Staten Island, NY - The Wagner College men's and women's track & field teams will kick-off their 2023 indoor seasons at the Fast Track Season Opener on Friday, December 1 at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex.

The men's team will be looking to capture its fourth straight indoor Northeast Conference (NEC) title, as the women's team will look to build off of its second place finish at last year's Championships.

The Seahawks will send half of their full roster to the opening meet, which begins at 1:00 pm and is scheduled to end at 7:00 pm.

For the Green & White, 21 members of the men's team and 11 members of the women's team will represent Wagner during the opening weekend.

At the Fast Track Season Opener, the 60m will be run by junior Ruth-Ann Chambers. Chambers finished first in the 60m hurdles at last year's Championships, finishing in 8.69. She was named the Most Outstanding Track Performer (Sprints). Chambers also landed herself on the conference's second team in the 400m from her performance at last year's Championships.

Chambers will be joined by sophomore Saranda Capani, sophomore Angelina Olah, and freshman June Fernandez. These four will be joined by freshman Dalil Suluki, freshman Khalil Wason, freshman Michael Seawright, and sophomore Alex Taddeo.

Chambers, Capani, Fernandez, Taddeo, Seawright, Wason will also participate in the 200m, joined by freshman Jack Mason, Aleix Fuchs, junior Aileen Hoban, and senior Melissa Waters in the event. 

The 400m will be represented by freshman Aajah Edwards, senior Sofia Garcia, and senior Gabriella Menendez for the women's team. For the men's, freshman Johnathan Carman, freshman Shawn Keegan, and sophomore Dante Rodney will compete in the event.

Freshman Nigel Boboli, graduate student Dominic Palermo, and sophomore Hunter Longo will run in the mile. Palermo will also take part in the 5000m run, along with senior Anthony Bentivegna and junior Justin Morris.

In jumps, juniors Kharlin Watkins and Julia Garcia will compete in both the high jump and long jump. Senior Ryan Lane and freshman Khalid Brown, and Jack Mason will take part in the long jump for the men.

In the triple jump, freshman Andrew Wood will represent the men's team, as Angelina Olah and freshman Victoria Gontowicz will represent the women's team.

To round out the athletes for Wagner, sophomores Julio Martinez and Eskil Njerve will take part in the pole vault, along with Capani participating in her third event of the day. At last year's meet, Julio Martinez placed second in the pole vault with 4.65m.

Palermo, Watkins, and Martinez also placed themselves on the NEC All-Conference Second Team for their performances at the Indoor Championships last season. Palermo earned second team in the 3000m and 5000m, Watkins in the high jump, and Martinez in the pole vault.

Following the Fast Track Season Opener, the Seahawks will host the next two events at the Ocean Breeze Park Track & Field Athletic Complex. The Wagner College Shootout will be Friday, December 8 and the Wagner College Invitational will be Friday, January 5.