Eleven Great Danes Qualify for IC4A Meet at Boston University's Valentine Invitational

Courtesy: UAlbany Sports Information

Boston, Mass. – UAlbany’s Luke Schoen tied his own school record as 11 Great Danes qualified for the IC4A meet at the Boston U. Valentine Invitational at the Boston U. Track and Tennis Center.

Schoen tied his own pole vault school record by clearing the bar at an IC4A-qualifying height of 16-feet, 8.75-inches. He set the record at last week’s Giegengack Invitational at Yale. Freshman Michael Dempsey also turned in an IC4A-qualifying performance in the pole vault of 15-feet, 9-inches. Three Great Danes registered IC4A qualifying times in the 55-meter hurdles. Junior Jean Juste placed second with a time of 7.52 seconds, junior Joe Greene finished third in 7.55 seconds and freshman Daniel Avery came in seventh in 7.68 seconds.

In the 55-meter dash, senior Dieuseul Joseph qualified for the IC4A meet with a fifth-place time of 6.46 seconds. A pair of UAlbany sprinters qualified for the IC4A meet in the 200-meter dash. Freshman Torshiro Jenkins placed 12th in 22.18, while junior Pat Weider crossed the line in 22.19 seconds. In the 800-meter run, freshman Tyler Fogarty qualified for the IC4A meet with a time of 1:54.46. The UAlbany 4x400-meter relay team of Andrew Overbaugh, Jenkins, Joe Belokopitsky and Fogarty finished with an IC4A-qualifying time of 3:18.33.

The Great Danes return to the track for a pair of meets on Friday, Feb. 15 at the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Arkansas and a three-way meet at Binghamton University.


UAlbany Men’s Results
55 Meter Dash: 5. Dieuseul Joseph 6.46 (IC4A), 15. Pat Weider 6.59, 33. Kyle Nadler 6.73, 34. Raphael Jean Baptiste 6.73, 51. Drew Harrison 6.81, 56. Valete Graham 6.84. 55 Meter Hurdles: 2. Jean Juste 7.52 (IC4A), 3. Joe Greene 7.55 (IC4A), 7. Daniel Avery 7.68 (IC4A), 23. Nick Assini 8.04, 47. Mohamed Kanu 8.38, 49. Alfred Pryor Jr. 8.40, 56. Garrett Askew Jr. 8.52. 200 Meter Dash: 12. Torshiro Jenkins 22.18 (IC4A), 13. Pat Weider 22.19 (IC4A), 32. Dieuseul Joseph 22.47, 75. Jeffery Barnes 22.86, 76. Raphael Jean Baptiste 22.87, 111. Drew Harrison 23.26. 400 Meter Dash: 42. Andrew Overbaugh 49.87. 500 Meter Dash: 25. Alan Nimblette 1:06.52. 800 Meter Run: 24. Tyler Fogarty 1:54.46 (IC4A), 34. Joe Belokopitsky 1:55.26, 62. Bryan Lasky 1:57.32. 3,000 Meter Run: 129. David Rothman 9:17.07, 140. Jon Hilbert 9:24.30. 5,000 Meter Run: 66. Brian Yurkewecz 15:10.97. 4x400 Relay: 12. Andrew Overbaugh, Torshiro Jenkins, Joe Belokopitsky, Tyler Fogarty 3:18.33 (IC4A), 33. Alan Nimblette, Bryan Lasky, Drew Harrison, Raphael Jean Baptiste 3:24.46. Pole Vault: 2. Luke Schoen 16-8.75 (IC4A, School Record), 5. Michael Dempsey 15-9 (IC4A). High Jump: 15. Anthony Collica 6-2. Long Jump: 18. Kevin O’Riley 21-2. Triple Jump: 14. Kyle Nadler 44-3.50, 16. Dong Ning Hu 44-0.75, 19. Ray Gilman 42-11.75. Shot Put: 22. Renauld Buck 47-10.50, 32. Will Anger 44-11.50, 35. Frank Fazzino 43-7, 46. Jordan Meikle 41-1.50. Weight Throw: 10. Will Anger 53-7, 11. Wilfredo de Jesus Elias 53-6.25, 25. Kevin Lee 49-2.25.