University of Albany Men's Indoor Track & Field Places Fifth, Women Sixth at New York Road Runners Armory Meet - UAlbany Sports 2010

New York, N.Y. - Jeffery Barnes, Laura Cummings, Kadine Johnson and Luke Schoen all won events to lead the UAlbany men's and women's indoor track and field programs in their second scoring meet of the winter at the New York City Armory Track & Field Center on Saturday, Jan. 30. The Great Dane men finished fifth overall among 11 teams, while the women were sixth among eight schools at the competition which was being hosted by the New York Road Runners club.

UAlbany's men's team accumulated 74.50 points and finished behind Princeton (126), Cornell (109.50), Virginia (82.50), and Connecticut (82) in a field which featured four reigning conference champions. The Great Danes, which beat out Villanova and Army among others in the team standings, had eight IC4A qualifying marks. The women's squad registered 56 points and finished behind Cornell (162), Virginia (114), Princeton (94.50), Villanova (92.50) and Columbia (76). The squad set or matched two school records and met three ECAC standards.

Cummings accounted for 18 points, which were the most by any Great Dane, male or female, at the meet. The senior opened the evening by winning the 1,000-meter run in 2:50.79, which was just .05 seconds short of Jessica Ortman's school record posted in 2007. She ended the meet with a second-place finish in the mile for crossing the tape in a personal-best time of 4:57.00. Both marks qualified the senior for the ECAC championship.

The men's middle-distance group piled up 15 points and were led by John Moore and Tyler Fogarty's IC4A qualifying marks in the 800 and mile, respectively. Moore's second-place mark of 1:50.87 in the 800 was just .37 seconds shy of meeting the NCAA provisional standard, while Fogarty was seventh in the mile in 4:10.53. Both marks were personal bests by the former Section II student-athletes.

Johnson was victorious in the women's weight throw with a toss that sailed 59-feet, 0-inches. The mark shattered her own school record of 55-8.25 which she recorded at Army's Carleton Crowell Open earlier in the month and eclipsed the ECAC standard. Wilfredo de Jesus Elias, who has won three men's weight throw titles this winter, placed second in the event with a mark of 59-feet, 5.75-inches to qualify for IC4As.

Schoen won the men's pole vault for the third time in as many meets this winter. The senior, who has already cleared the NCAA provisional height, had a winning mark of 16-2.75. On the women's side, Celine Cauderlier matched Corinna Hengen's school-record mark of 11-3.75 from 2007 and tied for ninth.

Barnes, captain Alie Beauvais and Christen Griffin paced the sprinters and hurdlers at the scoring meet. Barnes' winning time of 22.26 seconds in the men's 200-meter dash was only .02 shy of meeting the IC4A standard, while Beauvais was third in the men's 500 for navigating the track in 1:03.76 to qualify for the postseason competition. Barnes also anchored the 4x400-meter relay, which included Peter Rowell, Alan Nimblette and Ebube Abara, to an IC4A qualifying time of 3:18.83. Griffin placed fourth in the 60-meter high hurdles in a personal-best time of 8.95.

UAlbany's men's horizontal jumpers had a pair of IC4A qualifiers in the men's long jump. Fred Casimo's runner-up leap was 23-8.25, while captain Freddie Wills flew 23-4.75. Pat McNish and Ashley Mahlmeister, both freshmen, placed third and fourth in the women's triple jump with marks of 38-0.25 and 37-10, respectively.

Paul Lagno and Jenn Pierson paced the Great Danes in the distance events at the meet for their performances in the men's and women's 3,000. Lagno crossed the tape in a personal-best time of 8:38.78, and Pierson ran her best race as a collegian by over 16 seconds for crossing the finish line in 10:02.25.

In addition, Beauvais and Fogarty anchored the UAlbany's men's 4x400 and 4x800-meter relay squads to top-four finishes at the 103rd Millrose Games, the oldest continuous sporting event held at Madison Square Garden, on Friday, Jan. 29. Both relays posted the fastest times in program history on an 11-lap per mile track.

The Great Danes placed third overall in 7:37.68 in the Byron Dyce Men's College 4x800-Meter Relay. Sean Halpin led off the relay with a split of 1:56.0, while Moore ran the second and fastest leg in 1:51.9. Nick Santos finished the third leg in 1:54.2, and Fogarty anchored the squad with a mark of 1:55.3. Virginia, which entered the race with the fastest time in the country this winter, won the event in 7:32.49.

With a split time of 49.2 seconds, Beauvais anchored UAlbany to a fourth-place time of 3:24.90 in the Gotham Cup Men's College 4x400-Meter Relay. He was joined on the relay by Jonathan Santana, Nimblette and Rowell. Mississippi State won the crown by hitting the tape in 3:19.44.

UAlbany returns to the New York City Armory Track & Field Center to face some of the toughest competition in the country at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational on Feb. 5-6. Texas A&M, which swept the team titles at the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, will be among more than 200 colleges in attendance.

New York Road Runners Saturday Night at the Armory II Men's Team Standings
1. Princeton 126, 2. Cornell 109.50, 3. Virginia 82.50, 4. Connecticut 82, 5. UAlbany 74.50, 6. Delaware State 40, 7. Villanova 36.50, 8. Army 28, 9. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras 24, 10. Morgan State 13, 11. Columbia 7.

New York Road Runners Saturday Night at the Armory II Women's Team Standings
1. Cornell 162, 2. Virginia 114, 3. Princeton 94.50, 4. Villanova 92.50, 5. Columbia 76, 6. UAlbany 56, 7. Morgan State 21, 8. Army 15.

UAlbany Men's Results (New York Road Runners Saturday Night at the Armory II):
60-Meter Dash (Semis): 11. Tristan Akong 7.06, 15. Jake Rachiele 7.11, 20. Germain Smith 7.17, 26. Earnest Waters 7.25. 200-Meter Dash: 1. Jeffery Barnes 22.26, 8. Jake Rachiele 22.74, 17. Tristan Akong 23.05, 21. Germain Smith 23.71. 400-Meter Dash: 10. Jonathan Santana 49.49, 18. Alex Petit-Frere 51.37. 500-Meter Dash: 3. Alie Beauvais 1:03.76 (IC4A), 16. Ebube Abara 1:07.71. 60-Meter High Hurdles (Semis): 10. Freddie Wills 8.51, 11. Shane Wagner 8.56, 12. Mohamed Kanu 8.58, 15. Nick Assini 8.68, 16. Alfred Pryor 8.69. 800-Meter Run: 2. John Moore 1:50.87 (IC4A), 7. Sean Halpin 1:55.02, 10. Aaron Lozier 1:55.34, 19. Ryan Florkiewicz 1:58.71. 1,000-Meter Run: 6. Ian Ellis 2:30.18, 12. Ryan Florkiewicz 2:31.62. Mile: 7. Tyler Fogarty 4:10.53 (IC4A), 17. Nick Santos 4:17.54, 25. Cory Greczyn 4:27.36, 28. Ian Ellis 4:46.93. 3,000-Meter Run: 16. Paul Lagno 8:38.78, 22. R.J. Sniffen 8:49.74, 24. Ethan Clary 8:51.82, 26. David Rothman 8:56.10. High Jump: T-5. Freddie Wills 6-6.25, 13. Tim McGreevy 6-0.50. Long Jump: 2. Fred Casimo 23-8.25 (IC4A), 3. Freddie Wills 23-4.75 (IC4A), 7. Nasim Siddeeq 22-1. Triple Jump: 6. Valete Graham 46-6.75, 7. Dong Ning Hu 46-6. Pole Vault: 1. Luke Schoen 16-2.75 (IC4A), 13. Ben Brunjes 13-3.50. Weight Throw: 2. Wilfredo de Jesus Elias 59-5.75 (IC4A), 13. Cory Thomas 43-7, 14. Jordan Meikle 39-4. 4x400-Meter Relay: 7. Peter Rowell, Alan Nimblette, Ebube Abara, Jeffery Barnes 3:18.83 (IC4A). Distance Medley Relay: 5. Craig Weiss, Alex Petit-Frere, Aaron Lozier, Chris Manico 10:40.51.

UAlbany Women's Results (New York Road Runners Saturday Night at the Armory II):
60-Meter Dash (Semis): 9. Alli Rogers 7.91, 19. Patrice Johnson 8.23. 200-Meter Dash: 9. Alli Rogers 25.61, 12. Nyree Richardson 26.06, 14. Tierra Chavis 26.21, 18. Katie Fargnoli 27.06. 400-Meter Dash: 7. Sheena Simpkins 57.67, 14. Brittany Eveleth 59.45, 15. Octavia Clarkson 1:00.12, Elia Francis 1:00.34. 500-Meter Dash: 8. Jessica Hunter 1:17.51, 11. Rebecca Kelly 1:19.93, 13. Kendra Adams 1:20.66, 14. Tenica Roberts 1:20.67. 60-Meter High Hurdles (Semis): 7. Christen Griffin 9.17, 9. Ashley Mahlmeister 9.24, 17. Celine Cauderlier 11.14. 60-Meter High Hurdles (Finals): 4. Christen Griffin 8.95. 800-Meter Run: 15. Allie Carlson 2:24.44, 16. Renee Johnson 2:28.32. 1,000-Meter Run: 1. Laura Cummings 2:50.79 (ECAC), 7. Maureen Nweke 3:01.52, 10. Laura Varble 3:16.20, 11. Emily Finnegan 3:20.30. Mile: 2. Laura Cummings 4:57.00 (ECAC). 3,000-Meter Run: 11. Jenn Pierson 10:02.25, 17. Miranda McConnell 10:31.12, 19. Ally Panos 10:38.01, 21. Brianna Service 10:50.62. High Jump: T-11. Karley Giles 4-11. Long Jump: 9. Tiffany Sprenkels 11-9.75. Triple Jump: 3. Pat McNish 38-0.25, 4. Ashley Mahlmeister 37-10. Pole Vault: T-9. Celine Cauderlier 11-3.75 (Matches School Record), 15. Rebecca Power 10-4, 16. Emily Mino 9-10. Shot Put: 7. Kadine Johnson 42-0.75, 8. Candice Mann 39-8.50, 9. Ashley Lewis 38-6.25, 11. Catie Coxon 35-6. Weight Throw: 1. Kadine Johnson 59-0 (ECAC, School Record), 6. Candice Mann 48-8.75, 8. Sineaid Corley 47-8.50, 15. Rebecca Power 39-1.25. 4x400-Meter Relay: 6. Jessica Hunter, Tierra Chavis, Octavia Clarkson, Sheena Simpkins 3:54.49; 7. Tenica Roberts, Brittany Eveleth, Sherez Mohamed, Nyree Richardson 3:57.78. Distance Medley Relay: 5. Melissa Del Rosario, Rebecca Kelly, Kendra Adams, Ada Lauterbach 12:38.58

UAlbany Men's Results (Millrose Games)
Gotham Cup Men's College 4x400-Meter Relay: 4. Jonathan Santana, Alan Nimblette, Peter Rowell, Alie Beauvais 3:24.90. Byron Dyce Men's College 4x800-Meter Relay: 3. Sean Halpin, John Moore, Nick Santos, Tyler Fogarty 7:37.68.

Courtesy: UAlbany Sports Information