Meet Record Broken, Men’s Track and Field Wins America East Championship

FINISH: 1st – 163.5 points – out of 9 teams
 
LOCATION: Wildcat Stadium – Durham, N.H.
 
SHORT STORY: The Great Danes combined personal record on the track with a multitude of scorers to bring the America East title back to the Capital Region.
 
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS: Coaching Staff of the Year
 
TEAM SCORES: 1. UAlbany 163.5, 2. UMBC 145, 3. UMass Lowell 129, 4. Maine 119, 5. Binghamton 84, 6. New Hampshire 81.5, 7. Bryant 64, 8. Vermont 43, 9. NJIT 29
 
KEY NOTES

• Due to thunderstorms in the area, day one’s first round track events were canceled after running the 1500m. Only the women’s pole vault and men’s and women’s hammer throw completed competition on Saturday.
• Hassan Abidi broke a 31-year old meet record to win the 800m run. With a 1:48.30 time, he surpassed Erik Nedeau from Northeastern (1994, 1:48.51).
• Antwone Messado won his seventh America East title in either the 60m hurdles (indoor) or 110m hurdles (outdoor) in eight championship meets.
• For the second consecutive season of competition, Tooni Ogunyeye went home with medals in all events competed – 100m winner, 200m runner-up, and 4×100 winner.
• Three different events tabbed four scorers – 100m, 200m, and long jump.
• Ogunyeye (first) and Isaac Dacres (third) led Shavar Staats Jr. (fourth) and Jose Davis-Whittaker (sixth) in the 100m. 
• Behind Ogunyeye’s runner-up finish in the 200m, Rajay Morris (fourth), Davis-Whittaker (seventh), and Dacres (eighth) added points for the Great Danes.
• Louis Gordon and Stephan Farquharson topped the charts for long jump with a first and second place finish, respectively. Christian Quinn (fourth) and Jasir Parker (fifth) rounded out the scorers in the long jump.
• Two relays finished with podium visits – 4×100 and 4×800.
• Running in one of the few Saturday events, Jed Elmbarki is now second in program history with a second-place finish in the 3000m steeplechase.
• Parker rounded out the team’s six individual titles with the best triple jump of the meet.
• Ja’Lil Reynolds (high jump), Anthony Couch (400mH), and Krishmar Powell (110mH) each added podium visits with third-place finishes in their respective events.
• Overall, the Great Danes totaled 14 event medalists and 31 scorers.

 
SCORERS & PERSONAL RECORDS
100m
1. Tooni Ogunyeye – 10.52
3. Isaac Dacres – 10.68 (personal record)
4. Shavar Staats Jr – 10.71
6. Jose Davis-Whittaker – 10.80 (personal record)
 
200m
2. Tooni Ogunyeye – 21.29
4. Rajay Morris – 21.51
7. Jose Davis-Whittaker – 21.67
8. Isaac Dacres – 21.80
 
400m
9. Julio Martinez – 48.63 (personal record)
18. Giovanni Gonzalez – 49.93 (personal record)
 
800m
1. Hassan Abidi – 1:48.30 (meet record)
20. Connor Hashim – 1:58.54 (personal record)
 
1500m
Prelims
16. Jerry Lewis – 3:57.57 (personal record)
 
Finals
8. Chris Bertola – 3:55.83
 
110mH
1. Antwone Messado – 14.52
3. Krishmar Powell – 14.98 (personal record)
7. Kendall Mariacher – 15.26
 
400mH
3. Anthony Couch – 54.65
8. Kyaire Lawson – 55.55
 
3000mS
2. Jed Elmbarki – 8:54.33 (personal record) (second in program history)
 
4x100m
1. UAlbany – 40.32
    Shavar Staats Jr., Tooni Ogunyeye, Jose Davis-Whittaker, Rajay Morris
 
4x400m
7. UAlbany – 3:18.78
    Jose Davis-Whittaker, Anthony Couch, Giovanni Gonzalez, Kyaire Lawson
 
4x800m
2. UAlbany – 7:35.72
    Jerry Lewis, Isaac Graber, Hassan Abidi, Jed Elmbarki
 
High Jump
3. Ja’Lil Reynolds – 2.01m (6-7)
4. Zhi Luncheon-Lowrie – 2.01m (6-7)
T7. Amar Brown – 1.91m (6-3.25)
 
Pole Vault
8. Noah Otto – 3.98m (13-0.75)
 
Long Jump
1. Louis Gordon – 7.42m (24-4.25)
2. Stephan Farquharson – 7.37m (24-2.25)
4. Christian Quinn – 7.08m (23-2.75)
5. Jasir Parker – 6.81m (22-4.25)
 
Triple Jump
1. Jasir Parker – 14.70m (48-2.75)
 
Shot Put
4. Frankie Gonzalez – 15.96m (52-4.50)
 
Discus Throw
4. Shane O’Neill – 46.56m (152-9)
 
ALL PERFORMANCES
100m
1. Tooni Ogunyeye – 10.52
3. Isaac Dacres – 10.68 (personal record)
4. Shavar Staats Jr – 10.71
6. Jose Davis-Whittaker – 10.80 (personal record)
9. Lucas Casab – 10.97
 
200m
2. Tooni Ogunyeye – 21.29
4. Rajay Morris – 21.51
7. Jose Davis-Whittaker – 21.67
8. Isaac Dacres – 21.80
16. Matai Hazel – 22.57
 
400m
9. Julio Martinez – 48.63 (personal record)
18. Giovanni Gonzalez – 49.93 (personal record)
 
800m
1. Hassan Abidi – 1:48.30 (meet record)
13. Steve Hines – 1:54.56
20. Connor Hashim – 1:58.54 (personal record)
 
1500m
Prelims
12. Chris Bertola – 3:53.60q
16. Jerry Lewis – 3:57.57 (personal record)
20. Isaac Graber – 4:00.62
 
Finals
8. Chris Bertola – 3:55.83
 
5000m
19. Tom Ragone – 14:53.23
24. Chris Bertola – 15:00.43
29. Nikolas Christian – 15:05.54
DNS – Devin Finn
 
10000m
13. Tom Ragone – 31:13.43
 
110mH
1. Antwone Messado – 14.52
3. Krishmar Powell – 14.98 (personal record)
7. Kendall Mariacher – 15.26
 
400mH
3. Anthony Couch – 54.65
8. Kyaire Lawson – 55.55
 
3000mS
2. Jed Elmbarki – 8:54.33 (personal record) (second in program history)
21. Devin Finn – 10:00.22
 
4x100m
1. UAlbany – 40.32
    Shavar Staats Jr., Tooni Ogunyeye, Jose Davis-Whittaker, Rajay Morris
 
4x400m
7. UAlbany – 3:18.78
    Jose Davis-Whittaker, Anthony Couch, Giovanni Gonzalez, Kyaire Lawson
 
4x800m
2. UAlbany – 7:35.72
    Jerry Lewis, Isaac Graber, Hassan Abidi, Jed Elmbarki
 
High Jump
3. Ja’Lil Reynolds – 2.01m (6-7)
4. Zhi Luncheon-Lowrie – 2.01m (6-7)
T7. Amar Brown – 1.91m (6-3.25)
9. Krishmar Powell – 1.86m (6-1.25)
 
Pole Vault
8. Noah Otto – 3.98m (13-0.75)
 
Long Jump
1. Louis Gordon – 7.42m (24-4.25)
2. Stephan Farquharson – 7.37m (24-2.25)
4. Christian Quinn – 7.08m (23-2.75)
5. Jasir Parker – 6.81m (22-4.25)
17. Daniel Cephus – 6.31m (20-8.5)
FOUL – Simone Menchini
 
Triple Jump
1. Jasir Parker – 14.70m (48-2.75)
10. Damani Deloatch – 13.65m (44-9.50)
 
Shot Put
4. Frankie Gonzalez – 15.96m (52-4.50)
10. Shane O’Neill – 14.50m (47-7)
16. Isaiah Williams – 13.97m (45-10)
 
Discus Throw
4. Shane O’Neill – 46.56m (152-9)
14. Isaiah Williams – 41.03m (134-7)
 
Hammer Throw
10. John Coddington – 52.79m (173-2)
11. Qualiar Newton – 52.71m (172-11)
 
NEXT: The Great Danes will continue the season at the West Point Twilight on Thursday (May 8).
 
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