BIRMINGHAM, AL --- Ramapo's Cheickna Traore was crowned NCAA Champion in both the 400m and 200m events at the 2023 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships to highlight the final day of action in grand fashion.
Traore, with both wins today, becomes a 5x NCAA All-American. He won the 200m race with a National DIII Record and NCAA Championship meet record time of 20.72 seconds. In the 400m race, he posted a time of 46.85 seconds, which is second all time in NCAA DIII. Both times break his own program records. With Traore's two national titles, Ramapo finished tied for eighth in the national team standings.
Rowan's Amara Conte finished as the national runner-up in the 400m, giving the NJAC the top two spots on the 400m podium. Conte clocked a 47.45 in the final after setting a PR in Friday's prelims with a 47.21. The All-America honor was the first for Conte in that event and second overall as he was part of last season's outdoor national champion 4x400 relay.
Rowan's women's 4x400 relay also earned All-America honors on Saturday. The quartet of Molly Lodge, Jasmine Broadway, Nevaeh Lorjuste, and Kathleen Pedersen combined for a school record time of 3:50.39 to finish eighth nationally.
| 2023 NJAC INDOOR TRACK & FIELD PARTICIPANTS AT THE NCAA INDOOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS |
| WOMEN'S PARTICIPANTS |
| Date |
Time |
Name |
Institution |
Event |
Seed |
Result/Notes |
| March 10 |
10:20 AM |
Eliza Bruncaj |
TCNJ |
Pentathlon |
3,298 pts |
3,451 pts -- 8th overall -- All-American Honors |
| March 10 |
1:45 PM |
Victoria Purritano |
TCNJ |
60 Meter Hurdles |
8.76 |
8.87 -- 17th in preliminaries |
| March 10 |
2:15 PM |
Gbarper Dwah |
Ramapo |
60 Meters |
7.61 |
7.71 -- 14th in preliminaries |
| March 10 |
3:00 PM |
Shahyan Abraham |
Stockton |
Weight Throw |
17.59 m |
15.35 m -- 19th overall |
| March 10 |
3:25 PM |
Maria Grill |
TCNJ |
400 Meters |
56.69 |
58.81 -- 18th in preliminaries |
| March 10 |
3:25 PM |
Megan Gasnick |
TCNJ |
400 Meters |
57.50 |
58.94 -- 19th in preliminaries |
| March 10 |
3:25 PM |
Nevaeh Lorjuste |
Rowan |
400 Meters |
57.54 |
58.06 -- 15th in preliminaries |
| March 10 |
4:30 PM |
Maria Grill |
TCNJ |
200 Meters |
24.82 |
25.84 -- 20th in preliminaries |
| March 10 |
5:45 PM |
Maria Grill |
TCNJ |
4x400 Relay |
3:48.02 |
3:54.60 -- 10th in preliminaries |
| Eliza Bruncaj |
| Allison Uhl |
| Megan Gasnick |
| March 10 |
5:45 PM |
Molly Lodge |
Rowan |
4x400 Relay |
3:50.98 |
3:50.39 -- 8th overall -- All-American Honors |
| Jasmine Broadway |
| Nevaeh Lorjuste |
| Kathleen Pedersen |
| MEN'S PARTICIPANTS |
| Date |
Time |
Name |
Institution |
Event |
Seed |
Result/Notes |
| March 10 |
1:30 PM |
Marquise Young |
Rowan |
60 Meter Hurdles |
8.11 |
8.28 -- 16th in preliminaries |
| March 10 |
2:30 PM |
Ahmir Johnson |
Rowan |
Long Jump |
7.38 m |
Did not compete |
| March 10 |
2:30 PM |
Nana Agyemang |
Rowan |
Long Jump |
7.26 m |
7.11 m -- 7th overall -- All-American Honors |
| March 10 |
3:05 PM |
Cheickna Traore |
Ramapo |
400 Meters |
47.45 |
46.85 -- 1st overall -- National Champion -- All-American Honors |
| March 10 |
3:05 PM |
Amara Conte |
Rowan |
400 Meters |
48.15 |
47.45 -- 2nd overall -- National Runner-Up -- All-American Honors |
| March 10 |
3:05 PM |
Dave Etienne |
NJCU |
400 Meters |
48.17 |
48.44 -- 11th in preliminaries |
| March 10 |
4:15 PM |
Cheickna Traore |
Ramapo |
200 Meters |
21.27 |
20.72 -- 1st overall -- National Champion -- All-American Honors |
| March 10 |
4:15 PM |
Jah’mere Beasley |
Rowan |
200 Meters |
21.58 |
21.76 -- 11th in preliminaries |
| March 10 |
5:35 PM |
Amara Conte |
Rowan |
4x400 Relay |
3:15.08 |
3:20.48 -- 12th in preliminaries |
| Evan Corcoran |
| Nana Agyemang |
| Jah’mere Beasley |
| March 11 |
11:00 AM |
John Griffith |
Montclair State |
Shot Put |
16.59 m |
15.16 m -- 18th overall |