Rutgers-Newark Athletics

PROFILE OF THE WEEK (May 18, 2012)

JUNIOR (2010-11):  INDOORS: Ran third fastest 1000 in R-N books with a clocking of 2:49.71 at the CTC Indoor Championships… competed in 500, 800 and 1000 and also ran the second leg of the 4 x 800 relay unit in the NJAC Indoor Championships.  OUTDOORS: Ran the eighth fastest 800 in R-N history, clocking a 1:58.50 to place fifth in the NJAC Outdoor Championships… also ran the 1500 and was a member of the 4 x 400 relay unit.

PERSONAL BESTS:  INDOORS:
500M DASH:  1:13.49  Armory Collegiate Challenge (NYC Armory, NY), Feb. 25, 2011
800M RUN:  2:10.08  NJAC Indoor Championships (NYC Armory, NY), Feb. 20, 2011
1000M RUN:  2:49.71  CTC Indoor Championships (Middletown, CT), Feb. 12, 2011
4 x 800M RELAY:  8:28.41 (D. Bashir, V. Manasse, T. Amevor & D. Armstrong)  NJAC Indoor Championships (NYC Armory, NY), Feb. 20, 2011
DISTANCE MEDLEY:  11:39.12 (V. Manasse, F. Farao, C. Awe & D. Bashir)  CTC Relay Carnival (New Haven, CT), Dec. 5, 2010
PERSONAL BESTS:  OUTDOORS:
800M RUN:  1:58.50  NJAC Outdoor Championships (Mahwah, NJ), May 7, 2011
1500M RUN:  4:26.14  CTC Outdoor Championships (Center Valley, PA), April 17, 2011
4 x 400M RELAY: 3:25.20  (C. Studivent, C. Graves, V. Manasse & D. Armstrong)  NJAC Outdoor Championships (Mahwah, NJ), May 7, 2011
4 x 800M RELAY:  9:00.52 (D. Armstrong, V. Manasse, P. Aderinto & T. Amevor)  Roadrunner Express (Mahwah, NJ), April 22, 2011

NOTES: Junior transfer from Union County College where he did not compete in intercollegiate athletics.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in who helped Roselle Catholic to three consecutive Mountain Valley Conference championships (2004, 2005, 2006)… was Mountain Valley medalist his senior year… Lions also took two MVC titles and a Parochial B State championship in track.

PERSONAL: Son of Marie and Yves Manasse… has an older brother (Reggie).