University of Albany's Wilfredo de Jesus Elias and Men's DMR Break School Records at New Balance Invitational - UAlbany Sports

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New York, N.Y. – Wilfredo de Jesus Elias broke his own school record in the weight throw for the second time this winter while the men’s distance medley relay team eclipsed the program standard by seven seconds to pace UAlbany at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational on Feb. 6-7. The Great Danes, who have seen school records in 10 men’s and women’s events reset this season, also had Luke Schoen provisionally qualify for the NCAA Championship in the pole vault and Kamilah McShine record two ECAC qualifying marks at the national meet.

The men’s DMR team consisting of Aaron Lozier, Joe Greene, Tyler Fogarty and Ricardo Estremera clocked in an eighth-place IC4A qualifying time of 9:48.27, breaking the previous mark of 9:55.02 set in 2007 by John Moore, Greene, Joe Belokopitsky and Estremera. Lozier led off by finishing the 1,200-meter leg in 3:00.02, and Greene ran the 400-meter leg in 47.2 seconds. Fogarty took the baton from Greene and finished the 800-meter leg in 1:48.8, while Estremera anchored the squad and clocked in a time of 4:11.9 in the mile.

The men’s team also had it’s 4x400 and 4x800-meter relay teams qualify for IC4As, while the women’s 4x800 relay met the ECAC standard for the first time this season. The men’s 4x400 consisting of Pat Weider, Alie Beauvais, Jeffery Barnes and Greene was 12th in 3:14.31. Running the men’s 4x800 which finished 11th in 7:46.38 were Moore, Nick Santos, Fogarty and Lozier, while Melissa Lee, Laura Cummings, Zuliana Fontanez and Esperanza Blanco combined for a fourth-place time of 9:10.27.

Elias’ school-record mark in the weight throw championship division was 63-feet, 6.75-inches, bettering his mark of 62-9.50 which was recorded at the Great Dane Classic. In addition to Elias’ fourth-place finish, Will Anger turned in an IC4A qualifying throw of 56-3.75 to place 15th. Leading the way for the women’s throwers were Kadine Johnson and Ritshell Verdier. Johnson finished 27th in the shot put with a mark of 41-3.25, while Verdier was 32nd in the weight throw with a season-best mark of 46-0.

For the third time this winter, Schoen turned in a provisional qualifying mark for the NCAAs. He cleared 17 feet, 4-1/2 inches to place fourth in the championship division. McShine recorded two ECAC qualifying marks in the 60-meter high hurdles and the long jump. She placed seventh with a leap of 19-1.25 in the long jump college division, and recorded a 22nd-place time of 8.66 in the 60-meter hurdles.

In addition to McShine, the Great Danes also had seven individuals qualify for the IC4A and ECAC Championships in the jumping and hurdle events. In the long jump, Fred Casimo was fourth in the college division for leaping 23-7.25 and Valete Graham was 10th in the championship division with a mark of 23-5.25. Mike McCadney, Nasim Siddeeq and Jenn Gurrant accomplished the feat in the men’s and women’s triple jump championship divisions. Gurrant was 11th with a jump of 41-5.25, McCadney finished 15th with a mark of 49-5.50 and Siddeeq placed 17th for leaping 49-4.50. Sandy Antenor was 16th in the college division of the triple jump with a mark of 38-9.50, while Jean Juste clocked in a 22nd-place time of 8.22 seconds in the 60-meter high hurdles.

In the sprinting events, UAlbany was led by Greene and Lee. Greene finished 23rd in the 400 in an IC4A qualifying time of 48.36, while Lee placed 18th in the 500, clocking in a time of 1:16.56, which was just shy of the ECAC standard of 1:16.00.

Two Great Danes met an IC4A standard in the middle distance events. Fogarty finished fifth in the men’s college division of the 800-meter run with a time of 1:52.76, and Lozier was 14th in 1:54.10. The best effort on the women’s side came from Fontanez, whose 10th-place finish of 2:15.41 in the 800 missed the ECAC mark by just 1.07 seconds. In the distance events, UAlbany was led by Ada Lauterbach and R.J. Sniffen. Lauterbach finished clocked in a 28th-place time of 10:27.92 in the women’s college division of the 3,000-meter run, while Sniffen finished 40th in the men’s race in 8:51.64.

The Great Danes also had several men’s and women’s student-athletes compete at Yale’s Giegengack Invitational over the weekend. Several student-athletes for the purple and gold recorded season-best marks and top-five finishes.

Rebecca Power cleared 10-6, which was good for third and was the highest mark by a UAlbany women’s pole vaulter this winter. The women’s DMR consisting of Jenn Pierson, Jessica Barberio, Allie Carlson and Laura Varble finished fifth in 13:20.67. In addition, seven UAlbany women recorded a season-best time in the 200-meter dash.

Jordan Pollock posted a pair of top-five finishes to pace the men at the meet. He was fourth in the triple jump (43-2.25) and fifth in the high jump (5-10.50). The UAlbany men were also strong in the middle distance events, as seven season-best times were recorded in the 800 and 1,000.



New Balance Notes: Twenty-one of the 50 nationally-ranked schools in the USTFCCCA men’s and women’s national polls released on Feb. 4 competed at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational ... The nationally-ranked squads were Arkansas (No. 1 men, No. 12 women), Texas A&M (No. 5 men, No. 1 women), Tennessee (No. 2 women), Oregon (No. 3 men, No. 4 women), Louisiana State (No. 10 men, No. 5 women), Florida State (No. 6 men, No. 8 women), Texas (No. 7 men, No. 6 women), Brigham Young (No. 9 men, No. 19 women), South Carolina (No. 14 men, No. 12 women), North Carolina (No. 18 women), Baylor (No. 20 men, No. 25 women) and Oklahoma (No. 22 men).

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Feb. 6-7 - New Balance Collegiate Invitational

UAlbany Men’s Results – 60-Meter Dash: 67. Pat Weider 7.11. 400-Meter Dash: 23. Joe Greene 48.36 (IC4A), 62. Alie Beauvais 49.52, 131. Jeffery Barnes 52.16. 500-Meter Dash: 25. Peter Rowell 1:06.09, 48. Andrew Overbaugh 1:07.50. 60-Meter High Hurdles: 24. Jean Juste 8.22 (IC4A), 36. Garrett Askew 8.32. 800-Meter Run (College): 5. Tyler Fogarty 1:52.76 (IC4A), 14. Aaron Lozier 1:54.10 (IC4A), 31. John Moore 1:55.97, 35. Nick Santos 1:56.62, 72. Joe Belokopitsky 2:00.46. Mile (College): 14. Ricardo Estremera 4:16.33, 30. Jon Juleus 4:22.62 3,000-Meter Run (College): 40. R.J. Sniffen 8:51.64. Long Jump (Championship): 10. Valete Graham 23-5.25 (IC4A) Long Jump (College): 4. Fred Casimo 23-7.25 (IC4A), 19. Kyle Nadler 22-3. Triple Jump (Championship): 15. Mike McCadney 49-5.50 (IC4A), 17. Nasim Siddeeq 49-4.50 (IC4A). Pole Vault (Championship): 4. Luke Schoen 17-4.50 (NCAA Provisional). Pole Vault (College): 16. Mike Dempsey 15-3. Weight Throw (Championship): 4. Wilfredo de Jesus Elias 63-6.75 (IC4A, School Record), 15. Will Anger 56-3.75 (IC4A). 4x400-Meter Relay (Championship): 12. Pat Weider, Alie Beauvais, Jeffery Barnes, Joe Greene 3:14.31 (IC4A). 4x800-Meter Relay: 11. John Moore, Nick Santos, Tyler Fogarty, Aaron Lozier 7:46.38 (IC4A). Distance Medley Relay (Championship): 8. Aaron Lozier, Joe Greene, Tyler Fogarty, Ricardo Estremera 9:48.27 (IC4A, School Record).



Feb. 6-7 - New Balance Collegiate Invitational

UAlbany Women’s Results – 200-Meter Dash: 126. Quante Harris 26.91. 400-Meter Dash: 99. Elia Francis 59.57, 105. Tierra Chavis 59.88, 124. Tenica Roberts 1:01.62. 500-Meter Dash: 18. Melissa Lee 1:16.56, 37. Octavia Clarkson 1:18.86. 60-Meter High Hurdles: 22. Kamilah McShine 8.66 (ECAC). 800-Meter Run (College): 10. Zuliana Fontanez 2:15.41. 1,000-Meter Run: 28. Laura Cummings 3:02.54. 3,000-Meter Run (College): 28. Ada Lauterbach 10:27.92, 37. Ally Panos 10:40.89. High Jump (Consolation): NH. Tiffany Bennett Long Jump (College): 7. Kamilah McShine 19-1.25 (ECAC), 19. Jenn Gurrant 18-1.50. Triple Jump (Championship): 11. Jenn Gurrant 41-5.25 (ECAC). Triple Jump (College): 16. Sandy Antenor 38-9.50 (ECAC), 18. Tiffany Sprenkels 38-3.25. Pole Vault (College): NH. Celine Cauderlier. Shot Put: 27. Kadine Johnson 41-3.25, 45. Ritshell Verdier 38-8.75. Weight Throw: 32. Ritshell Verdier 46-0, 33. Kadine Johnson 45-3. 4x400-Meter Relay (NY): 4. Kamilah McShine, Elia Francis, Tierra Chavis, Octavia Clarkson 3:54.21. 4x800-Meter Relay: 4. Melissa Lee, Laura Cummings, Zuliana Fontanez, Esperanza Blanco 9:10.27 (ECAC).



Feb. 6-7 - Giegengack Invitational

UAlbany Men’s Results – 60-Meter Dash: 28. Kevin O’Riley 7.43. 200-Meter Dash: 30. Mohamed Kanu 23.96. 60-Meter High Hurdles: 11. Alfred Pryor 8.69, 12. Mohamed Kanu 8.74, 17. Kevin O’Riley 9.60. 800-Meter Run: 10. Jared Jupin 1:56.93, 11. Bryan Lasky 1:56.97, 30. Devon Sedgwick 2:02.11. 1,000-Meter Run: 16. Paul Lagno 2:34.19, 18. Greg Miniger 2:35.67 19. Cory Greczyn 2:37.50, 21. Joe McAneney 2:44.66. Mile: 32. Ryan Florkiewicz 4:28.75. 3,000-Meter Run: 23. Chris Manico 8:59.52, 26. Ryan Florkiewicz 9:05.54. High Jump: 5. Jordan Pollock 5-10.50, 6. Kevin O’Riley 5-8.50. Long Jump: 6. Kevin O’Riley 21-7.50,12. Kadeem Howell 21-0.75, 16. Jordan Pollock 20-4.50. Triple Jump: 4. Jordan Pollock 43-2.25, FOUL. Kadeem Howell. Shot Put: 9. Frank Fazzino 44-2, 10. Cory Thomas 42-6.75, 11. Jordan Meikle 41-10.50. Weight Throw: 6. Kevin Lee 47-0.25. 4x400-Meter Relay: 13. Mohamed Kanu, Bryan Lasky, Kevin O’Riley, Jared Jupin 3:28.36, 17. Cory Greczyn, Greg Miniger, Alfred Pryor, Joe McAneney 3:39.62. Distance Medley Relay: 9. Cory Greczyn, Bryan Lasky, Jared Jupin, Paul Lagno 10:32.13.





Feb. 6-7 - Giegengack Invitational
UAlbany Women’s Results – 60-Meter Dash: 13. Sarah Lapierre 8.24, 17. Jessica Antoniades 8.37, 17. Arielle Roberts 8.37. 200-Meter Dash: 19. Jessica Hunter 26.79, 22. Nyree Richardson 26.97, 29. Laura Bolognino 27.70, 31. Arielle Roberts 27.80, 34. Lindsay Hall 28.09, 36. Rashida Charles 28.25, 37. Renee Johnson 28.25, 42. Sara Lapierre 28.72, 45. Emily Curry 30.23. 400-Meter Dash: 11. Nyree Richardson 1:00.73, 14. Jessica Hunter 1:01.45. 500-Meter Dash: 16. Jessica Panos 1:23.51, 20. Lesan Mattis 1:27.19. 60-Meter High Hurdles: 24. Emily Curry 11.17. 800-Meter Run: 10. Allie Carlson 2:22.94, 16. Maureen Nweke 2:26.10, 22. Jessica Barberio 2:29.78. 1,000-Meter Run: 16. Laura Varble 3:07.74, 18. Jenn Pierson 3:13.85. 3,000-Meter Run: 21. Laine Sefick 10:38.97, 32. Kristin Grab 11:31.35. High Jump: 14. Ashleigh Whitfield 4-11, NH. Bryanna Hebenstreit, NH. Emily Curry Long Jump: 15. Traequanda Brock 15-2. Triple Jump: 8. Traequanda Brock 34-8.50. Pole Vault: 3. Rebecca Power 10-6, NH. Emily Mino, NH. Krystal Meyers. Shot Put: 7. Ashley Lewis 39-5. Weight Throw: 9. Sinead Corley 44-11.50, 14. Isabella Katsarelis 34-8.25. 4x400-Meter Relay: 9. Jessica Hunter, Arielle Roberts, Nyree Richardson, Jessica Panos 4:08.42, 14. Laura Varble, Jessica Barberio, Allie Carlson, Maureen Nweke 4:17.35. 15. Lindsay Hall, Sarah Lapierre, Rashida Charles, Lesan Mattis 4:19.79. Distance Medley Relay: 5. Jenn Pierson, Jessica Barberio, Allie Carlson, Laura Varble 13:20.67.