Tristan Akong Wins 60-Meter Dash; University of Albany 3rd at NYRR Collegiate Meet at the Armory - UAlbany Sports 2011

New York, N.Y. - University at Albany's Tristan Akong won the 60-meter dash with the second-fastest time in school history to highlight his team's performance at the New York Road Runners Collegiate Meet, held at the Armory Track and Field Center on Saturday, Feb. 12. The Great Danes finished third in the men's team standings, while the women placed fifth.

Akong sprinted 6.81 seconds to easily defeat Army's Alfred McDaniel (6.91). The sophomore's time was four-hundredths of a second off Junior Burnett's school record and qualified him for the IC4A championships in March. UAlbany's Jake Rachiele was fourth in 6.96, also bettering the IC4A standard.

Freshman Kareem Morris was second in the long jump with a leap of 22-feet, 10.50-inches. Greg Kiley finished third in the 1,000-meter run by running an IC4A time of 2:26.68. Nick Santos and Chris Burke each qualified for the IC4A meet in the 800-meter run. Santos took third in 1:52.15, while Burke was fourth in 1:52.23.

NYRR Collegiate Meet at the Armory III

Men - 1. Virginia 98.5, 2. Army 89, 3. UAlbany 81, 4. Columbia 71, 5. Lehigh 61, 6. Pennsylvania 57.5, 7. Brown 57, 8. Delaware State 41, 9. Maryland 32, t10. Rutgers 20, t10. Shore Athletic Club 20, 12. Westchester Track Club 10, 13. CPTC New Balance 8.

Courtesy: UAlbany Sports Information