University of Albany Men's Outdoor Track & Field Wins UMass Nine-Way Meet; Women Place Second - UAlbany Sports 2010

Amherst, Mass. -Celine Cauderlier broke the school record in the women's pole vault and Jonathan Santana and Sherez Mohamed won the men's and women's 400-meter dash, respectively, and anchored a first-place relay squad to lead the UAlbany outdoor track and field teams at the UMass Nine-Way Meet on Saturday, April 10. The Great Dane men won the team title convincingly, while the women placed second at the scoring meet being held at the UMass Track & Field Complex.

UAlbany's men's team accumulated 201.50 points, which was 66 points better than second-place Massachusetts to easily win the crown among 11 scoring teams. The Great Danes had two IC4A qualifying performances, six event champions and a winning relay at the competition. The UAlbany women accumulated 153 points to finish in the runner-up spot and only 14.5 points behind Massachusetts in the field of nine schools. The squad had three individuals qualify for the ECAC meet, four win an event title, one set a school and meet record as well as a winning relay team.

Cauderlier, who broke the program standard in the women's pole vault twice last year, cleared 12-feet, 1.50-inches to win the event and eclipse the school record once again. The junior beat out her previous mark of 11-9.75, which she recorded at the 2009 France National Championships. Other notable performances in the women's jumps were made by freshmen Ashley Mahlmeister and Karley Giles. Mahlmeister won the long jump by leaping 18-0.25, while Giles was second in the high jump by clearing 5-3.

Catie Coxon and Kadine Johnson posted top-three performances to lead the women's throwing corps. Coxon qualified for the ECAC Championship for the first time in her career by placing third in the discus with a mark of 140-2, while Johnson was second in the hammer for her toss that sailed 162-1. Her throw was four inches shy of matching her own school record.

Paced by Wilfredo de Jesus Elias, three members of the men's team posted a top-three finish in a field event. de Jesus Elias won the hammer throw with a toss that traveled 185-1, which qualified him for the IC4A Championship. Tim McGreevy and Freddie Wills placed third in the high jump and pole vault, respectively. McGreevy cleared 6-1.25, while Wills leaped over the bar which stood at 13-9.25.

Santana won the men's 400 in 49.28 seconds before anchoring the 4x400-meter relay to a first-place time of 3:19.66. The freshman, who also placed fourth in the 200 in 22.25, was joined on the relay by Alan Nimblette, Taylor Chaney and Peter Rowell. Jake Rachiele and Germain Smith placed second in 11.04 and third in 11.05, respectively, in the 100 to round out the top finishers in the men's sprints.

Mohamed, who was victorious in the women's 400 by navigating the track in 58.62, anchored the 4x400-meter relay which also consisted of Octavia Clarkson, Alli Rogers and Brittany Eveleth to a first-place time of 3:53.36. Rogers also placed second in the 100 in 12.23, while Jessica Hunter was the runner-up finisher in the 200 by hitting the tape in 26.38 to help pace the women in the sprints.

Led by Garrett Askew and Ebube Abara, the UAlbany men piled up 56 points in the two hurdles events. Askew won the 110-meter high hurdles in 14.85 seconds to qualify for the IC4A meet, while Wills and Mohamed Kanu posted second and third-place marks of 15.15 and 15.30 seconds, respectively. Abara navigated the track in 54.61 to place first in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles. Shane Wagner finished a close second in 54.62. On the women's side, Eveleth won the 400-hurdles in a personal-best time of 1:03.55 and Christen Griffin placed second in the 100-hurdles with an ECAC qualifying time of 14.23 seconds.

Tyler Fogarty and Nick Santos completed the list of Great Danes who placed first in a track event. Fogarty won the men's 800 in 1:53.06, while Nick Santos ran a first-place time of 3:55.66 in the men's 1,500. In addition, Paul Lagno finished second in the 5,000 by crossing the line in 15:19.71.

Both of UAlbany's outdoor track and field programs will trek to Storrs, Conn. to compete at separate meets hosted by the University of Connecticut on Saturday, April 17. The women's team will participate in the UConn Select Invitational in the morning, while the men will match up head-to-head against the Huskies afterwards in the 1st Annual "Dogfight," a dual scoring meet between two of the top programs in the Northeast Region.

Men's Team Standings

1. UAlbany 201.50, 2. Massachusetts 135.50, 3. Yale 101, 4. Williams 87, 5. Boston College 56, 6. Central Connecticut State 54, 7. Amherst 43, 8. Trinity 29, 9. Hartford 27, 10. Holy Cross 26, 11. Fairfield 9.

UAlbany Men's Results

100-Meter Dash: 2. Jake Rachiele 11.04, 3. Germain Smith 11.05, 4. Tristan Akong 11.22, 8. Kadeem Howell 11.40, 15. Brandon Sligh 11.80. 200-Meter Dash: 4. Jonathan Santana 22.25, 5. Alex Petit-Frere 22.38, 10. Freddie Wills 23.04, 11. Tristan Akong 23.11, 12. Jared Nilsson 23.15, 13. Brandon Sligh 23.25, 14. Garrett Askew 23.34, 18. Jordan Pollock 23.58, 21. Sean Cooper 23.74. 400-Meter Dash: 1. Jonathan Santana 49.28, 6. Taylor Chaney 51.33, 26. Valete Graham 55.29. 110-Meter High Hurdles: 1. Garrett Askew 14.85 (IC4A), 2. Freddie Wills 15.15, 3. Mohamed Kanu 15.30, 4. Shane Wagner 15.30, 12. Sean Cooper 16.40, 13. Jared Nilsson 16.41. 400-Meter Intermediate Hurdles: 1. Ebube Abara 54.61, 2. Shane Wagner 54.62, 4. Alan Nimblette 54.95, 5. Peter Rowell 55.14, 10. Mohamed Kanu 58.09. 800-Meter Run: 1. Tyler Fogarty 1:53.06, 14. Sean Halpin 1:58.86, 40. Cory Greczyn 2:04.97. 1,500-Meter Run: 1. Nick Santos 3:55.66, 6. R.J. Sniffen 4:01.19, 9. Ryan Florkiewicz 4:04.53, 22. Ian Ellis 4:09.84, 30. Cory Greczyn 4:12.60, 39. John Moore 4:16.10, 48. Aaron Lozier 4:23.71. 5,000-Meter Run: 2. Paul Lagno 15:19.71. 10,000-Meter Run: 10. David Rothman 33:06.29. 3,000-Meter Steeplechase: 3. Ethan Clary 9:39.11, 4. Craig Weiss 9:48.93, 7. Chris Manico 9:59.96. High Jump: 3. Tim McGreevy 6-1.25, 6. Sean Cooper 5-11.25. Long Jump: 6. Danny Hu 21-2.50, 14. Kurtis Randolph 19-4. Pole Vault: 3. Freddie Wills 13-9.25, 5. Ben Brunjes 12-9.50. Discus Throw: 5. Stephen Hassard 140-3, 9. Will Anger 140-3, 11. Zach Murphy 125-7, 13. Freddie Wills 121-5, 14. Simon Cleary 120-6, 22. Sean Cooper 92-2, 23. Kevin O'Riley 90-7. Hammer Throw: 1. Wilfredo de Jesus Elias 185-1 (IC4A), 5. Will Anger 155-9, 14. Simon Cleary 135-9. Javelin Throw: 8. Mitchel Troise 146-1, 10. Erik Andersen 142-3. Shot Put: 8. Jordan Meikle 41-5.75. 4x100-Meter Relay: 2. Jake Rachiele, Jonathan Santana, Earnest Waters, Tristan Akong 42.96; 5. Germain Smith, Taylor Chaney, Brandon Sligh, Alex Petit-Frere 45.10; 6. Kadeem Howell, Valete Graham, Fred Casimo, Kyle Nadler 45.17. 4x400-Meter Relay: 1. Alan Nimblette, Taylor Chaney, Peter Rowell, Jonathan Santana 3:19.66; 3. Alex Petit-Frere, Jake Rachiele, Ebube Abara, Shane Wagner 3:24.99.

Women's Team Standings

1. Massachusetts 167.50, 2. Albany 153, 3. Boston College 120, 4. Holy Cross 98, 5. Williams 76, 6. Central Connecticut State 54, 7. Amherst 47; 8. Hartford 44.50, 9. Trinity 4.

UAlbany Women's Results

100-Meter Dash: 2. Alli Rogers 12.23, 9. Katie Fargnoli 13.03, 15. Patrice Johnson 13.18. 200-Meter Dash: 2. Jessica Hunter 26.38, 4. Tenica Roberts 26.54, 15. Katie Fargnoli 27.53, 16. Patrice Johnson 27.80, 20. Emily Curry 28.94. 400-Meter Dash: 1. Sherez Mohamed 58.62, 3. Octavia Clarkson 59.76. 100-Meter High Hurdles: 2. Christen Griffin 14.23 (ECAC), 13. Emily Curry 18.25. 400-Meter Intermediate Hurdles: 1. Brittany Eveleth 1:03.55, 4. Christen Griffin 1:05.48, 9. Kendra Adams 1:07.90. 800-Meter Run: 18. Renee Johnson 2:25.16, 25. Emily Finnegan 2:29.09, 32. Jessica Panos 2:32.67. 1,500-Meter Run: 13. Miranda McConnell 4:55.96, 16. Emily Finnegan 4:58.17, 24. Maureen Nweke 5:03.38, 38. Laura Varble 5:17.56, 50. Rachel Wysocki 5:35.70. 5,000-Meter Run: 7. Brianna Service 18:36.81, 17. Melissa Del Rosario 19:28.51. 10,000-Meter Run: 5. Roxanne Wegman 40:10.99. High Jump: 2. Karley Giles 5-3, 5. Emily Curry 4-11. Long Jump: 1. Ashley Mahlmeister 18-0.25. Pole Vault: 1. Celine Cauderlier 12-1.50 (ECAC, School Record), 6. Emily Mino 9-6.25. Discus Throw: 3. Catie Coxon 140-2 (ECAC), 6. Kadine Johnson 129-8, 8. Ashley Lewis 115-2, 13. Emily Curry 100-4. Hammer Throw: 2. Kadine Johnson 162-1, 5. Sineaid Corley 145-3. Javelin Throw: 4. Rebecca Power 126-7, 6. Ashley Lewis 116-4. Shot Put: 5. Ashley Lewis 38-7.75, 10. Kadine Johnson 36-0, 11. Catie Coxon 35-10.75, 14. Rebecca Power 34-8.50. 4x100-Meter Relay: 2. Alli Rogers, Christen Griffin, Jessica Hunter, Nyree Richardson 49.29; 6. Patrice Johnson, Katie Fargnoli, Sandy Antenor, Tenica Roberts 51.48. 4x400-Meter Relay: 1. Octavia Clarkson, Alli Rogers, Brittany Eveleth, Sherez Mohamed 3:53.36; 5. Jessica Hunter, Kendra Adams, Tenica Roberts, Renee Johnson 4:02.68.



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