A pair of event wins and new school records highlighted the NJIT track and field teams' trip to to Central Jersey tor Saturday's Rider University Invitational.

HIGHLANDER VICTORIES

• Sydne Nance took first in the 200 meters, leading the field with a time of 25.35.
• Daniella Vito once again shined in the Javelin, winning with a toss of 39.98m / 131-2.00.

RECORDS SET

• Three different Highlander women surpassed the program's long jump record and finished in consecutive positions in the process. Nia Holloway (5th) finished the event with the new record of 5.42m / 17-9.50 while Kendall Caballero (6th) logged a 5.41m / 17-9.00 and McKinleigh Mattie (7th) posted 5.33m / 17-6.00. All three bested the previous mark of 5.22m / 17-1.50 by Cristina DeCristofaro from 2014.
• Mattie also extended her own record in the triple jump, pushing it from the 10.90m / 35.9.25 she posted in March at the Colonial Relays to 10.99m / 36-0.75 Saturday (8th).

TOP THREES

• Nia Holloway: 2nd in 100 meters (12.53)
• Nia Holloway/Sydne Nance/Lillian Williams/Jadyn Otto: 2nd in 4x100 Relay (49.27)
• Thomas Van Saders: 2nd in 400 hurdles (54.38)
• David Essel: 2nd in 3000 Steeplechase (9:26.15)
• Matt Bacchi/Eugene Graves III/Michael Girock/Jacob Leigh: 2nd in 4x400 Relay (3:20.09)
• Jacob Leigh: 3rd in 100 meters (10.85)

OTHER TOP TENS

• Thomas Van Saders: 4th in 110 hurdles (15.34)
• Waheeb Khan: 4th in Triple Jump (13.18m / 43-3.00); 7th in Long Jump (6.52m / 21.4.75)
• Michael Wedderburn: 5th in Long Jump (6.68m / 21-11.00)
• Grace Burke: 6th in 400 meters (1:00.36)
• Eugene Graves III: 6th in 200 meters (22.37)
• Michael Girock: 7th in 400 meters (49.99)
• David Munera: 7th in 800 meters (1:54.63)
• Brian McGlew: 7th in 5000 meters (14:57.84)
• Jadyn Otto: 7th in High Jump (1.45m / 4-9.00)
• Nia Holloway: 9th in 200 meters (26.49)

NEXT UP
NJIT will compete in two meets next week - the Penn Relays (April 28-30) and the Lehigh Open (April 30).