stockton men’s team also fared well in the 4x800 relay. Abad Akhtar (Brigantine/ Atlantic City), James Maloney (South Brunswick/South Brunswick), John Burkhart (Vineland/Vineland) and Mitchell Berlin (Cherry Hill/CH West) finished third in the event (8:45.49).