Indoor Track Update

[McFan]

Here is an update on the Track team. Coach Vives keeps us connected to the team via e-mail. With his permission I have copied his latest update.

 

UALBANY WINS FIVE MEN'S, THREE WOMEN'S EVENTS AT ARMY'S CROWELL OPEN

 

West Point, N.Y. - The UAlbany women's 4x800-meter relay led the squad by taking first place and qualifying for the ECAC Championship with a time of 9:20.42 at the final day of Army's Carlton Crowell Open, held at Gillis Field House on Saturday, Jan. 7. Alyssa Lotmore anchored the team that included freshman twins Jessica and Jenna Ortman, and sophomore Danielle Trimpop.

 

The UAlbany men's team won five events at the non-team scoring meet. Freshman Joe Greene, who won the New York State high school championship in the 400-meters last year, finished in first place with a time of 49.58 in that race. Stephen Evans followed Greene with a second-place finish in a time of 51.08. The men also took first and second in the 60-meters, where Junior Burnett and Shamere Boland ran times of 7.03 and 7.16, respectively.

 

Freshman Joe Belokopitsky won the 500m with a time of 1:06.65. Junior Ray Gilman leapt 6'4.75" in the high jump to win the event. The men's 4x800m relay team also posted a first-place finish, with anchor Gered Burns running a 1:51.5 split.

 

Defending indoor America East triple jump champion Arina Gerasimova won the event at Army with an indoor personal-best 39'5.25" leap, which is also an ECAC-qualifying mark. Senior Patty Diedrich rounded out the women's winners with a first-place showing in the women's pentathlon, which was held yesterday.

 

Senior tri-captain Jillian Sherman recorded a personal best in the long jump with an 18'5.75" effort, while freshman thrower Candice Mann had a personal best of 39'11.25" in the shot put.

 

The UAlbany track and field teams continue their seasons on Friday, Jan. 13 at the NYU Gotham Cup.

 

 

 

ALYSSA LOTMORE WINS MILE AT FORDHAM INVITATIONAL

 

New York, N.Y. - UAlbany's Alyssa Lotmore won the women's mile run with a time of 4:59.03 at the Fordham Kickoff Invitational at the New York City Armory on Friday, Jan 6.

 

Lotmore finished 0.8 seconds better than her nearest competitor, Stony Brook's Leonora Joy, who captured the 2005 America East women's cross country title. Freshman Jessica Ortman took third place with a time of 5:01.22, while her twin sister Jenna Ortman had a time of 5:02.67, good for fourth place in the event. Both Ortmans set personal bests for the mile run.

 

The UAlbany women's pentathletes also competed at the first day of Army's Carlton Crowell Open in West Point, N.Y., where Patty Diedrich won the combined event with 2,988 points. Her long jump measured 17'2", a personal best for the senior. Freshman Kamilah McShine finished third, while UAlbany sophomores Brenna Militello and Valerie Maignan finished fourth and fifth, respectively.

 

The UAlbany track and field teams continue their seasons tomorrow at the final day of the Carlton Crowell Open.

 

 

 

Roberto J. Vives

 

Director of Men's & Women's

 

Track & Field/Cross Country

 

University at Albany

[Patch]

Great job by the Danes and excellent job by Coach Vives, keeping us updated.

[McFan]

UALBANY WOMEN PLACE SECOND, MEN THIRD AT NYC GOTHAM CUP

 

New York, N.Y. - Freshman Jessica Ortman set a school record in the 800-meter run to lead the UAlbany women's track and field team to a second-place finish at the New York City Gotham Cup at the New York City Armory Track Center on Friday, Jan. 13. The men's 4x400-meter relay was first across the line and three men turned in individual second-place showings to help the Great Danes to a third-place finish in the 35-team field.

Ortman finished second overall in her event with an ECAC-qualifying time of 2:12.96, eclipsing the previous record of 2:13.59 set by Diane Matthews in 2004. Ortman qualified for the ECAC Championship in the 1,000m event in December. Arina Gerasimova, last week's America East Co-Field Performer of the Week, won the triple jump for the second time this season with a leap of 38-feet, 11.5-inches.

Jenna Ortman, Jessica's twin sister, posted a sixth-place showing the 1,000 with an ECAC-qualifying time of 2:53.54. Senior tri-captain Jillian Sherman finished second in the long jump with a personal best 19-0. The mark also qualified her for the ECAC Championship.

In the men's competition, freshman Joe Greene ran an anchor-leg split of 47.7 to help the men's 4x400m relay to a win with an IC4A-qualifying time of 3:13.94. Greene took second overall in the individual 400-meter dash with a time of 47.83, which also qualifies him for IC4As. His mark was a personal best and 35-hundredths of a second off the school record. The UAlbany freshman also had a personal best 22-9.75 long jump to place sixth overall.

Gered Burns was second overall and the top collegian in the 500m with an IC4A-qualifying time of 1:02.90. Burns' time was second in school history and 24-hundredths of a second behind Howard Sellers' UAlbany standard of 1:02.66 set in 1993. Andy Allstadt was UAlbany's final IC4A qualifier at the meet, as he registered a time of 8:27.40 in the 3,000m run to finish second.

The UAlbany track and field teams resume their schedules at the Fourth Annual Great Dane Classic, held at the New York City Armory on Friday, Jan. 20.

 

Link to full results: http://www.armorytrack.com/meets/NYC-Gotham/results-06.htm

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MEN'S TEAM RESULTS

1. Villanova 119, 2. UMBC 66, 3. UAlbany 64, 4. Rider 50.50, 5. NYU 48, 6. Lehigh 47, 7. Lincoln 40, 8. Haverford 39, T9. C. W. Post 34, T9. Lafayette 34, 11. Coppin State 33, 12. Fordham 31, 13. Delaware State 30, 14. Quinnipiac 23, T15. Bowie State 22, T15. Delaware 22, T15. Wagner, 18. Marist 21, 19. Morgan State 20, 20. Iona 18, 21. Marist 16, 21. NY Elite TC 16, 23. SUNY Farmingdale 13.50, T24. Columbia 10, T24. Globe Institute, 26. Long Island University 9, 27. Temple 8, 28. St. Francis (NY) 7, 29. Swarthmore 5, T30. Monmouth 3, T30. UPenn 3, 32. Johns Hopkins 2, T33. Bellmore Striders 1, T33. Haddonfield RC 1, 34. LaSalle 1, 35. Stevens Tech 1.

WOMEN'S TEAM RESULTS

1. Villanova 75, 2. UAlbany 67.50, 3. Lafayette 58, 4. Morgan State 54, 5. Rider 52.40, 6. Bowie State 48, T7. Essex County 47, T7. Quinnipiac 47, 9. Delaware 43, 10. Lehigh 34.50, 11. UMBC 34, 12. Delaware State 29, 13. Fordham 27.50, 14. Haverford 26.50, 15. Wagner 26.40, 16. Princeton 25, 17. St John's 22, 18. St. Francis (NY) 20, T19. Cabrini College 18, T19. Columbia 18, 21. Lincoln 17, 22. Temple 16.20, 23. Sacred Heart 12, 24. Lehman 8, 25. Marist 7, 26. Mizuno 6, 28. Fairleigh sienafaninson 4, 29. Long Island 3, T30. Johns Hopkins 2, T30. Ramapo College 2, T32. LaSalle 1, T32. Monmouth 1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Roberto J. Vives

 

Director of Men's & Women's

 

Track & Field/Cross Country

 

University at Albany

[McFan]

Here is a good chance for those in the NYC area to see the Track team in action.

 

University at Albany

 

GREAT DANE CLASSIC

 

FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2006

 

NEW YORK CITY TRACK & FIELD CENTER

 

3PM – 9PM

 

UAlbany, Binghamton, Farmingdale, LIU, Monmouth, Moravian, Northeastern, Puerto Rico, Rider, Rutgers (men), St. John’s (women),

 

Southern Connecticut, Stony Brook, Temple, UMBC and Wheeling Jesuit

 

Tentative Order of Events

 

Field 3:00 pm start

 

Weight Throw (w, m)

 

Followed by Shot Put (w, m)

 

Long Jump (w & m) - same start time – dual pits

 

Followed by Triple Jump (w & m)

 

Pole Vault (w, m)

 

High Jump (w & m) - same start time after 55m Dash Trials – dual pits

 

Track 3:00 pm start (women then men)

 

3:00pm 5000m* seeded (top 20)

 

3:00pm 55 HH Trials * trials

 

3:15pm 55m Dash Trials* trials

 

3:45pm DMR (1200-400-800-1600) Final

 

4:15pm Mile unseeded

 

4:35pm 400m unseeded

 

4:55pm 500m Final

 

5:15pm 800m unseeded

 

5:35pm 1000m Final

 

5:50pm 200m unseeded

 

6:25pm 3000m unseeded

 

*55HH and 55m trials will run simultaneous with the 5000m

 

Championship Portion of the Meet (women then men)

 

7:00pm Mile Seeded (Top 12)

 

7:15pm 55 HH Finals (Top 8 from trials)

 

7:25pm 400m Seeded (Top 10)

 

7:35pm 55m Dash Final (Top 8 from trials)

 

7:45pm 800m Seeded (Top 10)

 

7:55pm 200m Seeded (Top 10)

 

8:05pm 3000m Seeded (Top 15)

 

8:30pm 4x400 relay Final

 

 

 

 

 

Roberto J. Vives

 

Director of Men's & Women's

 

Track & Field/Cross Country

 

University at Albany

[McFan]

Hello Alumni,

 

Thanks to all that came out and supported the meet. It was great to see you all. It was a tremendous meet!!!!!

 

UALBANY MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TRACK TEAMS PLACE SECOND AT GREAT DANE CLASSIC

 

New York, N.Y. - Gered Burns and Jessica Ortman each broke their own school records in the 800-meter run to lead the UAlbany men's and women's track teams to second-place finishes at the Fourth Annual Great Dane Classic at the New York City Armory on Friday, Jan. 20. The Great Danes won a combined 10 events and set five new UAlbany standards.

 

The men placed second behind defending IC4A champion Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights scored 134 points to UAlbany's 109. Burns, who was named the meet's most valuable performer, ran a 1:49.24 to win the 800m, breaking his own record of 1:49.49 in the event which he set at last year's USA Track & Field Nationals. Burns' time is the fastest in the nation this season. Junior Burnett also set a new school record in the 200m, running an IC4A-qualifying time of 21.93 to take fifth place overall. His time is also the fastest in the America East this season. Burnett also qualified for IC4As in the 55m dash with a time of 6.44, good for fourth place.

 

Four-time America East triple jump champion Kamar Elliott posted his first win in the event this season with an IC4A-qualifying mark of 48-feet, 5.25-inches. Joe Greene won the 400m for the second time this season with a time of 48.15. Andy Allstadt also posted a win in the 5,000m with a time of 15:07.16, while Robbie Freeman covered the 3,000m in 8:32.81 to win the event. The men's 4x400m relay ran 3:13.26 to break a school record established in 2003. Greene ran an anchor leg of 47.4, while Burnett, Burns, and Stephen Evans were also on the relay.

 

The women finished second among a field of 13 teams with 116 points. Northeastern won the title with 143. Jessica Ortman ran a 2:11.23 to win the 800m, eclipsing her own record of 2:12.96 set at last week's NYC Gotham Cup. Jillian Sherman won the triple jump with a distance of 40-1.5 to tie the UAlbany standard set by Jennifer Aubin in 2004. The mark also qualifies her for the ECAC Championship.

 

Alyssa Lotmore ran a season-best 9:54.38 to win the 3,000m for the second time this season. The women's distance medley relay also posted a win with an ECAC-qualifying time of 12:14.77 with legs run by Lotmore, Heather Angel, Jessica Ortman and her twin sister Jenna Ortman. Patty Diedrich ran the 55m hurdles in an ECAC-qualifying time of 8.29 for a second-place finish, while freshman Sarah Charles had a personal-best triple jump of 39-4.25 to qualify for ECACs.

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Fourth Annual Great Dane Classic

MEN

1. Rutgers 134, 2. UAlbany 109, 3. Monmouth 90.50, 4. Southern Connecticut State 73.50, 5. Northeastern 51, 6. Rider 50, 7. Binghamton 47.50, 8. Long Island 32.50, 9. Carolina-Puerto Rico 31.50, 10. Stony Brook 30, 11. Fairleigh sienafaninson 12, 12. Moravian 8, 13. Farmingdale 7.50, 14. Wheeling Jesuit 4

INDIVIDUAL WINNERS

55m dash: Yavid Zackey (Carolina-Puerto Rico) 6.36, 55m hurdles: Andrew Allen (Monmouth) 7.68, 200m: Yavid Zackey (Carolina-Puerto Rico) 21.49, 400m: Joe Greene (UAlbany) 48.15, 500m: Ryan Westman (Rutgers) 1:03.26, 800m: Gered Burns (UAlbany) 1:49.24, 1,000m: Collin Walsh (Southern Connecticut State) 2:29.62, Mile: Brian Farrell (Stony Brook) 4:12.09, 3,000m: Robbie Freeman (UAlbany) 8:32.81, 5,000m: Andy Allstadt (UAlbany) 15:07.16, 4x400m relay: UAlbany (Junior Burnett, Gered Burns, Stephen Evans, Joe Greene) 3:13.26, Distance Medley Relay: Rider 10:16.07, High Jump: Ivan Schmidt (Southern Connecticut State) 7-1, Long Jump: Marquis Allen (Rutgers) 25-0.75, Triple Jump: Kamar Elliott (UAlbany) 48-5.25, Pole Vault: Brian Duggan (Rutgers) 15-9, Shot Put: Derek Anderson (Northeastern) 59-0.75, Weight Throw: Derek Anderson (Northeastern) 60-0.25.

WOMEN

1. Northeastern 143, 2. UAlbany 116, 3. St. John's 113.50, 4. Monmouth 73, 5. Binghamton 63, 6. Southern Connecticut State 40, 7. Stony Brook 32, 8. Rider 29, 9. Long Island 28, 10. Carolina-Puerto Rico 22.50, 11. Fairleigh sienafaninson 12, 12. Temple 7, 13. Wheeling Jesuit 5

INDIVIDUAL WINNERS

55m dash: Jordine Kimbrel (Northeastern) 7.05, 55m hurdles: Tramaine Shaw (Northeastern) 8.08, 200m: Jordine Kimbrel (Northeastern) 24.48, 400m: Maxcine Foster (St. John's) 55.99,

500m: Kay-Dian Reid (St. John's) 1:14.85, 800m: Jessica Ortman (UAlbany) 2:11.23, 1,000m: Laura McCloskey (Northeastern) 3:01.64, Mile: Leonora Joy (Stony Brook) 5:01.58, 3,000m: Alyssa Lotmore (UAlbany) 9:54.38, 5,000m: Malia Lyles (Monmouth) 19:06.37, 4x400m relay: St. John's 3:46.34, Distance Medley Relay: UAlbany (Alyssa Lotmore, Heather Angel, Jessica Ortman, Jenna Ortman) 12:14.77, High Jump: Venisa Clark (St. John's) 5-5, Long Jump: Merline Egbert (Southern Connecticut State) 19-8, Triple Jump: Jillian Sherman (UAlbany) 40-1.5, Pole Vault: Laura Chmielewski (Northeastern) 11-9.75, Shot Put: Zara Northover (Northeastern) 51-9.25, Weight Throw: Blessing Egwu (St. John's) 64-0

Edited January 25, 2006 by McFan

[alum73]

Great job team!!

[McFan]

UALBANY SETS FOUR SCHOOL RECORDS AT BOSTON U.’S TERRIER CLASSIC

 

Boston, Mass. - Robbie Freeman broke the school record in the 3,000-meter run with an IC4A-qualifying time of 8:20.54, while three women’s competitors also set new school standards at Boston University’s Terrier Classic held at the BU Track and Tennis Center.

 

Freeman’s time broke previous mark of 8:23.43 set by Todd Orvis in 1992. Andy Allstadt covered the 3,000m in an IC4A-qualifying time of 8:20.63, which also broke the existing standard. Freeman and Allstadt have the top two times in the America East this season. Gered Burns (Guilderland), who eclipsed his own school record in the 800m last week, ran a 1:52.75 in the event to take third overall.

 

On the women’s side, Jessica Ortman set a school record in the 1,000-meters and was the top collegiate finisher in the event with a time of 2:50.98. Ortman, who qualified for the ECAC championships at the Yale Invitational in December, bested the previous mark of 2"53.20 set by Diane Matthews in 2004.

 

Anisha Andrews broke the school record in the 500-meters with a time of 1:16:24, besting the previous mark set in 1998 by Xiomara Davila Diaz. Her sister, Adanna Andrews, finished seventh overall in the 800m with an ECAC-qualifying time of 2:14.17. Both ran legs on the 4x400 relay team that set a new school standard and finished third overall with a time of 3:51.60. Kamilah McShine and Tracy Estriplet were also relay members.

 

Other top finishers for Great Danes included freshman Candace Mann, who finished fourth overall and set a personal best in the shot put with a throw of 41-feet, 2.5 inches. Freshman Jenn Gurrant placed sixth in the triple jump with a personal best leap of 37-feet, 7.25 inches.

 

 

 

 

MEN'S INDOOR TRACK TEAM TAKES SECOND AT BOSTON INDOOR GAMES

 

Boston, Mass. - Junior Burnett won the 55-meter dash and placed second in the 200m to lead the UAlbany men's indoor track and field team to a second-place overall finish at the Reebok Boston Indoor Games held at the Reggie Lewis Center on Friday, Jan. 27. Joe Greene and Ricardo Estremera also won their events for the Great Danes. UAlbany finished with 121 points, behind Southern Connecticut State's 130.

 

Burnett ran an IC4A-qualifying time of 6.48 to be the first across the line in the 55m dash. He then finished the 200m in a time of 22.34 after setting a new school record in the event at last weekend's Great Dane Classic. Burnett was only 12-hundredths off the lead, while Greene and freshman Pat Weider placed third and fourth in the event, respectively.

 

Greene posted a long jump of 22-feet, 7-inches to best his nearest competitor by nearly five inches. A freshman, Greene has also posted three wins in sprinting events this season. Estremera, a sophomore, won the 1,000m for the first time this season in a time of 2:32.35.

 

Senior Stephen Evans and freshman Rachaud Hill had season-bests to place second in the 400m and 500m, respectively. Evans crossed the line in 49.57, while Hill finished in 1:06.12. Kamar Elliott and Jesse Bennett placed second and fourth in the 55m-hurdles with times of 7.82 and 7.87, respectively.

 

The men's indoor track and field teams return to action at the Millrose Games and the New Balance Collegiate Invitational on Feb. 3-4.

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MEN'S TEAM RESULTS

1. Southern Connecticut State 130, 2. UAlbany 121, 3. New Hampshire 112, 4. Northeastern 74.50, 5. Massachusetts 62, 6. Williams 60, 7. Boston College 54, 8. New Haven 16, 9. Holy Cross 15.50, 10. Vermont 10, 11. Hartford 7

[olddog71]

McFan,

 

Great report, as usual, on the indoor track teams. Thanks for making the reading of their news easier to access for a lot of us UA fans who might otherwise be unaware .

 

Our track teams have always performed well, at least since I started watching them in the late 1960's, and it is rewarding to read of their achievements at a higher level of competition. Track team members get far less positve exposure for what they do than student-athletes in other sports, but their feats are just as difficult to attain.

 

As many of the fans of this forum know, these student-athletes also take time out to support their comrades in other sports. They are a real class act.

 

Congratulations to the students and the staff who work with them. Four school records broken in one match - fantastic!

[McFan]

UALBANY’S ANISHA ANDREWS NAMED A-EAST CO-ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

 

Boston, Mass. – UAlbany junior Anisha Andrews has been named the America East Conference Co-Female Performer of the Week, as announced by the league office Tuesday, Jan. 31. Andrews set school records in the 500-meters and as a member of the 4x400-meter relay at last weekend’s Terrier Classic. She shares this week’s award with Stony Brook’s Dana Hastie.

 

Andrews covered the 500m in 1:16.24, breaking the 1998 UAlbany standard set by Xiomara Davila Diaz by 12-hundredths of a second. Her time is a season best and the top mark among Great Dane women, as well as second fastest in the America East.

 

She also ran a 56.5 split in the second leg of the 4x400m relay which finished with an ECAC-qualifying time of 3:51.60. The relay finished third in the event and the mark was 2.06 seconds better than the previous UAlbany standard, set in 2003.

 

The UAlbany 4x400m relay teams will compete at the Millrose Games on Feb. 3, while the full squads will contend at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational on Feb. 3-4.

 

 

 

Roberto J. Vives

 

Director of Men's & Women's

 

Track & Field/Cross Country

 

University at Albany

[McFan]

McFan,

 

Great report, as usual, on the indoor track teams. Thanks for making the reading of their news easier to access for a lot of us UA fans who might otherwise be unaware .

 

Our track teams have always performed well, at least since I started watching them in the late 1960's, and it is rewarding to read of their achievements at a higher level of competition. Track team members get far less positve exposure for what they do than student-athletes in other sports, but their feats are just as difficult to attain.

 

As many of the fans of this forum know, these student-athletes also take time out to support their comrades in other sports. They are a real class act.

 

Congratulations to the students and the staff who work with them. Four school records broken in one match - fantastic!

11414[/snapback]

 

Thanks, Coach has for years provided result to alumni and I thought it was a good idea to pass them along.

 

I've only followed the team since the mid-80's, but this has always been one of the most competitive teams at the University