STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – The Holy Family University men's team and Felician University women's team won the 2024 East Coast Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex on Sunday evening. With 155 points, Holy Family defeated runner-up Robert Wesleyan by 29 points to earn their second consecutive ECC men's title after sharing the honors with Georgian Court last year. With 147.5 points, Felician kept enough distance over runner-up District of Columbia to claim their first-ever ECC women's crown.
On the men's side, the Tigers had a meet-high eight event winners on their way to the title. Proving why he was named the ECC Preseason Co-Athlete of the Year, Nishorn Pierre swept the jumps with gold medals in the high jump (2.13m), long jump (7.24m), and triple jump (14.55m) for 30 points. Kouto Anyika won both the 200m dash (21.71) and 400m dash (48.80) and led off the first-place 4x400m relay (Anyika, Kimani Smith, Zafis Zollicoffer, and J’Kwan Hamilton) that crossed in 3:20.60 while the duo of Javon Bowen and Terrance Jones won the 60m events; Bowen in the dash (6.88) and Jones in the hurdles (8.37). In all, Holy Family totaled a meet-high 14 medals in the victory.
The runner-up Redhawks saw 90 of their points come from their distance group as RWU finished 1-2 in all five events, headlined by wins from Theodore Pintabona (800m - 1:58.46), Ryan Karker (1000m - 2:34.58), Jackson Doran (mile - 4:08.51), Blake Kasper (3000m - 8:38.61), and Zachary Hall (5000m - 15:45.06). Orion Dowdall added Roberts Wesleyan's sixth gold medal of the night in the pole vault (4.75m) as the Redhawks went on to win 13 medals.
On the women’s side, the Golden Falcons led all teams with six gold medals from Aarysa Moore (60m hurdles - 9.03 and high jump - 1.60m), Chantoya Thomas (400m - 58.16), Imani Fitzpatrick (500m - 1:19.42), Catherine Catipay (800m - 2:20.28), and Talia Ferguson (triple jump - 11.65m) en route to 12 in all.
The runner-up Firebirds led all women's teams in the medal count with 13. UDC dominated the 60m dash as Iyanna Jackson (7.77), Kayla Cooper (7.77), and Dayna Thompson (7.81) went 1-2-3 for the 24-point sweep. Cooper also won the 200m dash (25.47).
Six meet records fell on the men's side, and Holy Family was responsible for half of them. Anyika set the new 200m dash record (21.71) just before running the first leg of the 4x400m relay (Anyika, Smith, Zollicoffer, Hamilton) that broke the seven-year record in 3:20.60. In the midst of his three gold-medal performances in the jumps, Pierre bested the previous high jump record by two inches with a height of 2.13m.
Roberts Wesleyan dropped two record-breaking performances as Doran shattered the eight-year record in the mile by over nine seconds in 4:08.51 and Kasper shaved a little over four seconds off of the 3000m in 8:38.61. Mena Jimenez bested his own meet record in the weight throw by nearly two meters, posting a mark of 20.22m.
On the women's side, Couchman broke the meet's pole vault record with a winning mark of 3.81m, surpassing the previous mark from 2018 (3.50m).
Women's Team Results
1. Felician - 147.5 points
2. District of Columbia - 105 points
3. Roberts Wesleyan - 81 points
4. Holy Family - 58 points
5. Daemen - 53 points
6. D'Youville - 42 points
7. Molloy - 22 points
8. Staten Island - 14.5 points
9. St. Thomas Aquinas - 14 points
10. Queens - 10 points
11. Georgian Court - 4 points
Men's Team Results
1. Holy Family - 155 points
2. Roberts Wesleyan - 126 points
3. Molloy - 67 points
4. Georgian Court - 56 points
5. Felician - 52 points
6. St. Thomas Aquinas - 48 points
7. Daemen - 24 points
8. Staten Island - 19 points
9. Queens - 4 points
Individual Champions
Women
60m dash: Iyanna Jackson, District of Columbia (7.77)
200m dash: Kayla Cooper, District of Columbia (25.47)
400m dash: Chantoya Thomas, Felician (58.16)
500m dash: Imani Fitzpatrick, Felician (1:19.42)
800m run: Catherine Catipay, Felician (2:20.28)
1000m run: Raechel Zielinksi, D’Youville (3:00.20)
1 Mile run: Kylee Odell, Roberts Wesleyan (5:27.51)
3000m run: Rachel Horner-Richardson, Roberts Wesleyan (10:32.04)
5000m run: Rachel Horner-Richardson, Roberts Wesleyan (18:45.95)
60m hurdles: Aarysa Moore, Felician (9.03)
4x400m relay: Holy Family - Danalee Brock, Ariel Salkey, Kenisha Greenwood, and Maya Harper (4:00.77)
Distance Medley: Holy Family - Zane' McNeil, Jade Jones, Maya Harper, Emma McNamee (12:52.47)
High Jump: Aarysa Moore, Felician (1.60m/5' 3")
Pole Vault: Melia Couchman, Roberts Wesleyan (3.81m/12' 6")
Long Jump: Jenna Capolupo, D’Youville (5.50m/18' 0.5”)
Triple Jump: Talia Ferguson, Felician (11.65m/38' 2.75")
Shot Put: Korryn Braxton-Young, Holy Family (12.69m/41' 7.5")
Weight Throw: Kristen Oliver, Daemen (15.55m/51' 0”)
Men
60m dash: Javon Bowen, Holy Family (6.88)
200m dash: Kouto Anyika, Holy Family (21.71)
400m dash: Kouto Anyika, Holy Family (48.80)
500m dash: Schnyder Germain, Molloy (1:06.58)
800m run: Theodore Pintabona, Roberts Wesleyan (1:58.46)
1000m run: Ryan Karker, Roberts Wesleyan (2:34.58)
Mile run: Jackson Doran, Roberts Wesleyan (4:08.51)
3000m run: Blake Kasper, Roberts Wesleyan (8:38.61)
5000m run: Zachary Hall, Roberts Wesleyan (15:45.06)
60m hurdles: Terrance Jones, Holy Family (8.37)
4x400m relay: Holy Family - Kouto Anyika, Kimani Smith, Zafis Zollicoffer, and J’Kwan Hamilton (3:20.60)
Distance Medley: Felician - Ezequiel Reyes, Daniel Chinchilla, Amir Elkholy, Xavion Powell (10:41.69)
High Jump: Nishorn Pierre, Holy Family (2.13m/6' 11.75")
Pole Vault: Orion Dowdall, Roberts Wesleyan (4.75m/15' 7")
Long Jump: Nishorn Pierre, Holy Family (7.24m/23' 9")
Triple Jump: Nishorn Pierre, Holy Family (14.55m/47' 8.75")
Shot Put: Malicah Etienne, Georgian Court (15.90m/52' 2")
Weight Throw: Emmanuel Mena Jimenez, St. Thomas Aquinas (20.22m/66' 4”)
All-Conference Honorees
Women’s First Team
60m dash: Iyanna Jackson, District of Columbia and Kayla Cooper, District of Columbia
200m dash: Kayla Cooper, District of Columbia and Tukey Francis, District of Columbia
400m dash: Chantoya Thomas, Felician and Tukey Francis, District of Columbia
500m dash: Imani Fitzpatrick, Felician and Ayesha Jarrett, District of Columbia
800m run: Catherine Catipay, Felician and Hannah Thomas, Daemen
1000m run: Raechel Zielinksi, D’Youville and Kylee Odell, Roberts Wesleyan
Mile run: Kylee Odell, Roberts Wesleyan and Courtney Merrill, Daemen
3000m run: Rachel Horner-Richardson, Roberts Wesleyan and Lainie Smith, D’Youville
5000m run: Rachel Horner-Richardson, Roberts Wesleyan and Zoe Perkins, Roberts Wesleyan
60m hurdles: Aarysa Moore, Felician and Hailee Lowe, Roberts Wesleyan
4x400m relay: Holy Family - Danalee Brock, Ariel Salkey, Kenisha Greenwood, and Maya Harper
Distance Medley: Holy Family - Zane' McNeil, Jade Jones, Maya Harper, Emma McNamee
High Jump: Aarysa Moore, Felician, Zoe Shaw, District of Columbia, and Talia Ferguson, Felician
Pole Vault: Melia Couchman, Roberts Wesleyan and Cora Seaburg, Roberts Wesleyan
Long Jump: Jenna Capolupo, D’Youville and Talia Ferguson, Felician
Triple Jump: Talia Ferguson, Felician and Jada Carroll, Felician
Shot Put: Korryn Braxton-Young, Holy Family and Destiny Ellerbe, Felician
Weight Throw: Kristen Oliver, Daemen and Ava Thompson, Staten Island
Women’s Second Team
60m dash: Dayna Thompson, District of Columbia and Jenna Capolupo, D’Youville
200m dash: Imani Fitzpatrick, Felician and Chantoya Thomas, Felician
400m dash: Kenisha Greenwood, Holy Family and Darrian Lewis, Felician
500m dash: Danalee Brock, Holy Family and Anne Noonan, Felician
800m run: Samantha Morrison, District of Columbia and Maya Harper, Holy Family
1000m run: Rainn Sheppard, District of Columbia and Emma Grzebinski, Daemen
Mile run: Kathleen Healy, Molloy and Rachel Mow, Queens
3000m run: Zoe Merryman, St. Thomas Aquinas and Camryn Bailey, Daemen
5000m run: Camryn Bailey, Daemen and Lily Shultz, D’Youville
60m hurdles: Ocelia Jones, Holy Family and Jada Carroll, Felician
4x400m relay: District of Columbia - Rainn Sheppard, Ayesha Jarrett, Tukey Francis, and Dayna Thompson
Distance Medley: St. Thomas Aquinas - Ciara Durcan, Emma Neil, Isabella Farino-Esposito, Zoe Merryman
High Jump: Madison Macneill, D’Youville
Pole Vault: Isabella Fortaleza, Molloy
Long Jump: Jada Carroll, Felician and Kayla Cooper, District of Columbia
Triple Jump: Zoe Shaw, District of Columbia and Aarysa Moore, Felician
Shot Put: Faith Rousseau, Molloy and Natajiana Ward, Felician
Weight Throw: Emmanuela Kouami-Katou, District of Columbia and Tima Abdellatif, Daemen
Men’s First Team
60m dash: Javon Bowen, Holy Family and Leelan Maxwell, St. Thomas Aquinas
200m dash: Kouto Anyika, Holy Family and Ben Nelken, Felician
400m dash: Kouto Anyika, Holy Family and Steven Elcock, Staten Island
500m dash: Schnyder Germain, Molloy and Emmanouil Paravalos, Molloy
800m run: Theodore Pintabona, Roberts Wesleyan and Jackson Doran, Roberts Wesleyan
1000m run: Ryan Karker, Roberts Wesleyan and Landon Schreib, Roberts Wesleyan
Mile run: Jackson Doran, Roberts Wesleyan and Ryan Karker, Roberts Wesleyan
3000m run: Blake Kasper, Roberts Wesleyan and Zachary Hall, Roberts Wesleyan
5000m run: Zachary Hall, Roberts Wesleyan and Landon Schreib, Roberts Wesleyan
60m hurdles: Terrance Jones, Holy Family and Adam Kamagate, Daemen
4x400m relay: Holy Family - Kouto Anyika, Kimani Smith, Zafis Zollicoffer, and J’Kwan Hamilton
Distance Medley: Felician - Ezequiel Reyes, Daniel Chinchilla, Amir Elkholy, Xavion Powell
High Jump: Nishorn Pierre, Holy Family and Isaiah Davenport, Holy Family
Pole Vault: Orion Dowdall, Roberts Wesleyan and Sean Donnamaria, Georgian Court
Long Jump: Nishorn Pierre, Holy Family and Dane Smith, Holy Family
Triple Jump: Nishorn Pierre, Holy Family and Ernest Robertson, Holy Family
Shot Put: Malicah Etienne, Georgian Court and Robbie Babson, Georgian Court
Weight Throw: Emmanuel Mena Jimenez, St. Thomas Aquinas and Robbie Babson, Georgian Court
Men’s Second Team
60m dash: Gianna Macchio, Molloy and Devin Jones, Felician
200m dash: Vincent Ohenhen, Staten Island and Steven Elcock, Staten Island
400m dash: Tyler Wesley, Holy Family and Christian Canela, Molloy
500m dash: J’Kwan Hamilton, Holy Family and Peyton Engle, Holy Family
800m run: Ezequiel Reyes, Felician and Daniel Hernandez, Roberts Wesleyan
1000m run: Kyle Spector, Georgian Court and Leonard Laine, Felician
Mile run: Blake Kasper, Roberts Wesleyan and Kyle Spector, Georgian Court
3000m run: Jonathan Moote, Daemen and Daniel Chinchilla, Felician
5000m run: Peter Bagattine, Molloy and Eric Palencia, Molloy
60m hurdles: Raqeeb Somoye, Holy Family and Damilola Babalola, Queens
4x400m relay: Molloy - Eric Anderson, Schnyder Germain, Christian Canela, Emmanouil Paravalos
Distance Medley: Roberts Wesleyan - Jaxon Bunting, Patrick Martin, Daniel Hernandez, Caleb Belanger
High Jump: Jayden Bennermon, St. Thomas Aquinas and Dane Smith, Holy Family
Pole Vault: Ivan Ramos-Lopez, Georgian Court
Long Jump: Devin Jones, Felician and Terrance Jones, Holy Family
Triple Jump: Jurrel Hall, Molloy and Javon Bowen, Holy Family
Shot Put: Emmanuel Mena Jimenez, St. Thomas Aquinas and Adam Lenn, St. Thomas Aquinas
Weight Throw: Adam Lenn, St. Thomas Aquinas and Tyler Robinson, St. Thomas Aquinas