Men's Indoor Championship 2020
America East Conference

Men's Track and Field

Men's Track & Field Repeats as America East Indoor Champions

Meet: America East Indoor Championships
 
Location: Boston University Track & Tennis Center in Boston, Mass.
 
Team Scoring: 1. UAlbany (171.5), 2. UMass Lowell (117), 3. New Hampshire (99.5), 4. Stony Brook, (97), 5. Binghamton (81), 6. Vermont (72), 7. UMBC (67.5), 8. Hartford (41.5), 9. Maine (29)
 
Short Story: The UAlbany men's track & field team won their second-straight America East Indoor title behind eight event victories and two championship meet records.
 
Recap
 
  • Omahri Sturdivant won the triple jump in 50-04.00; Robert Blue placed second in 50-02.75
  • Louis Gordon won the men's high jump, clearing a personal-best 7-02.25; Diomari Gordon tied for eighth, clearing 6-02.75
  • Cameron Duffield won the 60m hurdles in a personal-best 8.03; Dawshawn Williams placed third in 8.28
  • Harmodio Cruz III won the 400m in 47.86
  • Myles Banfield won the 500m in 1:02.64; Easton Reagan placed sixth in 1:05.65
  • Garfield Napier won the 60m in 6.82; Lucas Casab placed second in a personal-best 6.91, Jan Michael Gutierrez Almedina placed third in 6.95, Michael Hermance placed fifth in 7.01, and Williams placed eighth in 7.18
  • Gutierrez Almedina won the 200m in 20.98, breaking his own personal-best, school record, and championship meet record, becoming the first Great Dane to record a wind-legal mark under 21 seconds in the event; Cruz III placed second in a personal-best 21.43, Napier placed third in a personal-best 21.54, and Hermance placed seventh in 22.27
  • The 4x400m relay team of Gutierrez Almedina (47.17), Cruz III (47.97), Duffield (49.83), and Banfield (47.23) placed first in 3:12.19
  • Matthew JeanPierre placed second in the 800m in 1:54.91
  • Joey Somerville placed second in the 1,000m in a personal-best 2:24.99
  • The 4x800m relay team of Dean Athanailos (1:57.33), JeanPierre (1:58.56), Somerville (1:53.49), and Francisco Beltran (1:54.09) placed fourth in 7:43.45
  • Gutierrez Almedina was named Most Outstanding Men's Track Performer
  • Cruz III won the Coaches' Award for scoring the most points in the meet
  • L. Gordon was named Most Outstanding Men's Rookie
  • The men's coaches were named Coaching Staff of the Year
 
Next: UAlbany will visit Ocean Breeze one final time this season for the Fastrack Last Chance Last Chance Meet before returning to Boston University's Track and Tennis Center in two weeks for IC4A Indoor Championships.
 
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Players Mentioned

Myles Banfield

Myles Banfield

Sprints
Graduate Student
Matthew JeanPierre

Matthew JeanPierre

Mid-Distance
6' 0"
Senior
Joey Somerville

Joey Somerville

Distance
6' 3"
Senior
Francisco Beltran

Francisco Beltran

Distance
5' 11"
Freshman
Cameron Duffield

Cameron Duffield

Hurdles
6' 1"
Freshman
Dean Athanailos

Dean Athanailos

MD
5' 9"
Sophomore
Robert Blue

Robert Blue

J
Junior
Lucas Casab

Lucas Casab

S
5' 9"
Sophomore
Harmodio Cruz III

Harmodio Cruz III

S
5' 8"
Senior
Jan Michael Gutierrez Almedina

Jan Michael Gutierrez Almedina

S
5' 9"
Senior
Garfield Napier

Garfield Napier

S
5' 11"
Senior
Easton Reagan

Easton Reagan

H
6' 2"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Myles Banfield

Myles Banfield

Graduate Student
Sprints
Matthew JeanPierre

Matthew JeanPierre

6' 0"
Senior
Mid-Distance
Joey Somerville

Joey Somerville

6' 3"
Senior
Distance
Francisco Beltran

Francisco Beltran

5' 11"
Freshman
Distance
Cameron Duffield

Cameron Duffield

6' 1"
Freshman
Hurdles
Dean Athanailos

Dean Athanailos

5' 9"
Sophomore
MD
Robert Blue

Robert Blue

Junior
J
Lucas Casab

Lucas Casab

5' 9"
Sophomore
S
Harmodio Cruz III

Harmodio Cruz III

5' 8"
Senior
S
Jan Michael Gutierrez Almedina

Jan Michael Gutierrez Almedina

5' 9"
Senior
S
Garfield Napier

Garfield Napier

5' 11"
Senior
S
Easton Reagan

Easton Reagan

6' 2"
Senior
H