University of Albany's Jonathan Santana Garners America East Male Track Performer of the Week Honors - UAlbany Sports 2010

Cambridge, Mass. - University at Albany's Jonathan Santana has been named the America East Conference Men's Track Performer of the Week, as announced on Tuesday, April 20 by the league office. The freshman sprinter is the third member of the men's program to capture the honor this season.

Santana, a native of Rochester, N.Y., qualified for the IC4A Championship in three separate events to lead UAlbany at last Saturday's 1st Annual "Dogfight," a dual scoring meet between UAlbany and Connecticut. The freshman accumulated five points individually and an additional eight points on the relays.

Santana ran on the second-place 4x100-meter relay which finished in 41.75 seconds. The sprinter then won the 400-meter dash by navigating the track in 48.48, a time which ranks third overall and first among freshmen on the America East performance list. Santana ended the day by running an impressive 47.9-second split as a member of the victorious 4x400-meter relay which hit the tape in 3:16.98. During the indoor season, Santana was named the America East Conference Championship's Most Outstanding Rookie Performer.

UAlbany will compete at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia from April 22-24 and also send athletes to the Capital District Classic, hosted by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on April 24.

Paw Prints: UAlbany is prepping to become the first school to win all four America East Conference track and field championships in the same academic year ... UAlbany and Northeastern have each combined to win three of the four crowns in the same academic year on 10 occasions ... The Great Danes won both outdoor titles and the men's indoor championship in 2006, 2007 and 2009 ... The 2010 America East Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships will be hosted by New Hampshire on May 1-2.

Courtesy: UAlbany Sports Information