UAlbany Track and Field Teams Cruise to First-Place Finishes at New York Relays

Courtesy: UAlbany Sports Information

New York, N.Y. – Senior Arina Gerasimova set a new school record in the triple jump and freshman Tyler Fogarty qualified for the USA Junior Nationals in the 800-meter run to lead the UAlbany men’s and women’s track and field teams to first place finishes at the New York Relays at Icahn Stadium. The men’s team cruised to victory with 291 points, while the women’s team recorded 233 points for a commanding win.

Gerasimova, also the program-record holder in the indoor triple jump, was named the meet’s Most Outstanding Female Performer after registering a first-place leap of 41-feet, 10.75-inches to establish the new record and qualify for the ECAC and NCAA East Regional meets. Junior Jenn Gurrant recorded a second-place leap of 41-feet, 2.50-inches to also qualify for the ECAC and NCAA East Regional meets and surpassed the previous school record set by Sarah Charles at the UAlbany Classic on April 21, 2007. Gurrant also placed first in the long jump with a distance of 17-feet, 6.75-inches and was a member of the second-place 4x100-meter relay team. Gurrant combined with Kamilah McShine, Christen Griffin and Sarah Lapierre for a time of 48.74 seconds.

The Great Danes’ 4x800-meter relay team of Danielle Trimpop, Zuliana Fontanez, Esperanza Blanco and Laura Cummings turned in an ECAC-qualifying time of 9:11.02 to place first. UAlbany also received first place finishes from freshman Kristine Mun in the 5,000-meter run (18:17.13), senior Brenna Militello in the high jump (5-3.75), freshman Kadine Johnson in the discus throw (136-1) and sophomore Sineaid Corley in the hammer throw (142-7).

On the men’s side, Fogarty was named the meet’s Most Outstanding Male Performer after winning the 800-meter run with a time of 1:51.65 to qualify for the IC4A and USA Junior National meets. Fogarty teamed with Andrew Overbaugh, Joe Belokopitsky and Jared Jupin to finish first in the 4x800-meter relay with a time of 8:02.39.

The Great Danes recorded first place and IC4A-qualifying performances from junior Jean Juste in the 110-meter hurdles (14.79), sophomore Valete Graham in the long jump (23-8), junior Michael McCadney in the triple jump (48-3.50), sophomore Luke Schoen in the pole vault (16-4.75) and freshman Wilfredo de Jesus Elias in the hammer throw (181-0.50). Junior Brian Yurkewecz won the 5,000-meter run with a time of 14:54.42, while the 4x100-meter relay team of Raphael Jean-Baptiste, Dieuseul Joseph, Drew Harrison and Jeffery Barnes took second place in an IC4A-qualifying time of 41.72 seconds.

UAlbany returns to action on Thursday, April 24 at the Penn Relays.

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Men’s Team Scores
1. UAlbany 291, 2. Kingsborough C.C. 76, 3. CCNY 60, 4. Hofstra 43, t5. Hunter 22, t5. Polytechnic (N.Y.) 22, 7. St. Francis (N.Y.) 13, t8. College of Staten Island 12, t8. New Paltz St. 12, t10. Queens (N.Y.) 10, t10. York (N.Y.) 10, 12. Columbia 8, 13. Bronx C.C. 3.

UAlbany Men’s Results
100 Meter Dash: 8. Dieuseul Joseph 11.11, 10. Raphael Jean-Baptiste 11.18, 15. Daniel Avery 11.22, 18. Drew Harrison 11.36. 110 Meter Hurdles: 1. Jean Juste 14.79 (IC4A), 2. Garrett Askew Jr. 14.85, 3. Nick Assini 15.52, 4. Anthony Assent 15.60, 5. Alfred Pryor Jr. 15.74, 7. Mohamed Kanu 16.53. 200 Meter Dash: 4. Jeffery Barnes 22.31, 5. Daniel Avery 22.46, 7. Raphael Jean-Baptiste 22.62, 14. Jean Juste 23.06, 19. Garrett Askew 23.44, 30. Anthony Assent 24.59. 400 Meter Dash: 10. Nick Lemp 51.30. 400 Meter Hurdles: 2. Nick Assini 55.45, 4. Mohamed Kanu 58.84. 800 Meter Run: 1. Tyler Fogarty 1:51.65 (IC4A, USA Junior Nationals). 5,000 Meter Run: 1. Brian Yurkewecz 14:54.42, 2. Jon Hilbert 15:43.11, 7. David Rothman 16:35.51. 4x100 Meter Relay: 2. Raphael Jean-Baptiste, Dieuseul Joseph, Drew Harrison, Jeffery Barnes 41.72 (IC4A). 4x800 Meter Relay: 1. Andrew Overbaugh, Joe Belokopitsky, Tyler Fogarty, Jared Jupin 8:02.39. High Jump: 2. Anthony Collica 6-4, 3. David Parker 6-4. Long Jump: 1. Valete Graham 23-8 (IC4A), 2. Fred Casimo 22-9, 5. Kyle Nadler 22-0.25. Triple Jump: 1. Michael McCadney 48-3.50 (IC4A), 4. Dong Ning Hu 45-3.50. Pole Vault: 1. Luke Schoen 16-4.75 (IC4A), 3. David Parker 15-5, 3. Michael Dempsey 15-5. Discus Throw: 4. Will Anger 133-3.50, 5. Renauld Buck 132-3, 6. Zach Murphy 124-6. Hammer Throw: 1. Wilfredo de Jesus Elias 181-0.50 (IC4A), 2. Will Anger 163-5, 4. Kevin Lee 130-4. Shot Put: 2. Renauld Buck 48-1.75, 5. Frank Fazzino 43-8.75, 7. Jordan Meikle 38-11.75. Javelin Throw: 3. Renauld Buck 142-11, 6. Frank Fazzino 109-6.

Women’s Team Scores
1. UAlbany 233, 2. Columbia 55, 3. CCNY 53, 4. York (N.Y.) 42, 5. College of Staten Island 39, 6. Bronx C.C. 35, 7. Hunter 16, 8. Hofstra 11, t9. Kingsborough C.C. 10, 10. C.W. Post 6, 11. New Paltz St. 5.

UAlbany Women’s Results
100 Meter Dash: 12. Sarah Lapierre 13.45, 13. Jessica Hunter 13.60, 16. Arielle Roberts 13.82. 100 Meter Hurdles: 2. Bryanna Hebenstreit 18.02, 5. Valerie Maignan 16.21, Christen Griffin NT. 200 Meter Dash: 11. Octavia Clarkson 26.80, 17. Corrine Porter-Stepney 27.16, 18. Jessica Hunter 27.37, 20. Laura Bolognino 27.55, 21. Lesan Mattis 27.82, 25. Arielle Roberts 28.32, 27. Jessica Panos 28.64. 400 Meter Dash: 2. Melissa Lee 57.95, 4. Corrine Porter-Stepney 58.77, 7. Octavia Clarkson 59.82, 10. Laura Bolognino 1:00.71, 12. Jessica Panos 1:04.39, 14. Lesan Mattis 1:05.29. 400 Meter Hurdles: 4. Rebecca Kelly 1:03.64. 1,500 Meter Run: 2. Ally Panos 5:03.37, 5. Briana McNamee 5:17.88. 5,000 Meter Run: 1. Kristine Mun 18:17.13, 2. Laine Sefick 18:59.99, 4. Kristin Grab 19:22.52. 4x100 Meter Relay: 2. Kamilah McShine, Jenn Gurrant, Christen Griffin, Sarah Lapierre 48.74. 4x800 Meter Relay: 1. Danielle Trimpop, Zuliana Fontanez, Esperanza Blanco, Laura Cummings 9:11.02 (ECAC). High Jump: 1. Brenna Militello 5-3.75, 2. Bryanna Hebenstreit 4-9.75, 3. Valerie Maignan 4-7.75, 4. Kamilah McShine 4-6, 5. Denise Parker 4-4. Long Jump: 1. Jenn Gurrant 17-6.75, 2. Arina Gerasimova 17-6, 3. Ashley Vives 17-5.25. Triple Jump: 1. Arina Gerasimova 41-10.75 (School Record, ECAC, NCAA East Regional), 2. Jenn Gurrant 41-2.50 (ECAC, NCAA East Regional), 6. Traequanda Brock 34-9.75. Discus Throw: 1. Kadine Johnson 136-1, 3. Ritshell Verdier 121-6.50, 4. Ashley Lewis 108-5. Hammer Throw: 1. Sineaid Corley 142-7. Shot Put: 2. Kadine Johnson 39-10.75. Javelin Throw: 3. Ashley Lewis 103-2, 7. Bryanna Hebenstreit 59-7.25.