FINISH: 2nd - 163 points - out of 9 teams - RESULTS
 
LOCATION: BU Track & Tennis Center - Boston
 
SHORT STORY: The Great Dane men's track and field team put a solid performance together, including three individual champions, to finish second at the America East Indoor Track & Field Championship.
 
AWARDS: Outstanding Track Performer - Tooni Ogunyeye | Coaches' Award - Tooni Ogunyeye
 
KEY NOTES

• As a team, UAlbany scored 163 points. UMass Lowell took the lead in the final events of the meet and finished with 172.5 points for the title. 63 points behind the Great Danes, UMBC finished third.
• The 4x800m relay broke a 14-year old meet record previously held by Boston University (2012). The team ran nearly two seconds faster than the former record of 7:30.56.
• Sophomore Tooni Ogunyeye finished with the two remaining UAlbany gold medals in the 60m and 200m sprints. 
• Eleven total individuals/relays competed for 13 UAlbany medals. Freshmen Quillar Baidy (60mH), Samir Gardner (LJ), and Leonard Durau (TJ) finished second in their respective events while Nick Sealey (400m), Julio Martinez (500m), Steve Hines (800m, Mile), Isaac Graber (1000m), Krishmar Powell (HJ), and Damani Deloatch (TJ) added third-place finishes.
• In total, there were 30 scorers for UAlbany.
• Four Great Danes improved upon or entered the program's top 10 during the championship meet:
  • Jed Elmbarki - 3000m - 8:17.59 - 5th
  • Nick Sealey - 400m - 47.61 - T6th
  • Julio Martinez - 500m - 1:03.40 - T9th
  • Frankie Gonzalez - Shot Put - 16.45m (53-11.75) - 3rd

 
UALBANY MEDALISTS
60m
1. Tooni Ogunyeye - 6.68
 
200m
1. Tooni Ogunyeye - 21.15
 
400m
3. Nick Sealey - 47.61
 
500m
3. Julio Martinez - 1:03.66
 
800m
3. Steve Hines - 1:51.05
 
1000m 
3. Isaac Graber - 2:25.80
 
Mile
3. Steve Hines - 1:51.05
 
60mH
2. Quillar Baidy - 8.19
 
4x800m
1. Smith,Gancarz, I. Graber, Hines - 7:28.83
 
Long Jump
2. Samir Gardner - 7.13m (23-4.75)
 
High Jump
3. Krishmar Powell - 1.95m (4-4.75)
 
Triple Jump
2. Leonard Durau - 15.23m (49-11.75)
3. Damani Deloatch - 15.11m (49-7)
 
ALL PERFORMANCES
60m
Prelims
1. Tooni Ogunyeye - 6.72Q
7. Kenan Grant - 6.86q (personal record)
20. Shayne Spiteri - 7.05 (personal record)
23. Matai Hazel - 7.13
Finals
1. Tooni Ogunyeye - 6.68
7. Kenan Grant - 6.97
 
200m
Prelims
1. Tooni Ogunyeye - 21.17q
5. Jose Davis-Whittaker - 21.72q
12. Kenan Grant - 21.86 (personal record)
18. Amari Alcindor - 21.93 (personal record)
25. Matai Hazel - 22.32
30. Shayne Spiteri - 22.68
Finals
1. Tooni Ogunyeye - 21.15
4. Jose Davis-Whittaker - 21.67
 
400m
Prelims
5. Nick Sealey - 48.25Q (personal record)
13. Kyaire Lawson - 49.41 (personal record)
15. Gunnar Williams - 49.69
Finals
3. Nick Sealey - 47.61 (personal record) (tied sixth-best in program history) (freshman record)
 
500m
Prelims
2. Julio Martinez - 1:03.40Q (personal record) (tied ninth-best in program history)
7. Anthony Couch - 1:04.55q (personal record)
10. Jack Gallagher - 1:05.51
Finals
3. Julio Martinez - 1:03.66
6. Anthony Couch - 1:05.00
 
800m
3. Steve Hines - 1:51.05
4. Isaac Graber - 1:51.53 (personal record)
13. Connor Hashim - 1:55.18 (personal record)
14. Mikolaj Gancarz - 1:55.29
15. Ben Jones - 1:55.44
19. Jacob Smith - 2:01.98
 
1000m
3. Isaac Graber - 2:25.80
5. Steve Hines - 2:27.49
19. Jacob Smith - 2:33.35
 
Mile
1. Jacob Smith - 4:08.38
23. Jerry Lewis - 4:23.05
 
3000m
4. Jed Elmbarki - 8:17.59 (fifth-best in program history)
 
5000m
7. Jed Elmbarki - 14:31.44 (personal record)
 
60mH
Prelims
2. Quillar Baidy - 8.15Q (personal record)
3. Krishmar Powell - 8.34Q (personal record)
6. Kendall Mariacher - 8.38Q
8. Matthew DeCicco - 8.40q
Finals
2. Quillar Baidy - 8.19
5. Kendall Mariacher - 8.31 (personal record)
7. Matthew DeCicco - 8.41
8. Krishmar Powell - 8.62
 
4x400m
6. 3:15.77
     Kyaire Lawson, Julio Martinez, Anthony Couch, Nick Sealey
 
4x800m
1. 7:28.83 (meet record)
     Jacob Smith, Mikolaj Gancarz, Isaac Graber, SteveHines
 
DMR
5. 10:01.86
     Steve Hines, Pierce Graber, Ben Jones, Isaac Graber
 
High Jump
3. Krishmar Powell - 1.95m (4-4.75)
4. Zhi Luncheon-Lowrie - 1.95m (4-4.75)
Arlan Wright - NH
 
Long Jump
2. Samir Gardner - 7.13m (23-4.75) (personal record)
4. Austin Deler - 6.96m (22-10) (personal record)
9. Stephan Farquharson - 6.83m (22-5)
11. Leonard Durau - 6.76m (22-2.25)
14. Brooks Robson - 6.56m (21-6.25)
17. Taehyeong Kim - 6.37m (20-10.75)
 
Triple Jump
2. Leonard Durau - 15.23m (49-11.75)
3. Damani Deloatch - 15.11m (49-7) (personal record)
5. Brooks Robson - 14.74m (48-4.5) (personal record)
12. Taehyeong Kim - 13.02m (42-8.75)
Alister Njenga - FOUL
 
Shot Put
4. Frankie Gonzalez - 16.45m (53-11.75) (personal record) (third best in program history)
12. Shane O'Neill - 14.81m (48-7.25)
Showayne Lumsden - FOUL
 
Heptathlon
6. Arlan Wright - 4535 (personal record)
     7.39 (60m), 6.14m (LJ) (personal record), 10.11m (SP) (personal record), 1.90m (HJ) (personal record), 8.75 (60mH) (personal record), 3.10m (PV), 2:47.99 (1000m) 
8. Matthew DeCicco - 4463 (personal record)
     7.17 (60m), 6.38m (LJ), 10.26m (SP), 1.75m (HJ) (personal record), 8.35 (60mH), 2.80m (PV) (personal record), 2:58.47 (1000m) (personal record)
 
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