LAKEWOOD, N.J. (May 6, 2018) -- On a record-setting Sunday, the Bloomfield College Bears finished 2nd for a consecutive year in the 2018 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women's Track & Field Championship. The Bears tallied 196 points, just behind Georgian Court University (211 points) who won their 5th consecutive conference title. Under Hall of Fame head coach, Lisa Morgan-Richman, Bloomfield set five new conference records on the women's side to go along with 6 records on the men's side, who won the 2018 Men's Championship in only their third year of existence.
RESULTS
I. BLOOMFIELD FIRST-PLACE PERFORMERS
The Bears earned first-place finishes in six events to close the gap on GCU, including...
100-Meter Hurdles
Jasmine Staten (Bloomfield College), 14.40
200-Meter Dash
Jasmine Staten (Bloomfield College), 25.53
400-Meter Dash
Bobbi Ayres (Bloomfield College), 57.87
4x100-Meter Relay
Bloomfield College (Jasmine Staten, Jayda Osborne, Jazmine Wiggs, Felicia Haidara), 48.09
4x400-Meter Relay
Bloomfield College (Ayres, Haidara, Wiggs, Staten), 3:59.41
Long Jump
Jazmine Wiggs (17-9 1/2)
II. NEW MEET RECORDS
Nine events saw new meet records set, including both relays having new marks set by Bloomfield College.
4x100-Meter Relay
Bloomfield College (Jasmine Staten, Jayda Osborne, Jazmine Wiggs, Felicia Haidara), 48.09
1,500-Meter Run
Kendall Fitzgerald (Post University), 4:50.01
100-Meter Hurdles
Jasmine Staten (Bloomfield College), 14.40
400-Meter Dash
Bobbi Ayres (Bloomfield College), 57.87
200-Meter Dash
Jasmine Staten (Bloomfield College), 25.53
5,000-Meter Run
Kendall Fitzgerald (Post University), 18:37.46
4x400-Meter Relay
Bloomfield College (Ayres, Haidara, Wiggs, Staten), 3:59.41
Discus
Caitlyn Cornish (Post University), 37.28m
Hammer Throw
Samantha Smith (Georgian Court University), 48.48m
III. TEAM STANDINGS
1. Georgian Court University (211)
2. Bloomfield College (196)
3. Post University (94)
4. Jefferson (60)
5. Holy Family University (55)
6. Chestnut Hill College (52)
7. Caldwell University (41.5)
8. Felician University (23)
9. Nyack College (22.5)
10. University of the Sciences (14)
11. Dominican College (9)
OFFICIAL PHOTO GALLERY OF 2018 CACC TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
ABOUT THE CACC
The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference is an NCAA Division II Conference composed of 14 institutions in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. The member institutions are Bloomfield College, Caldwell University, Chestnut Hill College, Concordia (N.Y.) College, Dominican (N.Y.) College, Felician University, Georgian Court University, Goldey-Beacom College, Holy Family University, Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University), Nyack College, Post University of Waterbury, University of the Sciences, and Wilmington University.
