FINISH: No Team Score
 
LOCATION: Gillis Field House (Army) - West Point, N.Y.
 
SHORT STORY: Antwone Messado (60mH) and Jasir Parker (triple jump) set meet records and Tooni Ogunyeye (60m) set a freshman record as the Great Danes opened the season at the Crowell Open, Saturday.
 
ATHLETES OF THE MEET: Antwone Messado | Jasir Parker
 
KEY NOTES

• Antwone Messado won the 60m hurdles with a personal record to set a Crowell Open meet record. 
• Jasir Parker jumped 14.66 meters in the triple jump for both a personal and meet record.
• Ja'Lil Reynolds added a second event win in the field events with a 2.04m in the high jump. Krishmar Powell set a personal record to finish second behind Reynolds.
• Overall, the Great Danes tallied six event wins in track events - Shavar Stats Jr (60m), Jose Davis-Whittaker (200m), Jabari Barriffe (400m), Jack Gallagher (500m), Messado (60mH), and the 4x400m relay.
• In the 60m dash, UAlbany placed five runners in the top five, including two personal records (Staats Jr and Isaac Dacres) and the freshman record from Tooni Ogunyeye.
• The first three finishes in the 200m belonged to the Great Danes.
• UAlbany placed at the top with both 4x400 relay teams (first and second).
• As a team, the Great Danes added 14 top three finishes to the eight total event wins.

 
NOTABLE UALBANY FINISHES
60m
1. Shavar Staats Jr - 6.70 (personal record)
2. Tooni Ogunyeye - 6.77 (freshman record)
3. Isaac Dacres - 6.84 (personal record)
 
1000m
4. Steve Hines - 2:30.82 (personal record)
 
3000m
2. Nikolas Christian - 8:46.27 (personal record)
 
60mH
1. Antwone Messado - 7.92 (meet record) (personal record)
 
High Jump
2. Krishmar Powell - 1.98m (6-6) (personal record)
 
Triple Jump
1. Jasir Parker - 14.66m (48-1.25) (meet record) (personal record)
 
Shot Put
3. Frankie Gonzalez - 15.71m (51-6.5) (personal record)
 
Weight Throw
2. Qualiar Newton - 19.02m (62-5) (personal record)
 
ALL PERFORMANCES
60m
1. Shavar Staats Jr - 6.70 (personal record)
2. Tooni Ogunyeye - 6.77 (freshman record)
3. Isaac Dacres - 6.84 (personal record)
4. Jose Davis-Whittaker - 6.94
5. Kenan Grant - 6.96
10. Charlie Garcia - 7.11 (7.101)
11. Julio Martinez - 7.11 (7.102)
13. Matai Hazel - 7.14
33. Thomas Acosta - 7.76
 
200m
1. Jose Davis-Whittaker - 22.17
2. Kenan Grant - 22.59
3. Charlie Garcia - 23.01
5. Matai Hazel - 23.41
 
400m
1. Jabari Barriffe - 51.22
5. Giovanni Gonzalez - 52.00
 
500m
1. Jack Gallagher - 1:07.65
 
800m
2. Connor Hashim - 2:03.92
 
1000m
4. Steve Hines - 2:30.82 (personal record)
5. Isaac Graber - 2:33.31
8. Mikolaj Gancarz - 2:39.08
9. Jerry Lewis - 2:41.46
 
Mile
3. Isaac Graber - 4:27.79
4. Jerry Lewis - 4:35.91
 
3000m
2. Nikolas Christian - 8:46.27 (personal record)
 
60mH
1. Antwone Messado - 7.92 (meet record) (personal record)
5. Kendall Mariacher - 8.77
6. Kyaire Lawson - 8.90
7. Anthony Couch - 8.93
 
4x400m 
1. UAlbany A - 3:25.75
                Barriffe, Martinez, Messado, Gallagher
2. UAlbany A - 3:27.37
                G. Gonzalez, Lawson, Couch, Hashim
 
High Jump
1. Ja'Lil Reynolds - 2.04m (6-8.25)
2. Krishmar Powell - 1.98m (6-6) (personal record)
 
Pole Vault
2. Gabriel Snyder - 4.45m (14-7.25)
4. Thomas Acosta - 4.00m (13-1.5)
 
Long Jump
2. Stephan Farquharson - 6.95m (22-9.75)
3. Christian Quinn - 6.92m (22-8.5)
4. Simone Menchini - 6.88m (22-7)
6. Daniel Cephus - 6.82m (22-4.5)
10. Jasir Parker - 6.55m (21-6)
16. Damani Deloatch - 5.93m (19-5.5)
 
Triple Jump
1. Jasir Parker - 14.66m (48-1.25) (meet record) (personal record)
4. Damani Deloatch - 13.82m (45-4.25)
 
Shot Put
3. Frankie Gonzalez - 15.71m (51-6.5) (personal record)
7. Shane O'Neill - 14.79m (48-6.25)
 
Weight Throw
2. Qualiar Newton - 19.02m (62-5) (personal record)
5. John Coddington - 16.99m (55-9)
 
NEXT: The UAlbany track and field teams will return to action on January 24-25 at the Dr. Sander Invitational.
 
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