University of Albany's Juste, Schoen, de Jesus Elias and Wills Set Track and Field Program Records @ Giegengack Invitational and Syracuse Invitational

Courtesy: UAlbany Sports Information

New Haven, Conn. – UAlbany’s Wilfredo de Jesus Elias set the school record in the weight throw, Jean Juste broke the 60-meter hurdle record and Luke Schoen set the pole vault record to highlight the Great Danes performance at the Giegengack Invitational hosted by Yale at Coxe Cage.

de Jesus Elias, a freshman from Arroyo, Puerto Rico, had a throw of 59-feet, 8.50-inches to place second in the event and set the new school record. The record was previously 58-feet, 9.25-inches, set by Eric Opuana in 2005.

Schoen, who previously set the pole vault record of 16-feet, 4.75-inches at the Husky Winter Carnival on Dec. 2, cleared the bar at 16-feet, 8.75-inches.

Juste, the reigning America East Conference track performer of the week, won the 60-meter hurdles in 8.02 seconds to break the previous record of 8.05 seconds set by Jeffrey York in 1995. Jeffery Barnes and Brian Yurkewecz had fourth place finishes in the 200-meter dash and 5,000-meter run, respectively.

In the women’s competition, Jenn Gurrant qualified for the ECAC meet in the triple jump with a second-place jump of 39-feet, 0.5-inches. Gurrant also placed fourth in the long jump (17-11).

The Great Danes return to the track on Friday, Jan. 8 and Saturday, Jan. 9 at the Valentine Invitational in Boston, Mass.

UAlbany Men’s Results

60m Dash: 10. Dieuseul Joseph 7.16, 15. Kyle Nadler 7.26, 17. Raphael Jean Baptiste 7.26. 60m High Hurdles: 1. Jean Juste 8.02, 7. Daniel Avery 8.30, 10. Garrett Askew 8.40, 14. Anthony Assent 8.58, 15. Nick Assini 8.61. 200m Dash: 4. Jeffery Barnes 22.54, 10. Pat Weider 22.87, 12. Torshiro Jenkins 22.96, 22. Dieuseul Joseph 23.42, 23. Raphael Jean Baptiste 23.45. 400m Dash: 16. Alan Nimblette 51.36, 23. Drew Harrison 51.94. 800m Run: 11. Joe Belokopitsky 1:55.49, 37. LeVar Nero 2:09.14. 1,000m Run: 17. Tyler Fogarty 2:33.29, 24. Bryan Lasky 2:40.26. 1 Mile Run: 30. Chris Jimenez 4:47.19. 3,000m Run: 34. Jon Hilbert 9:10.53, 35. David Rothman 9:11.33. 5,000m Run: 4. Brian Yurkewecz 14:59.99. 4x400m Relay: 7. Drew Harrison, Alan Nimblette, Torshiro Jenkins, Jeffery Barnes 3:21.26 Distance Medley Relay: 9. Joe Belokopitsky, Alan Nimblette, Bryan Lasky, Brian Yurkewecz 10:51.92. Pole Vault: 1. Luke Schoen 16-8.75, 2. Michael Dempsey 15-9. Long Jump: 6. Kyle Nadler 22-3, 7. Michael McCadney 22-1.50, 16. Ray Gilman 20-9.25, 20. Dong Ning Hu 20-1.75. Shot Put: 11. Renauld Buck 46-10.75, 14. Will Anger 44-11, 18. Frank Fazzino 43-5, 19. Jordan Meikle 42-3.5. Weight Throw: 2. Wilfredo de Jesus Elias 59-8.50 (School Record, IC4A), 9. Kevin Lee 49-9.75, 12. Will Anger 48-4.50.

UAlbany Women’s Results

60m Dash: 14. Sarah Lapierre 8.15, 17. Sandy Antenor 8.27, 19. Arielle Roberts 8.41, 21. Traequanda Brock 8.48. 200m Dash: 33. Ashley Vives 27.26, 35. Laura Bolognino 27.28, 39. Sarah Lapierre 27.85, 43. Arielle Roberts 28.55. 400m Dash: 15. Rebecca Kelly 1:01.34. 500m Dash: 7. Zuliana Fontanez 1:17.06, 10. Octavia Clarkson 1:18.11, 16. Melissa Lee 1:19.70, 19. Corrine Porter-Stepney 1:21.64. 800m Run: 23. Danielle Trimpop 2:24.26. 1,000m Run: 16. Ally Panos 3:19.15. 3,000m Run: 19. Laine Sefick 10:44.42, 25. Kristin Grab 11:21.72. 1 Mile Run: 14. Kristine Mun 5:16.45. 4x400m Relay: 6. Jenn Gurrant, Zuliana Fontanez, Corrine Porter-Stepney, Melissa Lee 3:55.35, 12. Octavia Clarkson, Laura Bolognino, Ashley Vives, Rebecca Kelly 4:04.79. Distance Medley Relay: 5. Danielle Trimpop, Melissa Lee, Zuliana Fontanez, Kristine Mun 12:41.50. Long Jump: 4. Jenn Gurrant 17-11, 10. Tiffany Sprenkels 17-0, 22. Sandy Antenor 14-6. Triple Jump: 2. Jenn Gurrant 39-0.5 (ECAC), 11. Traequanda Brock 33-3. Weight Throw: 4. Kadine Johnson 50-9.25, 8. Ritshell Verdier 46-4.75, 10. Sineaid Corley 45-10.75. Shot Put: 7. Kadine Johnson 41-11.5, 14. Ashley Lewis 36-5.75, Ritshell Verdier FOUL. Pole Vault: 9. Krystal Myers 9-10.


Syracuse, N.Y. – UAlbany’s Freddie Wills and David Parker finished first and second in the heptathlon to highlight the Great Danes’ performance at the Syracuse Invitational at Manley Field House.

Wills, a junior from Londonderry, N.H., finished with 5,029 points in setting the new school record. Wills finished first in the 55-meter hurdles in 7.93 seconds and second in the pole vault by clearing 11-feet, 9.75-inches. Parker finished the competition with 4,960 points, also surpassing his previous school record of 4,914 points set at last season’s America East Championships. Parker won the pole vault with a height of 15-feet, 1-inch and placed third in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 8.11 seconds.

Freshman Kevin O’Riley placed sixth in the heptathlon with 4,174 points. O’Riley’s best performance on the second day came in the pole vault.

In women's competition, freshman Christen Griffin placed third in the 55-meter hurdles in a time of 8.54 seconds.



Men's Heptathlon Results
1. Freddie Wills 5,029; 2. David Parker 4,960; 6. Kevin O’Riley 4,174; 12. Nick Jones 2,123; 13. Chris Palicka 1,607.


Women's Results
55m Hurdles: 3. Christen Griffin 8.54.