ALBANY, N.Y. - The track and field teams are back in action at the Ramapo Season Opener.
MEET INFORMATION
Ramapo Season Opener
DATE: Friday, January 17
TIME: 9:30 am
SITE: The Armory Track and Field Center - New York, N.Y.
STREAM: Not Available
RESULTS:
ArmoryTrack.Live
LAST TIME OUT
- The UAlbany track and field program's last competition weekend was the season-opening weekend - most of the team went to Army's Crowell Open with a few distance runners competing at BU's Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener.
- Six of nine distance runners ran a personal record in Boston. Hassan Abidi was named the America East Male Track Athlete of the Week after his seventh-place finish in the 1000m.
- At Army, Antwone Messado (60mH) and Jasir Parker (TJ) set meet records with their first-place finishes. Shavar Staats Jr. added a third first-place finish for the men while Tooni Ogunyeye, Nikolas Christian, Krishmar Powell, and Qualiar Newton each added second-place performances. Ogunyeye was named the Male Rookie of the Week.
- For the women, Toni Galloway set a meet record in the 60m hurdles. Shantae Pryce added a first-place finish in the 200m and a second-place finish in the 60m.
CHAMPIONSHIP PEDIGREE
- The UAlbany cross country/track and field program claimed their first America East Championship victory in 2003 when the men won the indoor championship. Since then, each of the six programs have claimed at least one America East crown.
- The program's six teams have collectively won 65 of UAlbany's 134 Division I championship titles with their most recent coming during the spring season when the women's team secured their fourth consecutive AE win.
AMERICA EAST INDOOR HISTORY
- The women's indoor track and field team won nine-straight conference titles from 2013-22. Extending to the 2010 championship, the women's team has won 12 in 14 seasons.
- The men's team has won 17 since their first in 2003, including 12 consecutive wins from 2006 to 2017.
- In 2017, the men set a single-meet program record with 10 event victories. The women's team set theirs in 2019, the year of their Triple Crown, with nine event victories.
- Historically, the women's most successful event has been the high hurdles, with 10 event victories, while the men have found the most success in the triple jump with 13 victories.
RETURNING 2024 AMERICA EAST CHAMPIONS
UP NEXT
The Great Danes will be back in full at the Dr. Sander Invitational hosted by Columbia (Jan. 24-25).
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