Monmouth freshman Keven Kevelier won the triple jump in a dual meet against Rider Saturday with the No. 7 mark in Monmouth history.
Kevelier, a Collingswood graduate, jumped 47-2 3/4 (with no wind information available) to win the event by about five inches over Rider soph Justin Gladden, who jumped 46-9 1/4.
Kevelier’s previous collegiate PR was 46-8 1/2 in March in a dual meet against Army at West Point, N.Y.
At Collingswood, Kevelier set his lifetime best of 47-5 1/4 in winning the 2019 Meet of Champions at Northern Burlington.
Kevelier’s jump is No 2 in the Metro Atlantic Conference this year, behind teammate and indoor MAAC champion Mohamad Didgourga, a former Burlington County Scholastic League champion for Trenton Catholic, who jumped 48-11 3/4 at Lafayette last month.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 