Solomon posted a pair of IC4A-qualifying marks in the horizontal jumps at the Metropolitan Coaches Invitational. The freshman Blackbird won the meet’s long jump competition by matching the IC4A standard of 7.02m (23-0.5), a significant improvement from the 6.43m mark he registered in early December. Solomon produced another qualifying performance by triple jumping 14.33m (47-0.25), one centimeter short of the NEC lead, to finish fourth at the meet.