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Hassan Abidi - AE Outdoor Champs 2024
Gail Burton

Men's Track and Field

Abidi Breaks Program Record at Pepsi Florida Relays

FINISH: No Team Score - RESULTS
 
LOCATION: Percy Beard Track at James G. Pressly Stadium - Gainesville, Fla.
 
SHORT STORY: A strong performance for UAlbany, Hassan Abidi led all Great Danes in Florida with a program record in the 800m.
 
ATHLETES OF THE MEET: 
                Women - Toni Galloway (Track) | Stephanie Green (Field) | Lalenii Grant (Rookie)
                Men - Hassan Abidi (Track) | Zhi Luncheon-Lowrie (Field)
 
KEY NOTES
  • Hassan Abidi PR'd in the 800m for a UAlbany record, previously improved from fifth. The senior broke an 18-year-old record previously held by Gerard Burns (1:48.20, 2007). He is now ranked first in the Northeast with his 1:47.60. 
  • For the second consecutive meet, Toni Galloway improved her time from the first round to the finals in the 100m hurdles. She finished sixth overall with a wind-aided (2.1 m/s) time of 13.25.
  • Stephanie Green improved on her previous personal record in the hammer throw by over a foot. She is now ranked top five in the Northeast.
  • Continuing to lower her time, Brinesha Derrick-Bain improved her 400mH time to under a minute.
 
ALL PERFORMANCES
800m
Men's Collegiate
11. Hassan Abidi - 1:47.60 (personal record) (program record)
50. Steve Hines - 1:53.63
 
100mH
Women's Collegiate First Round
9. Toni Galloway - 13.32q (wind-aided)
 
Women's Collegiate Finals
6. Toni Galloway - 13.25 (wind-aided)
 
400mH
Women's Collegiate
23. Brinesha Derrick-Bain - 59.86 (personal record) (ninth in program history)
 
High Jump
Women's Invite
12. Amelia Benjamin - 1.68m (5-6)
 
Men's Invite
Ja'Lil Reynolds - NH
 
Men's Collegiate
9. Zhi Luncheon-Lowrie - 2.04m (6-8.25)
 
Long Jump
Men's Invite
9. Louis Gordon - 7.29m (23-11)
 
Men's Collegiate
6. Simone Menchini - 7.25m (23-9.5)
10. Stephan Farquharson - 7.06m (23-2)
 
Discus
Women's Collegiate
7. Lalenii Grant - 50.12m (164-5)
 
Hammer
Women's Collegiate
15. Stephanie Green - 59.07m (193-9) (personal record) (second in program history)
 
Javelin
Women's Collegiate
14. Beatriz Mora Herencia - 44.37m (145-7)
 
NEXT: Most of the team will remain in the Capital Region for RPI's Under the Lights competition (Apr. 10-11). A select few mid-distance and distance runners will head to Providence's Friar Invitational on April 11.
 
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Players Mentioned

Amelia Benjamin

Amelia Benjamin

HJ
5' 8"
Sophomore
Brinesha Derrick-Bain

Brinesha Derrick-Bain

S/H
5' 10"
Junior
Toni Galloway

Toni Galloway

S/H
5' 7"
Junior
Stephanie Green

Stephanie Green

T
5' 10"
Graduate Student
Hassan Abidi

Hassan Abidi

S/MD
5' 10"
Senior
Stephan Farquharson

Stephan Farquharson

J
6' 2"
Junior
Louis Gordon

Louis Gordon

J
6' 1"
Fifth Year
Steve Hines

Steve Hines

MD
5' 8"
Senior
Zhi Luncheon-Lowrie

Zhi Luncheon-Lowrie

HJ
6' 1"
Sophomore
Simone Menchini

Simone Menchini

J
6' 1"
Sophomore
Ja

Ja'Lil Reynolds

HJ
6' 2"
Graduate Student
Beatriz Mora Herencia

Beatriz Mora Herencia

JT
5' 8"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Amelia Benjamin

Amelia Benjamin

5' 8"
Sophomore
HJ
Brinesha Derrick-Bain

Brinesha Derrick-Bain

5' 10"
Junior
S/H
Toni Galloway

Toni Galloway

5' 7"
Junior
S/H
Stephanie Green

Stephanie Green

5' 10"
Graduate Student
T
Hassan Abidi

Hassan Abidi

5' 10"
Senior
S/MD
Stephan Farquharson

Stephan Farquharson

6' 2"
Junior
J
Louis Gordon

Louis Gordon

6' 1"
Fifth Year
J
Steve Hines

Steve Hines

5' 8"
Senior
MD
Zhi Luncheon-Lowrie

Zhi Luncheon-Lowrie

6' 1"
Sophomore
HJ
Simone Menchini

Simone Menchini

6' 1"
Sophomore
J
Ja

Ja'Lil Reynolds

6' 2"
Graduate Student
HJ
Beatriz Mora Herencia

Beatriz Mora Herencia

5' 8"
Freshman
JT
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