FINISH: No Team Score
LOCATION: Percy Beard Track and James Pressly Stadium - Gainesville, Fla.
SHORT STORY: Eight athletes traveled to the Sunshine State to compete at the invitational held by the University of Florida, Friday and Saturday.
KEY NOTES
- Jacob Smith highlighted the meet for the Great Danes, setting a new program record in the 1500m with a time of 3:42.64. Smith beat the previous record, set in 2011 by Paul Lagno, by just over two seconds.
- Three other UAlbany athletes either entered or improved their place in the top-10.
- Amelia Benjamin placed first overall in the women's high jump invite.
ALL PERFORMANCES
100m
Men
25.
Tooni Ogunyeye - 10.48
200m
Men
33.
Tooni Ogunyeye - 21.41
800m
Men
25.
Steve Hines - 1:49.01 (personal record) (5th in program history)
61.
Jacob Smith - 1:55.87
1500m
Men (Invite)
10.
Jacob Smith - 3:42.64 (personal record) (program record)
400mH
Women
22.
Brinesha Derrick-Bain - 59.58 (personal record) (8th in program history)
High Jump
Women (Invite)
1.
Amelia Benjamin - 1.79m (5-10.5)
NH -
Miyanah Robinson
Triple Jump
Men
2.
Leonard Durau - 15.20m (49-10.5) (7th in program history)
Discus Throw
Women (Invite)
8.
Lalenii Grant - 52.78m (173-2)
NEXT: The Great Danes are set to remain in the Capital Region for the RPI Under the Lights event on April 10-11.
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