Six Great Danes Qualify for ECAC and IC4A Competition at Binghamton and Arkansas Meets

Courtesy: UAlbany Sports Information

Vestal, N.Y. – UAlbany’s Freddie Wills won the long jump in setting the school record to lead the Great Danes to a second-place finish in a three-way meet with Syracuse and Binghamton at the Events Center. Binghamton swept both team competitions with the men scoring 137 points, while the Bearcat women tallied 119. The UAlbany men registered 132 points and the women recorded 116 for second place.

Wills, who registered a leap of 24-feet, 3.5-inches, broke the previous record of 23-11.75 set by Valete Graham on Friday at Arkansas’ Tyson Invitational. The Great Danes registered first-place finishes in six events. On the track, Garrett Askew won the 55-meter hurdles in 7.81 seconds, Andrew Overbaugh took first in the 400-meter dash (51.19) and Jon Hilbert was victorious in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 9:18.32. In the field, UAlbany swept the jumping events. Freshman Anthony Collica won the high jump (6-6.25) and Dong Ning Hu registered a first-place leap in the triple jump (46-5.25) to go with Wills’ long jump win.

In the women’s competition, freshman Kadine Johnson won both throwing events with tosses of 43-feet, 4.50-inches in the shot put and 50-feet, 8.25-inches in the weight throw. Junior Melissa Lee sprinted to a first-place finish in the 400-meter dash (59.42), while Danielle Trimpop won the 1,000-meter run in 3:05.93. Freshman Tiffany Sprenkels had an ECAC-qualifying leap of 39-feet, 8-inches in the triple jump.

The Great Danes return to the track on Friday, February 22 in Boston, Mass. for the America East Conference Championship.


Men’s Team Scores: 1. Binghamton 137, 2. UAlbany 132, Syracuse 60.

UAlbany Men’s Results
55 Meter Dash: 3. Raphael Jean-Baptiste 6.63, 5. Torshiro Jenkins 6.77, 6. Garrett Askew Jr 6.88. 55 Meter Hurdles: 1. Garrett Askew Jr 7.81, 2. Freddie Wills 7.83, 3. Daniel Avery 7.85, 4. Nick Assini 7.96, 6. David Parker 8.00, 7. Alfred Pryor Jr 8.20, 12. Kevin O’Riley 8.78, 16. Nick Jones 10.56. 200 Meter Dash: 2. Torshiro Jenkins 22.69, 4. Drew Harrison 23.04, 5. Raphael Jean-Baptiste 23.07, 7. Daniel Avery 23.56, 11. Alfred Pryor Jr 25.17. 400 Meter Dash: 1. Andrew Overbaugh 51.19. 500 Meter Dash: 2. Alan Nimblette 1:07.81. 800 Meter Run: 3. Jared Jupin 2:03.53, 5. Mitchel Troise 2:06.54, 6. LeVar Nero 2:13.33. 1000 Meter Run: 2. Joe Belokopitsky 2:36.59, 3. Tyler Fogarty 2:37.53, 4. Bryan Lasky 2:39.65. One Mile Run: 5. Brian Yurkewecz 4:25.28, 10. Chris Jimenez 4:43.52. 3000 Meter Run: 1. Jon Hilbert 9:18.32. 5000 Meter Run: 3. David Rothman 16:44.08. 4x400 Meter Relay: 2. Torshiro Jenkins, Joe Belokopitsky, Tyler Fogarty, Andrew Overbaugh 3:25.18, 3. Drew Harrison, Alan Nimblette, Nick Assini 3:26.98, 6. Daniel Avery, Garett Askew Jr, LeVar Nero, Alfred Pryor Jr. 3:39.95. High Jump: 1. Anthony Collica 6-6.25, 2. David Parker 6-6.25, 3. Freddie Wills 6-4.25, 5. Kevin O’Riley 5-8.50. Pole Vault: 2. Luke Schoen 16-4.75 (IC4A), 3. Michael Dempsey 15-11 (IC4A), 4. David Parker 15-4, T6. Freddie Wills 12-11.50, 10. Kevin O’Riley 10-11.75, Nick Jones NH. Long Jump: 1. Freddie Wills 24-3.5 (School Record, IC4A), 2. Kyle Nadler 23-4.75 (IC4A), 4. Fred Casimo 23-0, 5. David Parker 22-9, 6. Dong Ning Hu 22-1, 12. Nick Jones 17-9.75. Triple Jump: 1. Dong Ning Hu 46-5.25, 2. Kyle Nadler 45-0.50, 3. Kevin O’Riley 44-4.75. Shot Put: 2. Renauld Buck 49-3.50, 4. Will Anger 46-7.50, 5. Frank Fazzino 45-10, 6. Jordan Meikle 43-9.25. Weight: 2. Kevin Lee 52-7.25, Will Anger FOUL.


Women’s Team Scores: 1. Binghamton 119, UAlbany 116, Syracuse 109.

UAlbany Women’s Results
55 Meter Dash: 4. Sarah Lapierre 7.50, 7. Christen Griffin 7.52, 8. Kamilah McShine 7.57, 11. Sandy Antenor 7.67, 12. Tiffany Sprenkels 7.68, 13. Arielle Roberts 7.71, 14. Valerie Maignan 7.77, 16. Jessica Hunter 7.83, 18. Jessica Antoniades 8.88. 200 Meter Dash: 5. Ashley Vives 26.67, 7. Christen Griffin 27.30, 9. Jessica Hunter 27.65, 10. Kamilah McShine 27.66, 11. Arielle Roberts 27.93, 13. Bryanna Hebenstreit 30.28. 400 Meter Dash: 1. Melissa Lee 59.42, 4. Laura Bolognino 1:00.43, 8. Corrine Porter-Stepney 1:01.36. 500 Meter Dash: 4. Octavia Clarkson 1:19.57, 6. Rebecca Kelly 1:21.60. One Mile Run: 2. Laura Cummings 5:09.14, 6. Kristine Mun 5:18.16, 10. Briana McNamee 5:50.32. 800 Meter Run: 2. Zuliana Fontanez 2:17.38, 7. Esperanza Blanco 2:33.71. 1000 Meter Run: 1. Danielle Trimpop 3:05.93, 4. Ally Panos 3:18.96. 3000 Meter Run: 3. Laine Sefick 11:06.09. 5000 Meter Run: 3. Kristin Grab 20:08.41. 55 Meter Hurdles: 2. Christen Griffin 8.56, 4. Valerie Maignan 8.70, 9. Bryanna Hebenstreit 12.95. 4x400 Meter Relay: 2. Octavia Clarkson, Laura Bolognino, Zuliana Fontanez, Melissa Lee 4:00.51, 3. Rebecca Kelly, Corrine Porter-Stepney, Ashley Vives, Danielle Trimpop 4:09.29. High Jump: 8. Denise Parker 4-9.50. Pole Vault: 2. Krystal Myers 10-0. Long Jump: 2. Valerie Maignan 17-4, 3. Tiffany Sprenkels17-2.25. Triple Jump: 2. Tiffany Sprenkels 39-8 (ECAC), 3. Sandy Antenor 38-3.50. Shot Put: 1. Kadine Johnson 43-4.50, 3. Candice Mann 39-2.50, 6. Ritshell Verdier 38-4.25, 7. Ashley Lewis 38-3. Weight Throw: 1. Kadine Johnson 50-8.25, 3. Ritshell Verdier 47-10.50, 4. Sineaid Corley 45-7, 5. Candice Mann 44-0.


Fayetteville, Ark. – UAlbany’s Michael McCadney placed third in the triple jump to lead the Great Danes on the second day of Arkansas’ Tyson Invitational.

McCadney registered a leap of 50-feet, 4.50-inches to qualify for the IC4A meet. Freshman Wilfredo de Jesus Elias recorded a throw of 51-feet, 5-inches in the weight throw.

In women’s competition, Brenna Militello tied for fourth in the high jump by clearing the bar at 5-feet, 6-inches. In the triple jump, junior Jenn Gurrant placed ninth with an ECAC-qualifying distance of 39-feet, 10.75-inches.

The Great Danes return to the track on Friday, February 22 in Boston, Mass. for the America East Conference Championship.

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Men’s Results
Triple Jump: 3. Michael McCadney 50-4.50 (IC4A). Weight Throw: 24. Wilfredo de Jesus Elias 51-5.

Women’s Results
High Jump: T4. Brenna Militello 5-6. Triple Jump: Jenn Gurrant 39-10.75 (ECAC).