Jacob Smith - Cornell Invite 2026
UAlbany Athletics

Men's Track and Field

Men’s Track and Field Wins Cornell Invite

FINISH: 1st - 155 points - out of 6 teams
          RESULTS
 
LOCATION: Barton Hall - Ithaca, N.Y.
 
SHORT STORY: The UAlbany men came together to win the Cornell Invite by a small four-point margin, Saturday.
 
ATHLETES OF THE MEET: Jacob Smith (Track) | Zhi Luncheon-Lowrie (Field) | Nick Sealey (Rookie)
 
KEY NOTES
  • UAlbany finished first with 155 total points. The host, Cornell, was just four points behind with 151. Queen's University finished third with 43 points. Colgate (18), Syracuse (14), and Binghamton (8) also competed.
  • Mid-year transfer Jacob Smith continued to impress as he added another mark in the program's top 10. With a first place finish in the 800m, Smith is now fourth in program history - 1:49.62 on a flat track. With an adjusted mark of 1:48.08 for a banked indoor track, Smith is ranked 19th in the nation. 
  • As of the time of publish, three Great Danes are newly ranked or improved upon their ranking in the Northeast:
  • As a team, the Great Danes tabbed seven first-place finishes - Tooni Ogunyeye (60m), Kenan Grant (200m), Nick Sealey (400m), Jacob Smith (800m), 4x400m (UAlbany 'A'), Zhi Luncheon-Lowrie (HJ), and Leonard Durau (TJ)
  • In total, 17 finished with a top-three mark.
 
ALL PERFORMANCES
60m
Prelims
1. Tooni Ogunyeye - 6.79Q
5. Rajay Morris - 7.02Q
8. Shayne Spiteri - 7.07Q (personal record)
10. Matthew DeCicco - 7.14 (personal record)
12. Arlan Wright - 7.38
Finals
1. Tooni Ogunyeye - 6.75
4. Shayne Spiteri - 7.07
5. Rajay Morris - 7.20
 
200m
1. Kenan Grant - 22.13
2. Amari Alcindor - 22.43
3. Gunnar Williams - 22.64
 
400m
1. Nick Sealey - 49.14 (personal record)
3. Julio Martinez - 49.97
8. Jose Davis-Whittaker - 50.71
9. Kyaire Lawson - 50.72
10. Anthony Couch - 51.06
11. Matai Hazel - 53.9
 
800m
1. Jacob Smith - 1:49.62 (fourth best in program history)
3. Mikolaj Gancarz - 1:54.90
5. Connor Hashim - 1:56.04
7. Ben Jones - 1:56.67
 
Mile
2. Isaac Graber - 4:14.27 (personal record)
8. Steve Hines - 4:24.13
 
3000m
7. Jerry Lewis - 8:41.44 (personal record)
 
60mH
Prelims
3. Quillar Baidy - 8.26Q
6. Kendall Mariacher - 8.32Q (personal record)
7. Matthew DeCicco - 8.32Q 
8. Krishmar Powell - 8.67Q
9. Arlan Wright - 8.99
Finals
4. Quillar Baidy - 8.29
6. Matthew DeCicco - 8.35
7. Kendall Mariacher - 8.38
8. Krishmar Powell - 8.52
 
4x400m
1. UAlbany A - 3:20.26
          Gunnar Williams, Julio Martinez, Kyaire Lawson, Nick Sealey
3. UAlbany B - 3:32.35
          Amari Alcindor, Anthony Couch, Ben Jones, Connor Hashim
 
High Jump
1. Zhi Luncheon-Lowrie - 2.02m (6-7.5)
2. Krishmar Powell - 1.93m (6-4)
 
Long Jump
2. Brooks Robson - 6.96m (22-10)
3. Austin Deler - 6.81m (22-4.25) (personal record)
4. Samir Gardner - 6.70m (21-11.75)
6. Taehyeong Kim - 6.42m (21-0.75)
 
Triple Jump
1. Leonard Durau - 14.17m (46-6)
2. Alister Njenga - 13.63m (44-8.75)
 
Shot Put
5. Frankie Gonzalez - 15.11m (49-7)
6. Shane O'Neill - 14.82m (48-7.5)
Foul - Showayne Lumsden
 
NEXT: The Great Danes are set to compete in one final meet before the America East Championship in three weeks (Feb. 20-21).
 
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Players Mentioned

Anthony Couch

Anthony Couch

S/H
6' 0"
Sophomore
Jose Davis-Whittaker

Jose Davis-Whittaker

S
5' 8"
Sophomore
Mikolaj Gancarz

Mikolaj Gancarz

MD
6' 2"
Junior
Frankie Gonzalez

Frankie Gonzalez

T
5' 10"
Senior
Isaac Graber

Isaac Graber

D
6' 0"
Junior
Kenan Grant

Kenan Grant

S
5' 8"
Sophomore
Connor Hashim

Connor Hashim

MD/D
5' 11"
Sophomore
Matai Hazel

Matai Hazel

S
5' 8"
Junior
Steve Hines

Steve Hines

MD
5' 8"
Graduate Student
Kyaire Lawson

Kyaire Lawson

S/H
5' 10"
Sophomore
Jerry Lewis

Jerry Lewis

MD/D
5' 11"
Sophomore
Zhi Luncheon-Lowrie

Zhi Luncheon-Lowrie

HJ
6' 1"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Anthony Couch

Anthony Couch

6' 0"
Sophomore
S/H
Jose Davis-Whittaker

Jose Davis-Whittaker

5' 8"
Sophomore
S
Mikolaj Gancarz

Mikolaj Gancarz

6' 2"
Junior
MD
Frankie Gonzalez

Frankie Gonzalez

5' 10"
Senior
T
Isaac Graber

Isaac Graber

6' 0"
Junior
D
Kenan Grant

Kenan Grant

5' 8"
Sophomore
S
Connor Hashim

Connor Hashim

5' 11"
Sophomore
MD/D
Matai Hazel

Matai Hazel

5' 8"
Junior
S
Steve Hines

Steve Hines

5' 8"
Graduate Student
MD
Kyaire Lawson

Kyaire Lawson

5' 10"
Sophomore
S/H
Jerry Lewis

Jerry Lewis

5' 11"
Sophomore
MD/D
Zhi Luncheon-Lowrie

Zhi Luncheon-Lowrie

6' 1"
Junior
HJ