University of Albany Men's Indoor Track & Field Stands in First After Day One of IC4As; Women Compete at ECACs - UAlbany Sports 2010

Boston, Mass. - Fred Casimo finished third in the long jump, as the UAlbany men's team has the first-day lead at the 89th Annual IC4A Championship on Saturday, March 6 at the Boston University Track & Tennis Center. Fey Adaramola advanced to the final round in both short sprinting events to pace the women's squad on the opening day of the 27th Annual ECAC Championship, which was being held at the Reggie Lewis Center.

The UAlbany men accumulated 11 of their 15.50 points in the long jump and hold a one-point advantage over Manhattan through the first day of action. Casimo's third-place mark was 23-feet, 3.50-inches, while Graham finished fourth after leaping 23-2.75. Wilfredo de Jesus Elias was sixth in the weight throw with a toss that sailed 60-6, and Luke Schoen tied for sixth in the pole vault by clearing 15-9. Pat McNish finished 14th in the long jump in the only women's final of the day featuring a Great Dane. She leaped 17-11.50.

In the preliminary rounds, Fey Adaramola and John Moore challenged school records by registering the fastest marks in their respective events. Adaramola most notably ran a blistering time of 7.56 seconds in the semis of the 60-meter dash, which was .01 seconds off Ellakisha Williamson's record set in 1998. She also advanced to the final in the 200 by navigating the track in 24.58. Moore clocked in at 4:05.63 in the mile, which was only .02 seconds short of Aaron Lozier's program standard recorded last season. Sheena Simpkins was .01 seconds shy of Adanna Andrews' school record in the 500. She circled the track in 1:14.54 to advance to tomorrow's final. In addition, Freddie Wills finished the afternoon second in the heptathlon through four events with 2,945 points, which was only nine behind the leader.

UAlbany had both of its relays on the men's side advance to tomorrow's final round. Anchored by Moore, the men's 4x800-meter relay team navigated the track in 7:37.02. Lozier, Sean Halpin and Nick Santos also ran on the relay which turned in the third-fastest time of the day.

The UAlbany men will aim to capture their second straight IC4A crown tomorrow afternoon, while the Great Dane women's program will look to improve on last year's 15th-place showing at ECACs.
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IC4A Team Scores (Through Four Events)
1. UAlbany 15.50, 2. Manhattan 14.50, T-3. Syracuse 13, T-3. Temple 13, T-5. Long Island 10, T-5. VCU 10, T-5. Rider 10, 8. Maine 9.50, 9. Iona 9, 10. Cornell 8, T-11. Connecticut 6, T-11. Navy 6, 13. Lehigh 5.50, 14. New Hampshire 5, 15. Liberty 4.50, 16. Duke 4, T-17. Dartmouth 3, T-17. Hampton 3, T-19. George Mason 2, T-19. Lafayette 2, 21. Southern Connecticut State 1.50, 22. Mount Saint Mary's 1.

UAlbany Men's Results
200-Meter Dash (Trials): 14. Jeffery Barnes 21.78, 25. Taylor Chaney 22.07, 39. Jake Rachiele 22.34. 400-Meter Dash (Trials): 17. Jonathan Santana 48.09. 500-Meter Dash (Trials): 9. Alie Beauvais 1:03.74, 23. Peter Rowell 1:04.58, 32. Alex Petit-Frere 1:06.29. 55-Meter High Hurdles (Trials): 22. Garrett Askew 7.87. 1,000-Meter Run (Trials): 21. Ian Ellis-Jones 2:30.69. Mile (Trials): 1. John Moore 4:05.63, 3. Tyler Fogarty 4:06.35, 32. Paul Lagno 4:18.31. Long Jump: 3. Fred Casimo 23-3.50, 4. Valete Graham 23-2.75, 10. Nasim Siddeeq 22-5.25. Pole Vault: T-6. Luke Schoen 15-9. Weight Throw: 6. Wilfredo de Jesus Elias 60-6. Heptathlon (Through Four Events): 2. Freddie Wills 2,945 points. 4x400-Meter Relay (Trials): 7. Jonathan Santana, Peter Rowell, Jeffery Barnes, Alie Beauvais 3:12.58. 4x800-Meter Relay (Trials): Aaron Lozier, Sean Halpin, Nick Santos, John Moore 7:37.02.

ECAC Team Scores (Through Five Events)
1. Connecticut 29.50, 2. Rhode Island 21, 3. Boston U. 12, T-4. Rutgers 10, T-4. Syracuse 10, T-4. George Washington 10, T-4. St. John's 10, 8. George Mason 9, T-9. Brown 8, T-9. Manhattan 8, T-9. Saint Francis, Pa. 8, 12. Pittsburgh 6.50, 13. Princeton 6, T-14. Providence 5, T-14. Cornell 5, T-14. New Hampshire 5, T-14. Sacred Heart 5, T-14. William & Mary 5, T-19. Seton Hall 4, T-19. Navy 4, T-21. Monmouth 3, T-21. UMBC 3, T-23. VCU 2, T-23. Massachusetts 2, 25. Bucknell 1.50, T-26. St. Francis, N.Y., 1, T-26. Dartmouth 1, 28. Temple 0.50.

UAlbany Women's Results
60-Meter Dash (Trials): 1. Fey Adaramola 7.59. 60-Meter Dash (Semis): 1. Fey Adaramola 7.56. 200-Meter Dash (Trials): 7. Fey Adaramola 24.58, 20. Allie Rogers 25.26. 500-Meter Dash (Trials): 5. Sheena Simpkins 1:14.54. 60-Meter High Hurdles: 23. Christen Griffin 9.00, 24. Ashley Mahlmeister 9.01. Mile (Trials): 15. Laura Cummings 4:57.79. Long Jump: 14. Pat McNish 17-11.50. 4x400-Meter Relay (Trials): 12. Sherez Mohamed, Tierra Chavis, Tenica Roberts, Octavia Clarkson 3:50.03. 4x800-Meter Relay (Trials): Maureen Nweke, Kendra Adams, Allie Carlson, Renee Johnson 9:28.53.


Courtesy: UAlbany Sports Information