University of Albany's Moore and Adaramola Post America East Bests at 1st Annual Friendship Meet With UTECH - UAlbany Sports 2010

Albany, N.Y. - John Moore and Fey Adaramola each registered America East Conference bests in their respective events to lead the UAlbany track and field teams at the 1st Annual Friendship Meet with the University of Technology of Kingston, Jamaica on Monday, April 26. The Great Danes registered 13 IC4A and ECAC qualifying marks, including three that ranked among the top 48 in the East Region at the non-scoring meet held on the UAlbany campus.

Moore won the men's 800-meter run in 1:49.12, a time which ranks 13th in the East Region. The junior was closely followed by Tyler Fogarty and Paul Lagno, who placed second and third with marks of 1:49.40 and 1:51.61, respectively. Fogarty posted the 18th-fastest in the East Region this season, and all three runners qualified for the IC4A Championship in May.

Adaramola won women's 100-meter dash in a blistering 11.87 seconds and qualified for the ECAC Championship. The time tops the America East performance list. She also anchored the women's 4x100-meter relay which navigated the track in 46.60, a league best this spring. Alli Rogers, Christen Griffin and Quante Harris also ran on the relay.

UAlbany, which will look to become the first school to win all four America East Conference track and field championships in the same academic year this weekend, also got strong performances in the track events from hurdlers Rebecca Kelly and Garrett Askew. Kelly met the ECAC standard for the first time in her career by placing third in the women's 400-meter intermediate hurdles in 1:01.66. Askew ran a season-best time of 14.66 in the men's 100-meter high hurdles to qualify for the IC4A meet.

Led by Wilfredo de Jesus Elias, the Great Danes had four IC4A and ECAC qualifiers in field events. de Jesus Elias won the men's hammer throw by registering a season-best toss of 197-feet, 10-inches. The mark ranks 26th in the East Region. Catie Coxon won the women's discus throw for the second time in as many meets by registering a throw that traveled 146-4. Fred Casimo and Pat McNish won the men's and women's long jump, respectively. Casimo leaped 23-5.25, while McNish posted a season-best jump of 19-0.75.

The Great Danes will compete at the 2010 America East Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships at New Hampshire on May 1-2. The men's program will aim to win a league-record sixth straight title, while the women will look to claim their second consecutive crown and fourth in the last five years.

UAlbany Men's Results

100-Meter Dash: 5. Jake Rachiele 11.09, 6. Tristan Akong 11.10, 7. Earnest Waters 11.13, 8. Brandon Sligh 11.62. 200-Meter Dash: 2. Jake Rachiele 22.45, 3. Brandon Sligh 23.19. 400-Meter Dash: 4. Jonathan Santana 48.92, 6. Alex Petit-Frere 49.61. 110-Meter High Hurdles: 1. Garrett Askew 14.66 (IC4A), 2. Mohamed Kanu 15.24, 3. Jared Nilsson 15.88, 4. Sean Cooper 15.89, 5. Shane Wagner 17.01. 400-Meter Intermediate Hurdles: 3. Alan Nimblette 54.49, 4. Shane Wagner 55.50, 5. Ebube Abara 56.54. 800-Meter Run: 1. John Moore 1:49.12 (IC4A), 2. Tyler Fogarty 1:49.40 (IC4A), 3. Paul Lagno 1:51.61 (IC4A), 5. Sean Halpin 1:53.53, 6. Aaron Lozier 1:56.00, 7. Peter Rowell 1:56.59, 8. Ryan Florkiewicz 1:57.03, 9. Cory Greczyn 2:00.00, 10. Daniel Hernandez 2:00.62, 11. Mitchel Troise 2:01.67. Long Jump: 1. Fred Casimo 23-5.25 (IC4A), 2. Kadeem Howell 22-11.75, 3. Danny Hu 22-1, 4. Kurtis Randolph 20-1.75. Discus Throw: 2. Stephen Hassard 149-1, 3. Will Anger 132-5, 4. Zach Murphy 127-3, 5. Simon Cleary 124-7, 6. Jordan Meikle 118-5, 7. Freddie Wills 115-1, 9. Sean Cooper 97-0. Hammer Throw: 1. Wilfredo de Jesus Elias 197-10 (IC4A), 2. Will Anger 168-4, 4. Simon Cleary 148-10. Javelin Throw: 2. Erik Andersen 143-4, 2. Mitchel Troise 129-8, 4. Sean Cooper 115-6. Shot Put: 2. Jordan Meikle 41-8. 4x100-Meter Relay: 2. Jake Rachiele, Germain Smith, Earnest Waters, Tristan Akong 42.00 (IC4A). 4x400-Meter Relay: 2. Alex Petit-Frere, Ebube Abara, Peter Rowell, Alan Nimblette 3:20.88.

UAlbany Women's Results

100-Meter Dash: 1. Fey Adaramola 11.87 (ECAC), 3. Alli Rogers 12.31, 4. Quante Harris 12.77, 5. Patrice Johnson 13.02, 6. Katie Fargnoli 13.09. 200-Meter Dash: 1. Nyree Richardson, 2. Tierra Chavis 26.32, 3. Octavia Clarkson 26.65, 4. Patrice Johnson 27.12, 5. Katie Fargnoli 27.49. 400-Meter Dash: 2. Sherez Mohamed 57.69, 3. Tenica Roberts 58.60, 4. Sheena Simpkins 59.23. 100-Meter High Hurdles: 3. Christen Griffin 14.74, 4. Ashley Mahlmeister 15.10. 400-Meter Intermediate Hurdles: 3. Rebecca Kelly 1:01.66 (ECAC), 4. Brittany Eveleth 1:06.79. 800-Meter Run: 1. Emily Finnegan 2:20.85, 2. Kendra Adams 2:23.16, 3. Renee Johnson 2:24.18, 4. Jessica Panos 2:24.61, 5. Elia Francis 2:25.50, 6. Laura Varble 2:27.37, 7. Jessica Hunter 2:28.38, 8. Maureen Nweke 2:30.30. Long Jump: 1. Pat McNish 19-0.75 (ECAC), 4. Ashley Mahlmeister 17-10.75, 5. Sandy Antenor 16-5.25. Discus Throw: 1. Catie Coxon 146-4 (ECAC), 2. Kadine Johnson 120-4, 3. Ashley Lewis 114-0. Hammer Throw: 1. Kadine Johnson 163-0, 2. Sineaid Corley 157-2. Javelin Throw: 1. Rebecca Power 131-0, 2. Ashley Lewis 124-6, 3. Emily Curry 80-11. Shot Put: 1. Kadine Johnson 44-5.50, 2. Ashley Lewis 39-8.50, 3. Rebecca Power 35-11.25, 4. Catie Coxon 34-2.25, 5. Sineaid Corley 33-9.25. 4x100-Meter Relay: 2. Alli Rogers, Christen Griffin, Quante Harris, Fey Adaramola 46.60 (ECAC). 4x400-Meter Relay: 2. Octavia Clarkson, Rebecca Kelly, Jessica Hunter, Nyree Richardson 4:02.35.

Courtesy: UAlbany Sports Information