Princeton Opens Indoor Season with Strong Showing at The Armory

Saturday, December 1

The Armory (NYC)

6:00 PM

Princeton University

TCNJ Indoor Open

Princeton University men's and women's indoor track & field, Princeton, NJ, February 17, 2018.

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

Princeton Opens Indoor Season with Strong Showing at The Armory

December 01, 2018 | Men's Track and Field

Results

NEW YORK, NY (12/1/18) - The Princeton men's track & field team opened the 2018-19 indoor season at the TCNJ Indoor Opener at The Armory on Saturday evening. The Tigers showed early promise from its freshmen and veterans in the sprints and jumps.

Freshmen Simanga Ndhlovu and Greg Sholars shined in the 60-meter dash along junior Daniel Afolabi as all three qualified for the finals. After running the fastest time out of 49 in the prelims, Ndhovu won the final with a 6.83 - the third fastest time ever by a Princeton Tiger. Sholars took fourth at 6.95 and Afolabi was sixth at 6.98.

Senior Franklin Aririguzoh claimed a win in the 600 at 1:21.96 (27.108, 27.724, 27.129).

Another impressive showing came from freshman Taraje Whitfield in the 60-meter hurdles. Whitfield won the event, shaving a tenth off his time between prelims and the finals, 8.32 to 8:22. The time puts him on Princeton's all-time top-10 in just his first collegiate meet. Senior Sebastian Silveira reached the finals as well and took sixth place with an 8.44, just off his 8.41 from prelims.

In the 300, junior Justice Dixon ran a PR of 35.58 to take third place. Freshman Michael Phillippy was seventh at 36.01 and Cole Bransford eighth at 36.30.

The A squad won the 4x400 relay at 3:19.40. Dixon led off with a 50.932 with Connor Matthews running a 48.906 second leg. Sholars clocked 49.074 on the third leg and Phillippy closed with a 50.482.

Sophomores Jeffrey Lee-Heidenreich and Jeffrey Hollis continue to be a tremendous duo in the high jump. Lee-Heidenreich took second place with an indoor PR of 2.08 clearing the mark on his second attempt. Hollis was over 2.03 on his first try at the height.

In the long jump, freshman Dayo Abeeb was fifth with a jump of 6.78. He also had jumps of 6.70 twice and 6.55

Freshman Will Drury started off his Princeton campaign with a 4.76 in the pole vault to take fourth place. He cleared the height on his third attempt. Noah Hurley cleared 4.46 to finish in sixth place.

Princeton hosts the New Years Invitational next Saturday, Dec. 8 at Jadwin Gym.