UAlbany Men Win Great Dane Classic For First Time, Women Finish Third

Courtesy: UAlbany Sports Information

New York, N.Y. – University at Albany’s Michael McCadney tied his own school record in winning the triple jump to lead his team to the men’s title at the sixth annual Great Dane Classic at the Armory Track & Field Center in New York City. The UAlbany men won the competition for the first time in the meet’s history, while the women’s team placed third.

McCadney, who originally set the triple jump record at the 2007 IC4A championship, registered a leap of 50-feet, 11-inches to garner first place and qualify for this season’s IC4A meet. Jean Juste, a cornerback on the UAlbany football team, won the 55-meter high hurdles in an IC4A-qualifying time of 7.45 seconds, while freshman Daniel Avery qualified for the IC4As by placing fourth in 7.69 seconds.

Sophomore Jeffery Barnes (Albany High) crossed the finish line second in the 200-meter dash in 22.04 seconds to qualify for the IC4A meet. Junior Joe Greene posted another IC4A mark in the 400-meter dash with a second-place time of 48.76. Barnes and Greene combined with Lynval Clarke and Torshiro Jenkins to place fourth in the 4x400-meter relay in an IC4A-qualifying time of 3:17.93.

In the high jump, senior David Parker (Niskayuna) cleared the bar at 6-feet, 7-inches to record a first-place finish. Valete Graham (23-9.5) and Freddie Wills (23-2.75) finished first and second, respectively, in the long jump as both qualified for the IC4A meet. Freshman Wilfredo de Jesus Elias established an IC4A-mark of 57-feet, 3.5-inches in the weight throw register a second-place finish.

In the women’s competition, Kamilah McShine won the 55-meter hurdles with an ECAC-qualifying time of 8.16 seconds. In the triple jump, Jenn Gurrant was second with a leap of 40-feet, 6.25-inches, while Arina Gerasimova (38-7) was fifth. Each athlete qualified for the ECAC championship. Brenna Militello placed second in the high jump by clearing a height of 5-feet, 5-inches.

The Great Danes return to the action at Yale University’s Giegengack Invitational on Friday, Feb. 1 and Saturday, Feb. 2.


UAlbany Men’s Results

55m Dash: 7. Dieuseul Joseph 6.55, 12. Raphael Jean Baptiste 6.60, 20. Kyle Nadler 6.69, 23. Michael McCadney 6.73. 55m High Hurdles: 1. Jean Juste 7.45 (IC4A), 4. Danny Avery 7.69 (IC4A), 6. Joe Greene 7.77, 7. Freddie Wills 7.81, 10. Anthony Assent 7.99, 11. Nick Assini 8.00, 16. David Parker 8.10, 19. Garrett Askew 8.15, 29. Alfred Pryor Jr 8.45. 200m Dash: 2. Jeffery Barnes 22.04 (IC4A), 18. Raphael Jean Baptiste 22.71, 26. Drew Harrison 23.02. 400m Dash: 2. Joe Greene 48.76 (IC4A), 21. Lynval Clarke 50.59. 500m Dash: 17. Alan Nimblette 1:08.23. 800m Run: 5. Tyler Fogarty 1:55.23, 23. Bryan Lasky 2:00.14. 1,000m Run: 7. Joe Belokopitsky 2:35.56. 1 Mile Run: 21. Jon Hilbert 4:39.75. 3,000m Run: 4. Brian Yurkewecz 8:38.51, 23. David Rothman 9:11.70, 25. Chris Jimenez 9:16.94. 4x400m Relay: 4. Lynval Clarke, Torshiro Jenkins, Jeffery Barnes, Joe Greene 3:17.93 (IC4A), 16. Drew Harrison, Alan Nimblette, Andrew Overbaugh, Tyler Fogarty 3:27.82. Distance Medley Relay: 5. Joe Belokopitsky, Alan Nimblette, Bryan Lasky, Brian Yurkewecz 10:28.77. High Jump: 1. David Parker 6-7, 5. Freddie Wills 6-5, 9. Anthony Collica 6-3.25. Pole Vault: 2. Luke Schoen 16-2.75 (IC4A), 3. Michael Dempsey 15-9 (IC4A), 6. David Parker 15-3, Nick Jones NH. Long Jump: 1. Valete Graham 23-9.5 (IC4A), 2. Freddie Wills 23-2.75 (IC4A), 4. Kyle Nadler 22-7.75, 8. Kevin O'Riley 21-6, 15. Dong Ning Hu 21-0.75, 16. David Parker 20-11.25, C.J. Ross 18-5.25. Triple Jump: 1. Michael McCadney 50-11 (IC4A), 2. Freddie Wills 46-10.75, 5. Dong Ning Hu 44-9, 6. Kevin O’Riley 44-6.75, 11. Valete Graham 42-9.5, 13. C.J. Ross 42-6.25, Ray Gilman FOUL. Shot Put: 6. Will Anger 49-0.25, 11. Renauld Buck 44-11.75, 13. Frank Fazzino 44-2, 19. Jordan Meikle 38-11.75. Weight Throw: 2. Wilfredo de Jesus Elias 57-3.5 (IC4A), 5. Will Anger 53-7, 6. Kevin Lee 51-7.75.


UAlbany Women’s Results

55m Dash: 21. Sarah Lapierre 7.44, 27. Sandy Antenor 7.68, 31. Arielle Roberts 7.78, 34. Traequanda Brock 7.89. 55m High Hurdles: 1. Kamilah McShine 8.16 (ECAC), 20. Valerie Maignan 8.74. 200m Dash: 50. Sarah Lapierre 27.94, 53. Arielle Roberts 28.20.
400m Dash: 19. Corrine Porter-Stepney 59.64, 22. Melissa Lee 1:00.26, 26. Laura Bolognino 1:00.80, 42. Lesan Mattis 1:04.79. 500m Dash: 19. Rebecca Kelly 1:20.05, 22. Octavia Clarkson 1:21.29. 1,000m Run: 4. Laura Cummings 2:59.89, 12. Danielle Trimpop 3:09.32, 17. Tashia Alexander 3:20.71, 18. Briana McNamee 3:22.71. 3,000m Run: 4. Kristine Mun 10:27.99, 11. Laine Sefick 10:53.32, 21. Kristin Grab 11:23.24. 1 Mile Run: 26. Briana McNamee 5:45.78. 4x400m Relay: 7. Jenn Gurrant, Zuliana Fontanez, Corrine Porter-Stepney, Melissa Lee 3:57.49, 16. Octavia Clarkson, Laura Bolognino, Ashley Vives, Rebecca Kelly 4:10.16. Distance Medley Relay: 4. Kristine Mun, Ashley Vives, Zuliana Fontanez, Laura Cummings 12:15.10. High Jump: 2. Brenna Militello 5-5, Denise Parker NH. Long Jump: 5. Jenn Gurrant 18-6, T9. Valerie Maignan 17-11, 12. Tiffany Sprenkels 17-8. Triple Jump: 2. Jenn Gurrant 40-6.25 (ECAC), 5. Arina Gerasimova 38-7 (ECAC), 7. Tiffany Sprenkels 38-1.5, 9. Sandy Antenor 37-5.25, 17. Traequanda Brock 35-9.5. Weight Throw: 5. Kadine Johnson 46-8.25, 6. Sineaid Corley 46-3.25, 7. Ritshell Verdier 45-7.25. Shot Put: 4. Kadine Johnson 43-6.5, 13. Ritshell Verdier 37-10.5, 14. Ashley Lewis 37-0.25. Pole Vault: 9. Corinna Hengen 9-4.25, 10. Krystal Myers 9-4.25.