Track Results from West Point

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UALBANY TRACK & FIELD TEAMS WIN NINE EVENTS AT THE DICK SHEA INVITATIONAL

 

West Point, N.Y. - Valete Graham, Gered Burns, Marc Pallozzi, Jean Juste, Jessica Ortman and Ashley Vives won their respective events as members of the UAlbany track and field team competed at the Dick Shea Invitational hosted by Army on Saturday, March 24.

Jessica Ortman won the 400-meter run, crossing the line in 58.02 seconds, while Vives captured the 200-meter dash with a leap of 26.65. Ortman, Vives, Anisha Andrews and Adanna Andrews ran the 4x400 relay in 3:58.19 to win the event by over ten seconds.

 

In the men's competition, Graham captured the long jump and a triple jump with leaps of 22-feet, 11-inches and 44-feet, 0.75-inches, respectively. Burns ran the 1,500-meters in 3:58.61 to win the event. He went on to team with John Moore, Joe Belokopitsky and Joe Greene to win the 4x400 relay in 3:17.64. Marc Pallozzi turned in a first-place showing in javelin with a leap of 201-feet, 3-inches. Juste won the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.29.

The Great Danes return to action on Saturday, March 31 when they compete at the University of Massachusetts five-way meet.