Widener junior Maria Muzzarelli from Buena is on her way to NCAA Division 3 nationals to compete in the 60-meter dash.
Muzzarelli is the No. 8 seed in the 60 thanks to her school-record and personal-best 7.63 to win the Middle Atlantic Conference Championship final at Alvernia-Flynn PLEX in Reading, Pa., two weeks ago. Her previous PR was a 7.69 in January at a meet at the Armory.In addition to the school record at 60 meters, Muzzarelli is No. 2 in the 200 [25.67]. Outdoors, she’s No. 2 in the 100 [12.09] and 200 [25.17] and No. 4 in the long jump [17-6 ¾] and also ran on the school record 4-by-100, which ran 47.95 in May.
The NCAA Indoor Championships are scheduled to begin Friday at the Virginia Beach Sports Center. Qualifying in the women’s 60 meters is scheduled for 2 p.n. Friday with the final at 3:25 p.m. Saturday.
At Buena, Muzzarelli placed 4th in the 55 at Group 2 states at the Bubble in February 2020 before losing her outdoor season to the COVID shutdown. She was 7th in the 100 as a senior at outdoor states at Pennsauken.
For Rowan, junior Nevaeh Lorjuste from Triton qualified in the 400 [56.82]. Also, the Profs’ 1,600-meter relay team qualified with its 3:49,78 with an expected lineup of sophomore Molly Lodge of Woodstown, junior Jasmine Pope from Pennsauken, senior Kathleen Pederson of Hillsborough and Lorjuste.
Stockton sophomore Kayla Kass from Bayonne is the No. 7 seed in the 800 with her 2:12.32 at the AARTFC meet in Rochester last weekend.
In the men’s meet, Rowan – ranked 8th nationally in NCAA Division 3 – qualified four hurdlers – sophomore Nwaku Nkrumah from Teaneck is the No. 2 seed at 7.93, junior Marquise Young from Sterling is No. 4 seed at 7.96 and freshman Jacob Kiyler from North Plainfield and sophomore Jason Agyemang from Parsippany also qualified with top-20 times across NCAA Division 3.
Freshman Damarion Potts from South Brunswick qualified in both the high jump and long jump, and Amara Conte from Ferris High in Jersey City is seeded 12th in the 400 at 47.80. Junior Nana Agyemang will join Potts in the long jump. And Rowan’s 4-by-4 is No. 2 seed at 3:12.39 with a likely lineup of Jason Agyemang, Young, Nana Agyemang and Conte.
Full men’s field is here.
Full women’s field is here.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 