Track & Field Results

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New York, N.Y. - Wilfredo de Jesus Elias broke his own school record in

the weight throw for the second time this winter while the men's

distance medley relay team eclipsed the program standard by seven

seconds to pace UAlbany at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational on

Feb. 6-7. The Great Danes, who have seen school records in 10 men's and

women's events reset this season, also had Luke Schoen provisionally

qualify for the NCAA Championship in the pole vault and Kamilah McShine

record two ECAC qualifying marks at the national meet.

 

The men's DMR team consisting of Aaron Lozier, Joe Greene,

Tyler Fogarty and Ricardo Estremera clocked in winning their section

(eighth-place overall) with an IC4A qualifying time of 9:48.27, breaking

the previous mark of 9:55.02 set in 2007 by John Moore, Greene, Joe

Belokopitsky and Estremera. Lozier led off by finishing the 1,200-meter

leg in 3:00.02, and Greene ran the 400-meter leg in 47.2 seconds.

Fogarty took the baton from Greene and finished the 800-meter leg in

1:48.8, while Estremera anchored the squad and clocked in a time of

4:11.9 in the mile.

 

The men's team also had it's 4x400 and 4x800-meter relay

teams qualify for IC4As, while the women's 4x800 relay met the ECAC

standard for the first time this season. The men's 4x400 consisting of

Pat Weider, Alie Beauvais, Jeffery Barnes and Greene was 12th in

3:14.31. Running the men's 4x800 which finished 11th in 7:46.38 were

Moore, Nick Santos, Fogarty and Lozier, while Melissa Lee, Laura

Cummings, Zuliana Fontanez and Esperanza Blanco combined for a

fourth-place time of 9:10.27.

 

Elias' school-record mark in the weight throw championship

division was 63-feet, 6.75-inches, bettering his mark of 62-9.50 which

was recorded at the Great Dane Classic. In addition to Elias'

fourth-place finish, Will Anger turned in an IC4A qualifying throw of

56-3.75 to place 15th. Leading the way for the women's throwers were

Kadine Johnson and Ritshell Verdier. Johnson finished 27th in the shot

put with a mark of 41-3.25, while Verdier was 32nd in the weight throw

with a season-best mark of 46-0.

 

For the third time this winter, Schoen turned in a provisional

qualifying mark for the NCAAs. He cleared 17 feet, 4-1/2 inches to place

fourth in the championship division. McShine recorded two ECAC

qualifying marks in the 60-meter high hurdles and the long jump. She

placed seventh with a leap of 19-1.25 in the long jump college division,

and recorded a 22nd-place time of 8.66 in the 60-meter hurdles.

 

In addition to McShine, the Great Danes also had seven

individuals qualify for the IC4A and ECAC Championships in the jumping

and hurdle events. In the long jump, Fred Casimo was fourth in the

college division for leaping 23-7.25 and Valete Graham was 10th in the

championship division with a mark of 23-5.25. Mike McCadney, Nasim

Siddeeq and Jenn Gurrant accomplished the feat in the men's and women's

triple jump championship divisions. Gurrant was 11th with a jump of

41-5.25, McCadney finished 15th with a mark of 49-5.50 and Siddeeq

placed 17th for leaping 49-4.50. Sandy Antenor was 16th in the college

division of the triple jump with a mark of 38-9.50, while Jean Juste

clocked in a 22nd-place time of 8.22 seconds in the 60-meter high

hurdles.

 

In the sprinting events, UAlbany was led by Greene and Lee.

Greene finished 23rd in the 400 in an IC4A qualifying time of 48.36,

while Lee placed 18th in the 500, clocking in a time of 1:16.56, which

was just shy of the ECAC standard of 1:16.00.

 

Two Great Danes met an IC4A standard in the middle distance

events. Fogarty finished fifth in the men's college division of the

800-meter run with a time of 1:52.76, and Lozier was 14th in 1:54.10.

The best effort on the women's side came from Fontanez, whose 10th-place

finish of 2:15.41 in the 800 missed the ECAC mark by just 1.07 seconds.

In the distance events, UAlbany was led by Ada Lauterbach and R.J.

Sniffen. Lauterbach finished clocked in a 28th-place time of 10:27.92 in

the women's college division of the 3,000-meter run, while Sniffen

finished 40th in the men's race in 8:51.64.

 

The Great Danes also had several men's and women's

student-athletes compete at Yale's Giegengack Invitational over the

weekend. Several student-athletes for the purple and gold recorded

season-best marks and top-five finishes.

 

Rebecca Power cleared 10-6, which was good for third and was the highest

mark by a UAlbany women's pole vaulter this winter. The women's DMR

consisting of Jenn Pierson, Jessica Barberio, Allie Carlson and Laura

Varble finished fifth in 13:20.67. In addition, seven UAlbany women

recorded a season-best time in the 200-meter dash.

 

Jordan Pollock posted a pair of top-five finishes to pace the men at the

meet. He was fourth in the triple jump (43-2.25) and fifth in the high

jump (5-10.50). The UAlbany men were also strong in the middle distance

events, as seven season-best times were recorded in the 800 and 1,000.

 

 

 

New Balance Notes: Twenty-one of the 50 nationally-ranked schools in the

USTFCCCA men's and women's national polls released on Feb. 4 competed at

the New Balance Collegiate Invitational ... The nationally-ranked squads

were Arkansas (No. 1 men, No. 12 women), Texas A&M (No. 5 men, No. 1

women), Tennessee (No. 2 women), Oregon (No. 3 men, No. 4 women),

Louisiana State (No. 10 men, No. 5 women), Florida State (No. 6 men, No.

8 women), Texas (No. 7 men, No. 6 women), Brigham Young (No. 9 men, No.

19 women), South Carolina (No. 14 men, No. 12 women), North Carolina

(No. 18 women), Baylor (No. 20 men, No. 25 women) and Oklahoma (No. 22

men).

 

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Feb. 6-7 - New Balance Collegiate Invitational

 

UAlbany Men's Results - 60-Meter Dash: 67. Pat Weider 7.11. 400-Meter

Dash: 23. Joe Greene 48.36 (IC4A), 62. Alie Beauvais 49.52, 131. Jeffery

Barnes 52.16. 500-Meter Dash: 25. Peter Rowell 1:06.09, 48. Andrew

Overbaugh 1:07.50. 60-Meter High Hurdles: 24. Jean Juste 8.22 (IC4A),

36. Garrett Askew 8.32. 800-Meter Run (College): 5. Tyler Fogarty

1:52.76 (IC4A), 14. Aaron Lozier 1:54.10 (IC4A), 31. John Moore 1:55.97,

35. Nick Santos 1:56.62, 72. Joe Belokopitsky 2:00.46. Mile (College):

14. Ricardo Estremera 4:16.33, 30. Jon Juleus 4:22.62 3,000-Meter Run

(College): 40. R.J. Sniffen 8:51.64. Long Jump (Championship): 10.

Valete Graham 23-5.25 (IC4A) Long Jump (College): 4. Fred Casimo 23-7.25

(IC4A), 19. Kyle Nadler 22-3. Triple Jump (Championship): 15. Mike

McCadney 49-5.50 (IC4A), 17. Nasim Siddeeq 49-4.50 (IC4A). Pole Vault

(Championship): 4. Luke Schoen 17-4.50 (NCAA Provisional). Pole Vault

(College): 16. Mike Dempsey 15-3. Weight Throw (Championship): 4.

Wilfredo de Jesus Elias 63-6.75 (IC4A, School Record), 15. Will Anger

56-3.75 (IC4A). 4x400-Meter Relay (Championship): 12. Pat Weider, Alie

Beauvais, Jeffery Barnes, Joe Greene 3:14.31 (IC4A). 4x800-Meter Relay:

11. John Moore, Nick Santos, Tyler Fogarty, Aaron Lozier 7:46.38 (IC4A).

Distance Medley Relay (Championship): 8. Aaron Lozier, Joe Greene, Tyler

Fogarty, Ricardo Estremera 9:48.27 (IC4A, School Record).

 

 

 

Feb. 6-7 - New Balance Collegiate Invitational

 

UAlbany Women's Results - 60-Meter Dash: 200-Meter Dash: 126. Quante

Harris 26.91. 400-Meter Dash: 99. Elia Francis 59.57, 105. Tierra Chavis

59.88, 124. Tenica Roberts 1:01.62. 500-Meter Dash: 18. Melissa Lee

1:16.56, 37. Octavia Clarkson 1:18.86. 60-Meter High Hurdles: 22.

Kamilah McShine 8.66 (ECAC). 800-Meter Run (College): 10. Zuliana

Fontanez 2:15.41. 1,000-Meter Run: 28. Laura Cummings 3:02.54.

3,000-Meter Run (College): 28. Ada Lauterbach 10:27.92, 37. Ally Panos

10:40.89. High Jump (Consolation): NH. Tiffany Bennett Long Jump

(College): 7. Kamilah McShine 19-1.25 (ECAC), 19. Jenn Gurrant 18-1.50.

Triple Jump (Championship): 11. Jenn Gurrant 41-5.25 (ECAC). Triple Jump

(College): 16. Sandy Antenor 38-9.50 (ECAC), 18. Tiffany Sprenkels

38-3.25. Pole Vault (College): NH. Celine Cauderlier. Shot Put: 27.

Kadine Johnson 41-3.25, 45. Ritshell Verdier 38-8.75. Weight Throw: 32.

Ritshell Verdier 46-0, 33. Kadine Johnson 45-3. 4x400-Meter Relay (NY):

4. Kamilah McShine, Elia Francis, Tierra Chavis, Octavia Clarkson

3:54.21. 4x800-Meter Relay: 4. Melissa Lee, Laura Cummings, Zuliana

Fontanez, Esperanza Blanco 9:10.27 (ECAC).

 

 

 

Feb. 6-7 - Giegengack Invitational

 

UAlbany Men's Results - 60-Meter Dash: 28. Kevin O'Riley 7.43. 200-Meter

Dash: 30. Mohamed Kanu 23.96. 60-Meter High Hurdles: 11. Alfred Pryor

8.69, 12. Mohamed Kanu 8.74, 17. Kevin O'Riley 9.60. 800-Meter Run: 10.

Jared Jupin 1:56.93, 11. Bryan Lasky 1:56.97, 30. Devon Sedgwick

2:02.11. 1,000-Meter Run: 16. Paul Lagno 2:34.19, 18. Greg Miniger

2:35.67 19. Cory Greczyn 2:37.50, 21. Joe McAneney 2:44.66. Mile: 32.

Ryan Florkiewicz 4:28.75. 3,000-Meter Run: 23. Chris Manico 8:59.52, 26.

Ryan Florkiewicz 9:05.54. High Jump: 5. Jordan Pollock 5-10.50, 6. Kevin

O'Riley 5-8.50. Long Jump: 6. Kevin O'Riley 21-7.50,12. Kadeem Howell

21-0.75, 16. Jordan Pollock 20-4.50. Triple Jump: 4. Jordan Pollock

43-2.25, FOUL. Kadeem Howell. Shot Put: 9. Frank Fazzino 44-2, 10. Cory

Thomas 42-6.75, 11. Jordan Meikle 41-10.50. Weight Throw: 6. Kevin Lee

47-0.25. 4x400-Meter Relay: 13. Mohamed Kanu, Bryan Lasky, Kevin

O'Riley, Jared Jupin 3:28.36, 17. Cory Greczyn, Greg Miniger, Alfred

Pryor, Joe McAneney 3:39.62. Distance Medley Relay: 9. Cory Greczyn,

Bryan Lasky, Jared Jupin, Paul Lagno 10:32.13.

 

 

 

 

 

Feb. 6-7 - Giegengack Invitational

UAlbany Women's Results - 60-Meter Dash: 13. Sarah Lapierre 8.24, 17.

Jessica Antoniades 8.37, 17. Arielle Roberts 8.37. 200-Meter Dash: 19.

Jessica Hunter 26.79, 22. Nyree Richardson 26.97, 29. Laura Bolognino

27.70, 31. Arielle Roberts 27.80, 34. Lindsay Hall 28.09, 36. Rashida

Charles 28.25, 37. Renee Johnson 28.25, 42. Sara Lapierre 28.72, 45.

Emily Curry 30.23. 400-Meter Dash: 11. Nyree Richardson 1:00.73, 14.

Jessica Hunter 1:01.45. 500-Meter Dash: 16. Jessica Panos 1:23.51, 20.

Lesan Mattis 1:27.19. 60-Meter High Hurdles: 24. Emily Curry 11.17.

800-Meter Run: 10. Allie Carlson 2:22.94, 16. Maureen Nweke 2:26.10, 22.

Jessica Barberio 2:29.78. 1,000-Meter Run: 16. Laura Varble 3:07.74, 18.

Jenn Pierson 3:13.85. 3,000-Meter Run: 21. Laine Sefick 10:38.97, 32.

Kristin Grab 11:31.35. High Jump: 14. Ashleigh Whitfield 4-11, NH.

Bryanna Hebenstreit, NH. Emily Curry Long Jump: 15. Traequanda Brock

15-2. Triple Jump: 8. Traequanda Brock 34-8.50. Pole Vault: 3. Rebecca

Power 10-6, NH. Emily Mino, NH. Krystal Meyers. Shot Put: 7. Ashley

Lewis 39-5. Weight Throw: 9. Sinead Corley 44-11.50, 14. Isabella

Katsarelis 34-8.25. 4x400-Meter Relay: 9. Jessica Hunter, Arielle

Roberts, Nyree Richardson, Jessica Panos 4:08.42, 14. Laura Varble,

Jessica Barberio, Allie Carlson, Maureen Nweke, 15. Lindsay Hall, Sarah

Lapierre, Rashida Charles, Lesan Mattis 4:19.79. Distance Medley Relay:

5. Jenn Pierson, Jessica Barberio, Allie Carlson, Laura Varble 13:20.67.