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Toni Galloway - AE Outdoor Champs 2023
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Women's Track and Field

Two Individual Winners Lead Women’s Track & Field at Black & Gold Invitational

FINISH: No Team Score - RESULTS
 
LOCATION: UCF Track and Field Complex - Orlando, Fla.
 
SHORT STORY: Toni Galloway (100mH) and Lalenii Grant (discus) highlighted the Great Danes' performance with wins in their respective events.
 
ATHLETES OF THE MEET: Toni Galloway (Track) | Lalenii Grant (Field & Rookie)
 
KEY NOTES
  • Toni Galloway broke the UAlbany program record to win the 100m hurdles in 13.38. She earned a personal record in the preliminary round before improving her time just a couple of hours later for the program record.
  • Lalenii Grant broke the Great Danes' freshman record and won the discus with a 52.37-meter throw. She is now second in program history behind current Director of Operations Venique (Harris) Brown.
  • Beatriz Mora Herencia broke a second freshman record in Florida for a second-place finish in the javelin throw. Overall, she is second in program history behind Jewel Collins ('24), the previous owner of the freshman record.
  • Running for a personal record, Brinesha Derrick-Bain tallied the ninth-fastest 400m hurdle time with a sixth-place finish.
  • The Great Danes had three hurdlers in the finals of the 100m hurdles. In addition to Galloway's first-place finish, Kate Del Gandio finished fifth and Derrick-Bain finished sixth with a personal record.
  • Overall, UAlbany tallied five top-three finishes - Galloway (100mH), Grant (discus), Mora Herencia (javelin), Katie Iocca (2k steeplechase), Stephanie Green (hammer).
 
NOTABLE UALBANY FINISHES
100mH (finals)
1. Toni Galloway - 13.38 (personal record) (UAlbany record)
5. Kate Del Gandio - 14.00
6. Brinesha Derrick-Bain - 14.07 (personal record) (ninth in program history)
 
100mH (prelims)
1. Toni Galloway - 13.48q (personal record)
5. Kate Del Gandio - 14.04q
8. Brinesha Derrick-Bain - 14.11q (personal record)
 
400mH
6. Brinesha Derrick-Bain - 1:00.07 (personal record)
13. Thalia Benoit - 1:02.19 (personal record)
 
2000mS
3. Katie Iocca - 7:04.62
 
Discus
1. Lalenii Grant - 52.37m (171-10) (second in program history) (freshman record)
 
Hammer
3. Stephanie Green - 57.51m (188-8)
 
Javelin
2. Beatriz Mora Herencia - 45.36m (148-10) (second in program history) (freshman record)
 
ALL PERFORMANCES
100m
18. Shenequa Vassell - 11.90
19. Adaliz Hunt - 11.90
22. Shantae Pryce - 11.93
29. Donnell Hartley - 12.06
 
200m
29. Shantae Pryce - 24.39
45. Shenequa Vassell - 24.67
 
400m
34. Taylor Rogers - 56.72
 
800m
27. Skyler Smith - 2:15.93
 
1500m
28. Skyler Smith - 4:42.40
 
100mH (finals)
1. Toni Galloway - 13.38 (personal record) (UAlbany record)
5. Kate Del Gandio - 14.00
6. Brinesha Derrick-Bain - 14.07 (personal record) (ninth in program history)
 
100mH (prelims)
1. Toni Galloway - 13.48q (personal record)
5. Kate Del Gandio - 14.04q
8. Brinesha Derrick-Bain - 14.11q (personal record)
24. Donnell Hartley - 14.63
 
400mH
6. Brinesha Derrick-Bain - 1:00.07 (personal record)
13. Thalia Benoit - 1:02.19 (personal record)
 
2000mS
3. Katie Iocca - 7:04.62
 
4x100m
T6. 45.28
                Hunt, Vassell, Galloway, Pryce, Hartley
 
High Jump
T6. Amelia Benjamin - 1.63m (5-4.25)
9. Miyanah Robinson - 1.63m (5-4.25)
 
Long Jump
24. Lanaisha Lubin - 5.31m (17-5.25)
 
Shot Put
22. Nattaly Lindo - 12.30m (40-4.25)
 
Discus
1. Lalenii Grant - 52.37m (171-10) (second in program history) (freshman record)
 
Hammer
3. Stephanie Green - 57.51m (188-8)
15. Nattaly Lindo - 44.46m (145-10)
27. Lalenii Grant - 36.81m (120-9)
 
Javelin
2. Beatriz Mora Herencia - 45.36m (148-10) (second in program history) (freshman record)
9. Chrysanthemum Osorio - 39.04m (128-1)
 
NEXT: The Great Danes will take a weekend off before splitting for the weekend of April 4-5. Part of the team will return to the Sunshine State for the Florida Relays while the rest will head to UConn's Dog Fight Invite.
 
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Players Mentioned

Jewel Collins

Jewel Collins

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5' 8"
Junior
Kate Del Gandio

Kate Del Gandio

S/H
5' 5"
Sophomore
Brinesha Derrick-Bain

Brinesha Derrick-Bain

S/H
5' 10"
Sophomore
Toni Galloway

Toni Galloway

S/H
5' 7"
Sophomore
Stephanie Green

Stephanie Green

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5' 10"
Graduate Student
Donnell Hartley

Donnell Hartley

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5' 6"
Junior
Katie Iocca

Katie Iocca

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5' 6"
Junior
Skyler Smith

Skyler Smith

MD/D
5' 5"
Sophomore
Shenequa Vassell

Shenequa Vassell

S/J
5' 5"
Sophomore
Thalia Benoit

Thalia Benoit

S/H
5' 4"
Freshman
Amelia Benjamin

Amelia Benjamin

HJ
5' 7"
Freshman
Shantae Pryce

Shantae Pryce

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5' 6"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jewel Collins

Jewel Collins

5' 8"
Junior
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Kate Del Gandio

Kate Del Gandio

5' 5"
Sophomore
S/H
Brinesha Derrick-Bain

Brinesha Derrick-Bain

5' 10"
Sophomore
S/H
Toni Galloway

Toni Galloway

5' 7"
Sophomore
S/H
Stephanie Green

Stephanie Green

5' 10"
Graduate Student
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Donnell Hartley

Donnell Hartley

5' 6"
Junior
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Katie Iocca

Katie Iocca

5' 6"
Junior
D
Skyler Smith

Skyler Smith

5' 5"
Sophomore
MD/D
Shenequa Vassell

Shenequa Vassell

5' 5"
Sophomore
S/J
Thalia Benoit

Thalia Benoit

5' 4"
Freshman
S/H
Amelia Benjamin

Amelia Benjamin

5' 7"
Freshman
HJ
Shantae Pryce

Shantae Pryce

5' 6"
Freshman
S
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