CHESTER, Pa. - - The Wilmington University track and field teams started it 2026 outdoor season this weekend, competing at the Danny Curran Invitational hosted by Widener at the George A. Hansell Track.

The meet was highlighted by a pair of outstanding performances for the Wildcats, as Donte Dockery was up to his old ways in winning the triple jump and Julian Jones shined in a pair of events on the track,

Donte Dockery won the triple jump by nearly a meter, setting a new Danny Curran Invitational record with a distance of 15.37 meters. Rowan's Josua Justin was second in the meet with a distance of 14.42 meters. The jump lands Dockery in the Top 5 in the NCAA DII outdoor season so far, ranking fifth overall.

Julian Jones set a new Wilmington and CACC outdoor track record in the 5000-meter event, running to a third place finish with a time of 14:29.65. He was the first NCAA student-athlete to finish, behind only a pair of runners from Frontrunner AC. His time is now 22^nd in NCAA DII for the outdoor season.

Rob Powell was the second best finisher for the Wildcats this weekend, placing second overall in the long jump. He had a distance of 6.73 meters, trailing only East Stroudsburg's Daniel Smith who had a distance of 6.97 meters.

Other Top 20 finishes on the men's side were Xavier Bin-Yusif who finished 16^th in the 100-meter event with a time of 11.04 and Sklyer Pearson who placed 16^th in the 800-meter event with a time of 1:58.46. Julian Jones also finished 13^th overall in the 1500-meter race, crossing the line in 4:03.99.

On the women's side, Sytieia Brown placed fifth overall in the discus throw, finishing with a weekend's best throw of 38.11 meters. Brown also finished 14^th in the shot put with a distance of 10.86 meters and 18^th in the hammer with a distance of 40.59 meters. Ajeana Robinson placed 13^th overall in the shot put, just ahead of Brown with a distance of 10.86 meters.

Makeda Lynch leaped to a 15^th place finish in the triple jump with a distance of 9.95 meters while Maddie Minnick finished 18^th in the 10000-meter race with a time of 41:49.18.

The Wildcats are in action again next weekend, traveling west to Millersville starting on Friday, April 3. The two day Millersville Metrics is on campus, hosted at the Biemesderfer Stadium.

MEN:

100m
16 – Xavier Bun-Yusif – 11:04

200m
32 – Jaden Williams – 22.69
35 – Xavier Bin-Yusif – 22.79
98 – Josiah Price – 23.80

400m
58 – Irvin Marable III – 52.49
74 -Elijah Gillis – 63.67
81 – Josiah Price – 54.13
91 – Taleel Trower – 55.19

400m Hurdles
26 – Irvin Marable III – 1:02.02

800m
16 – Skyler Perason – 1:58.46
61 – Reggie Hernandez – 2:03.16
128 – Andrew Shuett – 2:15.48

1500m
13 – Julian Jones – 4:03.99
20 – Skyle Perason – 4:07.49
54 – Julian Rich – 4:18.90
59 – Reggie Hernandez – 4:20.18
74 – Zach Souders – 4:25.86
137 – Nico Licup – 5:12.82

5000m
3 – Julian Jones – 14:29.65 (WilmU and CACC record – 22^nd in D2)
65 – Julian Rich – 15:52.86
132 – Nico Licup – 19:01.76

10000m
31 – Carter Sparwasser – 33:19.33
44 – Cooper Schmidt – 34:08.00
58 – Kevin Gonzalez – 37:47.34

Discus
27 – Christian Dollard – 34.20 meters

Hammer Throw
22 – Christian Dollard – 41.80 meter

Long Jump
2 – Robert Powell – 6.73 meters

Shot Put
26 – Samuel Distler – 12.71 meters
51 – Christian Dollard – 11.09 meters

Triple Jump
1 – Donte Dockery – 15.37 meters (Danny Curran Record – 5^th in D2)
21 – Samir Barber – 12.32 meters

WOMEN:

200m
38 – Kamila Caraballo – 27.17

800m
29 – Amy Chomo – 2:26.32

1500m
31 – Amy Chomo – 5:10.50

5000m
59 – Tiffany Banning – 19:55.20
67 – Angie Chomo – 20:14.28
74 – Sammy Banning – 20:33.58

10000m
18 – Maddie Minnick – 41:49.18

Discus
5 – Sytieia Brown – 38.11m

Hammer Throw
18 – Sytieia Brown – 40.59m

Long Jump
32 – Makeda Lynch – 4.54m

Shot Put
13 – Ajeana Robinson – 10.86m
14 – Sytieia Brown – 10.86m
67 – Trinity Fortune-Medine – 7.27m

Triple Jump:
15 – Makeda Lynch – 9.95m