Jasper Men Lead MAAC Championships After Day One; Kristeller Wins Hammer Throw While Bilello Notches Gold In Long Jump

LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ — Manhattan men's and women's track and field had a productive day one at the 2025 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships hosted by Rider University. Overall, the Jaspers captured a pair of gold medals and two more silver medals, highlighted by Alex Kristeller winning the Men's Hammer Throw and Alex Bilello garnering first-place honors in the Men's Long Jump.

MEN'S RESULTS
 

• Bilello snagged gold in the Men's Long Jump with a score of 7.04m. 

• Kristeller and Paul Brennan registered first and second place with marks of 65.11m and 60.21m. 

• Lewis Forster took silver in the Men's Javelin with a throw of 59.87m. 

• Manhattan boasted two qualifiers in the Men's 100 Prelims with Darion Lopez registering second place at 10.52 and Thomas Dubnov Raz making the cut in eighth at 10.62, a new personal best for the sophomore.

• Lopez qualified for Sunday's 200m Finals by finishing in fifth place in Saturday's prelims.

• Rasmus Jaeger notched fourth place in the Men's 800m Prelims with a time of 1:55.56, qualifying for Sunday's Finals.

• Thomas Dubnov Raz finished sixth in the Men's Long Jump by going a distance of 6.79m.

• Brian Oduour scored a personal best in the Men's 400m Prelims coming in 14th place (50.07).

• Adrian Alonso posted a personal record time of 9:36.25 in the Men's 3000m Steeplechase which earned him seventh place.

• In the Men's 400mH Prelims, Thomas Bonsignore checked in at ninth with a personal record of 55.88.

• After day one, Manhattan is first in the men's standings with 41 points. 

• Martina Martinez won the Women 400mH Prelims with a time of 1:01.85. Martinez takes her spot in Sunday's Finals.

• Kylie Conroy grabbed fourth overall in the Women's 1500m Prelims and second place in Heat 2 with a time of 4:45.86. 

• The Women's 800m Prelims featured Conroy earning fifth place with a time of 2:16.90, a qualifying mark for Sunday. Mikaella Martin and Elaina Batista each recorded a personal best and season best, respectively.

• Alexandra Caraher placed fourth (46.24m) in the Women's Hammer Throw while Naiylah Shepherd (45.12m) notched eighth place.

• Qualifying for Sunday, Ellianne Fernandez secured second in the Women's 400m Prelim with a time of 57.70, which was edged out by Rider's Hailey Palmer (57.70). 

• In the Women 100m Prelims, Tranira Booker set a new personal record with a score of 11.95 for sixth place and a qualifying mark.

• Isabella Sing secured seventh place in the Women's Long Jump with a score of 5.81m — a new personal best for the junior. Sing also took ninth in the Women's 100mH Prelims with a time of 14.69 — her second personal best on the day.

• Also in the Women's 100mH Prelims, Makayla Dorvil showcased a personal best performance in the event with a 12th-place score of 14.87. Martina Martinez also ran at a personal best pace of 14.93, good for 13th place.

• Fernandez took home 20th in the Women's 200m Prelims while freshman SaRae Kennard notched a personal record of 26.16 in her final run of the season. 

QUOTES FROM MANHATTAN

Manhattan University Director of Cross Country and Track & Field Kerri Inman: "The Jaspers had a great first day securing two gold and two silver medals. We'll have a busy day tomorrow with more than a few athletes in their respective finals."

NEXT UP

The Jaspers will return to the Michael P. Brady Track & Field Complex on Sunday for Day Two of the MAAC Championships.