New Haven, Conn. – (5/6/2016) – Placing second or first in their respective events at the recently completed Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Track and Field Championship Tournament, the following Griffins earned All-CACC status; sophomore Giancarlo Martines (Cherry Hill, N.J.), and freshmen Raquel Lopez (East Meadow, N.Y.), Amy Lombard (Pennsauken, N.J.), and Erica Waleski (Rockville Centre, N.Y.).
 
A pair of first place finishes from sophomore Giancarlo Martines (Cherry Hill, N.J.) headlined fifth place (5^th of 9, 70 points) effort for the Chestnut Hill College men. The team's Most Valuable Player (MVP) returned to the All-CACC Team for the second time in as many years with the league's top times in the 1,500-Meter 4:06.09) and 5,000-Meter (16:18.94) and a total of 20 points split between the events. Martines' other eight points came in the 800-Meter, where his second place time of 1:58.60 also garner All-CACC status and led three other Griffins.
 
The Chestnut Hill College women's track and field team also finished fifth (5^th of 10, 48 points) in the championship meet and placed three Griffins on the All-CACC squad. Respective second place finishes in the 10,000-Meter (42:39.65), 3,000-Meter Steeplechase (12:57.85), and 400-Meter Hurdle (1:15.58) by Lombard, Lopez, and Waleski. Lopez's 3,000-Meter Steeplechase performance earned the Griffins 13 of their 48 points. Lombard's run of 42:39.65 in the 10,000-Meter set a new program mark and earned the Scarlet and Gold eight points. As did Waleski's run of 1:15.58 in the 400-Meter Hurdle.
 
Host, Georgian Court University won both sides of the CACC Championship with 238 points in the women's competition and 242 points in the men's.