FINISH: 1st - 170 points - out of nine teams
 
LOCATION: Track & Tennis Center - Boston, Mass.
 
SHORT STORY: The Great Danes combined six individual champions with nine additional medalists and several scorers to earn first place by nearly 40 points.
 
AWARD WINNERS: Coaching Staff of the Year | Most Outstanding Rookie (Tooni Ogunyeye)
 
KEY NOTES

• UAlbany led the competition with 170 points. UMass Lowell (135.5) and UMBC (116) followed in second and third place, respectively.
• This is the Great Danes' second consecutive and 18th overall indoor championship title.
• The long jumpers swept the podium with first (Simone Menchini), second (Stephan Farquharson), and third (Daniel Cephus). Christian Quinn added points with a fifth-place jump.
• The sprinters brought three racers to the finals in the 60m dash. All three finished in the top four with Tooni Ogunyeye earning the title.
• Ogunyeye added a silver medal in the 200m dash. The freshman earned a personal record in the prelims before improving his time for a new PR in the finals.
• Antwone Messado (60mH) and Hassan Abidi (800m) added titles in the track events while Ja'Lil Reynolds (HJ) and Travis Robinson (SP) made it three individual champions in the field.

 
SCORERS AND PERSONAL RECORDS
Finals
60m
1. Tooni Ogunyeye - 6.72
3. Shavar Staats Jr. - 6.86
4. Isaac Dacres - 6.95
 
200m
2. Tooni Ogunyeye - 21.03 (personal record)
 
500m
8. Jack Gallagher - 1:05.72
 
60mH
1. Antwone Messado - 8.12
6. Krishmar Powell - 8.47 (personal record)
7. Kendall Mariacher - 8.48 (personal record)
 
Prelims
60m
1. Tooni Ogunyeye - 6.70Q (personal record)
4. Isaac Dacres - 6.88Q (personal record)
 
200m
2. Tooni Ogunyeye - 21.32q (personal record)
3. Jose Davis-Whittaker - 21.39q (personal record)
14. Kenan Grant - 22.02 (personal record)
 
500m
8. Jack Gallagher - 1:05.25q (personal record)
 
Single Race
800m
1. Hassan Abidi - 1:49.14
5. Steve Hines - 1:51.76
9. Mikolaj Gancarz - 1:52.85 (personal record)
 
1000m
4. Isaac Graber - 2:27.18
16. Jerry Lewis - 2:32.65 (personal record)
 
Mile
7. Jared Rogalski - 4:11.97
 
3000m
22. Nikolas Christian - 8:37.06 (personal record)
 
5000m 
12. Chris Bertola - 14:43.80 (personal record)
 
Relays
4x400m
4. 3:14.47
                Davis-Whittaker, Couch, Gallagher, Abidi
 
4x800m
2. 7:37.59
                Rogalski, Gancarz, Hines, Graber
 
DMR
3. 9:56.51
                Jernigan, Couch, Hines, Elmbarki
 
Field
Long Jump
1. Simone Menchini - 7.53m (24-8.5)
2. Stephan Farquharson - 7.25m (23-9.5)
3. Daniel Cephus - 7.16m (23-6)
5. Christian Quinn - 7.02m (23-0.5)
 
Triple Jump
2. Jasir Parker - 15.13m (49-7.75) (personal record)
 
High Jump
1. Ja'Lil Reynolds - 2.06m (6-9)
5. Amar Brown - 1.91m (6-3.25)
8. Krishmar Powell - 1.86m (6-1.25)
 
Pole Vault
3. Gabriel Snyder - 4.73m (15-6.25) (personal record)
T7. Thomas Acosta - 4.28m (14-0.5) (personal record)
 
Shot Put
1. Travis Robinson - 18.37m (60-3.25)
5. Frankie Gonzalez - 15.82m (51-11) (personal record)
6. Shane O'Neill - 15.16m (49-9) (personal record)
 
Weight Throw
2. Qualiar Newton - 20.67m (67-9.75) (UAlbany record) (personal record)
7. John Coddington - 16.99m (55-9)
 
ALL PERFORMANCES
Finals
60m
1. Tooni Ogunyeye - 6.72
3. Shavar Staats Jr. - 6.86
4. Isaac Dacres - 6.95
 
200m
2. Tooni Ogunyeye - 21.03 (personal record)
DNF - Jose Davis-Whittaker
 
500m
8. Jack Gallagher - 1:05.72
 
60mH
1. Antwone Messado - 8.12
6. Krishmar Powell - 8.47 (personal record)
7. Kendall Mariacher - 8.48 (personal record)
 
Prelims
60m
1. Tooni Ogunyeye - 6.70Q (personal record)
2. Shavar Staats Jr. - 6.78Q
4. Isaac Dacres - 6.88Q (personal record)
9. Jose Davis-Whittaker - 6.91
14. Kenan Grant - 6.98
 
200m
2. Tooni Ogunyeye - 21.32q (personal record)
3. Jose Davis-Whittaker - 21.39q (personal record)
5. Shavar Staats Jr. - 21.61q
14. Kenan Grant - 22.02 (personal record)
23. Antwone Messado - 22.43
26. Isaac Dacres - 22.88
 
400m
DNF - Jabari Barriffe
 
500m
8. Jack Gallagher - 1:05.25q (personal record)
 
60mH
1. Antwone Messado - 8.09
3. Krishmar Powell - 8.36
6. Kendall Mariacher - 8.44
13. Anthony Couch - 8.99
 
Single Race
800m
1. Hassan Abidi - 1:49.14
5. Steve Hines - 1:51.76
9. Mikolaj Gancarz - 1:52.85 (personal record)
 
1000m
4. Isaac Graber - 2:27.18
13. Chris Jernigan - 2:31.17
14. Jared Rogalsi - 2:32.29
16. Jerry Lewis - 2:32.65 (personal record)
 
Mile
7. Jared Rogalski - 4:11.97
 
3000m
12. Jed Elmbarki - 8:28.91
22. Nikolas Christian - 8:37.06 (personal record)
37. Tom Ragone - 8:51.17
DNF - Chris Bertola
 
5000m 
12. Chris Bertola - 14:43.80 (personal record)
21. Nikolas Christain - 15:02.06
29. Tom Ragone - 15:37.25
 
Relays
4x400m
4. 3:14.47
                Davis-Whittaker, Couch, Gallagher, Abidi
 
4x800m
2. 7:37.59
                Rogalski, Gancarz, Hines, Graber
 
DMR
3. 9:56.51
                Jernigan, Couch, Hines, Elmbarki
 
Field
Long Jump
1. Simone Menchini - 7.53m (24-8.5)
2. Stephan Farquharson - 7.25m (23-9.5)
3. Daniel Cephus - 7.16m (23-6)
5. Christian Quinn - 7.02m (23-0.5)
 
Triple Jump
2. Jasir Parker - 15.13m (49-7.75) (personal record)
10. Damani Deloatch - 13.55m (44-5.5)
 
High Jump
1. Ja'Lil Reynolds - 2.06m (6-9)
5. Amar Brown - 1.91m (6-3.25)
8. Krishmar Powell - 1.86m (6-1.25)
 
Pole Vault
3. Gabriel Snyder - 4.73m (15-6.25) (personal record)
T7. Thomas Acosta - 4.28m (14-0.5) (personal record)
 
Shot Put
1. Travis Robinson - 18.37m (60-3.25)
5. Frankie Gonzalez - 15.82m (51-11) (personal record)
6. Shane O'Neill - 15.16m (49-9) (personal record)
10. John Coddington - 13.75m (45-1.5)
 
Weight Throw
2. Qualiar Newton - 20.67m (67-9.75) (UAlbany record) (personal record)
7. John Coddington - 16.99m (55-9)
 
NEXT: Select student-athletes will compete at the ECAC/IC4A Indoor Championships on March 8.
 
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