Rutgers-Camden Athletics

Hilt sets meet mark while repeating as NJAC hammer champion

5/6/2023 7:48:00 PM

MAHWAH, N.J. (May 6, 2023) – Rutgers University-Camden senior Emily Hilt won her second consecutive New Jersey Athletic Conference hammer throw championship, setting a meet record in the process, and junior Alexis Marini finished third in the event as the Scarlet Raptors competed on the first day of the NJAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Ramapo College Saturday.
 
Hilt finished first in a field of 24 hammer throwers with a meet record of 54.19 meters, shattering her old NJAC Championship record of 51.02 meters, set last spring. Her throw also nearly broke her own Rutgers-Camden program record of 54.33 meters, set on April 7 at the Osprey Open.
 
Marini, meanwhile, finished third in the hammer throw with a PR of 50.47 meters, shattering her previous top mark of 48.16 meters set on April 28 while winning the event at the Lions Invitational.
 
With their dominance in the hammer throw, Hilt and Marini helped Rutgers-Camden's women collect 16 points out of their 18, leaving the Scarlet Raptors fourth out of 10 NJAC teams on the first day of the meet. The NJAC meet concludes Sunday at Ramapo College.
 
The Scarlet Raptor men, meanwhile, finished the first day without a point as they were tied for eighth place of the 10 competing teams.
 
In addition to Hilt and Marini, the Raptor women also notched two points from junior Sabrina Baer, who finished seventh of 20 in the javelin with a PR of 31.69 meters. Sophomore Francis Hill was 15th in the javelin with a PR of 25.25 meters.
 
Freshman Sophia LaPorta notched a PR in both the long jump (4.27 meters, 19th of 21) and the 200-meter dash (30.52, 29th of 33). Sophomore Asia Anderson competed in the 100-meter dash for the first time (17.50, 28th of 28) and also ran the 200-meter dash (37.89, 33rd of 33).
 
On the men's side, freshman Brandon Butts set a pair of PRs in the long jump (6.01 meters, 18th of 24) and the 100-meter dash (11.83, 23rd of 30), while freshman Patrick Dwamena ran in three events, establishing a PR in each one. He finished 27th of 32 in the 200-meter dash (24.44) and 25th of 29 in the 400-meter dash (54.51). He also competed in the long jump for the first time, placing 22nd of 24 (5.62 meters).
 
Sophomore Jaquan Ortiz set a PR at 200 meters (25.90, 29th of 32) and also finished 28th of 29 at 400 meters (59.71). Sophomore Trey Williams set a PR in the 200-meter dash (24.77, 28th of 32) and ran the 100-meter dash in a time of 12.53 (27th of 30), barely off his 12.51 PR time. Freshman Ja'Mier Smith-Simons notched a PR at 400 meters (58.57, 27th of 29).
 
Freshman Kenny Cashman set a PR in the 110 hurdles (19.91, 15th of 15) and also ran the 100-meter dash (12.70, 29th of 30). Sophomore Austin Richards competed in the 100-meter dash for the first time, posting a 12.91 clocking (30th of 30), while junior Franklin Milord recorded a 1:01.91 time in the 400-meter dash (29th of 29).