Meet: Fastrack National Invitational
 
Location: Ocean Breeze in Staten Island, N.Y.
 
Results
 
Short Story: UAlbany track & field wins eight events in the final tune-up before championship season begins in two weeks.
 
Athletes of the Meet: Rori Lowe, Shannon Bailey, Nicardo Blake, Marcus McFadden
 
Track Results

• Olivia Nelson Chevry placed third in the invitational women's 60m hurdles in 9.05, followed by Steph Hyde in fifth in 9.08.  In the open division, Brianna Thier placed sixth in 9.93.
• Kaitlyn Iocca placed fifth in the women's 5,000m in 18:47.52.
• Antwone Messado placed second in the invitational men's 60m hurdles in a personal-best 8.13.  Peter Meehan placed sixth in the open division in a personal-best 9.14.
• Adaliz Hunt placed third in the invitational women's 60m in 7.78.
• Lucas Casab placed third in the invitational men's 60m in 6.95.  In the open division, Rashad Hames placed first in a personal-best 6.99 and Blaise Umuhuza placed third in a personal-best 7.16.
• Mercedes Planavsky placed third in the open division of the women's mile in a personal-best 5:28.86.
• Emily Brown placed sixth in the women's 400m in a personal-best 57.93.
• Easton Reagan placed seventh in the men's 400m in a personal-best 49.15.
• Sam Rutt won the women's 800m in 2:14.88.  Erin Hayes placed second in a personal-best 2:16.20.
• Keveroy Venson placed eighth in the men's 800m in 1:55.81.
• Rori Lowe won the women's 200m in a personal-best 24.66, followed by Dominique Clarke in second in 24.74, Brynley McDermott in fifth in 25.14, and Imani Gray in sixth in 25.18.
• Nicardo Blake won the men's 200m in a personal-best 21.71.  Yourry Tapande-Ngombe placed second in 21.95, and Shakur Williams placed sixth in 22.10.

Field Results

• Jade Foster won the women's long jump in 18-04.25.
• Marcus Mcfadden won the men's long jump in 22-11.00, matching his indoor season best.  Christian Quinn placed second in a personal-best 22-10.00, and Daniel Cephus placed seventh in 21-02.50.
• Rebeca Valerie Barrientos Alpha placed second in the women's triple jump in 38-00.25.
• Robert Blue won the men's triple jump in 48-04.75.
• Shania Scott placed second in the women's shot put in 46-05.25, an indoor season best.  Shelby Bigsby placed third in 44-09.00.
• Travis Robinson placed fourth in the men's shot put in 51-10.00.
• Samantha Martinez placed fifth in the women's pole vault, clearing 10-11.75.
• Charlie Hatzmann placed fourth in the men's pole vault, clearing a personal-best 14-09.00.
• Shannon Bailey placed second in the women's high jump, clearing a personal-best 5-06.00.
• Elijah Harris placed second in the open division of the men's high jump, clearing 6-02.75 and matching his personal-best.  Meehan placed seventh, clearing 6-00.75.
• Ludith Campos won the women's weight throw in 59-07.50.  Shiana Galette-Rowe placed second in 59-07.00, and Lynne Gbadamosi placed seventh in 50-10.00.

Meet Notes

• Both Nelson Chevry and Hyde qualified for the invitational women's 60m hurdles final with a 9.18 time in the preliminary round.
• In the men's 60m hurdles, Messado edged Nazareth's Kaleb Luton by five one-thousandths of a second.  Messado, who set a new personal-best in the finals of 8.13, previously set a personal best of 8.18 in the preliminary round.
• In the men's long jump, Cephus' best mark tied Post's Letlhogonolo Ramafuthula, but he was displaced in the final standings due to trailing Ramafuthula's second-best jump, 21-11.50 to 21-06.75. 

Next: Jan Michael Gutierrez Almedina races at Boston University's Valentine Invitational tomorrow in the 200m and 400m seeking a national-qualifying mark.