FINISH: No Team Results - RESULTS
 
LOCATION: NYC Armory - New York City
 
SHORT STORY: The UAlbany men's track and field team had a strong showing, Friday, in their final team meet before the conference championship. 
 
ATHLETES OF THE MEET: Jacob Smith (Track) | Leonard Durau/Frankie Gonzalez (Field) | Nick Sealey (Rookie)
 
KEY NOTES

• Jacob Smith broke a 14-year old record with a nearly sub-four-minute mile and a first-place finish. His 4:00.88 surpasses the previous mark (4:01.86) recorded by Paul Lagno in 2012.
• Four additional Great Danes made their mark by improving on or adding their name to the program's top 10.
  • Frankie Gonzalez improved to third all-time while breaking the Dominican Republic national record in shot put (16.41m).
  • Julio Martinez is now seventh all-time with a 1:20.85 600m dash.
  • Leonard Durau was just four inches away from the freshman record but settled for seventh in program history with a 15.38m triple jump.
  • Jed Elmbarki added another top-10 mark with a 4:06.93 mile (ninth).
• Overall, UAlbany had three competitors earn first place finishes in their respective events - Tooni Ogunyeye (200m), Nick Sealey (400m), and Jacob Smith (Mile). 
• The Great Danes had nine people finish in the top three overall. 
• As a team, UAlbany totaled 12 personal records at the Scarlet Knights Open.

 
ALL PERFORMANCES
60m
College - Prelims
1. Kenan Grant - 6.89Q (personal record)
16. Shayne Spiteri - 7.10
26. Matai Hazel - 7.21
Jose Davis-Whittaker - DNS
College - Finals
3. Kenan Grant - 6.91
Unseeded
Samir Gardener - 7.14 (personal record)
Austin Deler - 7.27
 
200m
1. Tooni Ogunyeye - 21.72
11. Matai Hazel - 22.57
 
400m
1. Nick Sealey - 48.41 (personal record)
4. Gunnar Williams - 49.80
10. Kyaire Lawson - 50.65
12. Amari Alcindor - 51.04
 
600m
5. Julio Martinez - 1:20.85 (seventh best in program history)
6. Mikolaj Gancarz - 1:21.57
9. Anthony Couch - 1:22.48
14. Pierce Graber - 1:23.59
20. Jack Gallagher - 1:26.24
 
800m
2. Steve Hines - 1:52.86
3. Isaac Graber - 1:53.58
5. Ben Jones - 1:53.71 (personal record)
12. Connor Hashim - 1:57.68
 
Mile
1. Jacob Smith - 4:00.88 (personal record) (program record)
3. Jed Elmbarki - 4:06.93 (personal record) (ninth best in program history)
11. Jerry Lewis - 4:15.66 (personal record)
 
60mH
Prelims
4. Matthew DeCicco - 8.34q
6. Quillar Baidy - 8.43q
7. Kendall Mariacher - 8.53q 
10. Krishmar Powell - 8.64
17. Arlan Wright - 8.89 (personal record)
Finals
2. Quillar Baidy - 8.28
4. Kendall Mariacher - 8.36 
6. Matthew DeCicco - 8.59
 
High Jump
Collegiate
2. Zhi Luncheon-Lowrie - 2.00m (6-6.75)
11. Arlan Wright - 1.85m (6-0.75) (personal record)
 
Long Jump
Collegiate
11. Samir Gardner - 6.45m (21-2) 
12. Matthew DeCicco - 6.38m (20-11.25) (personal record)
14. Austin Deler - 6.35m (20-10)
23. Taehyeong Kim - 6.18m (20-3.50)
Championship
Stephan Farquharson - Foul
 
Triple Jump
Collegiate
4. Durau Leonard - 15.38m (50-5.50) (personal record) (seventh best in program history)
10. Alister Njenga - 13.92m (45-8)
20. Taehyeong Kim - 12.29m (40-4)
 
Shot Put
Collegiate
4. Showayne Lumsden - 13.05m (42-9.75)
Championship
2. Frankie Gonzalez - 16.41m (53-10.25) (personal record) (third best in program history)
6. Shane O'Neill - 14.99m (49-2.25)
 
NEXT: A select number of Great Danes will compete in the Crimson Invite next week. The team will return to action at the America East Indoor Championships on February 20-21.
 
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