ALBANY, N.Y. - The UAlbany track and field teams split for the second-consecutive weekend of competition.
 
MEET INFORMATION
 
RPI Under the Lights 
DATE: Thursday & Friday, April 10-11
SITE: Ned Harkness Field & Track - Troy, N.Y. 
RESULTS: LeoneTiming
STREAM: RPIAthletics.com

Friar Invitational
DATE: Friday, April 11
SITE: Ray Treacy Track at Hendricken Field - Providence, R.I.
RESULTS: LancerTiming
STREAM: FloTrack
 
LAST TIME AT RPI UNDER THE LIGHTS

• The Great Danes last competed at RPI's Under the Lights during the 2023-24 season with the women placing seventh overall and the men placing 10th.
• Travis Robinson broke his own program record in the men's discus.
• Eva Edery, Charlotte Moscovici, and Hannah Soloman-Hollander swept the pole vault leaderboard, taking the top 3 spots.  
• Amelia Benjamin tied the freshman class record in the women's high jump. 

 
LAST TIME AT FRIAR INVITATIONAL

• Last season, just four distance runners traveled to Providence to compete in the Friar Invitational.
• Amanda Chambers led the pack with a fourth-place finish in the 5000m.
• Steve Hines (800m) and Jared Rogalski (mile) tabbed two top 15 finishes for the men while Skyler Smith ran the women's mile in 5:06.33 for 23rd place.

 
AMERICA EAST OUTDOOR HISTORY

• The UAlbany women have won 17 outdoor titles. They currently hold a 15-year win streak.
• Historically, the women have had the most success in the 400m hurdles with a total of 13 event titles.
• The UAlbany men have won 18 men's outdoor titles overall.
• Historically, the men have seen the most success in the triple jump with 15 event titles.
• Combined, the Great Danes currently hold 11 men's and six women's America East Outdoor Championship meet records. 
• Overall, UAlbany has won 283 event titles at America East Outdoor Championships.
  • The men have won 159, including 97 track events and 62 field events
  • The women have won 124, including 76 track events and 48 field events.

 
AMERICA EAST OUTDOOR EVENT LEADERS (W/M)
100m: Shantae Pryce / X
800m: X / Hassan Abidi
100mh: Toni Galloway / X
400mh: Brinesha Derrick-Bain / X
High Jump: Miyanah Robinson / Zhi Luncheon-Lowrie & Ja'Lil Reynolds 
Long Jump: X / Simone Menchini 
Discus: Lalenii Grant / X
Hammer Throw: Stephanie Green / X
Javelin: Beatriz Mora Herencia / X
4x100 relay: A. Hunt, Vassell, Galloway, Pryce / X
 
Full Performance Lists: Women | Men
 
NORTHEAST OUTDOOR RANKINGS
Week 1: Men (8) | Women (5)
Week 2: Men (6) | Women (5)
 
Full Rankings
 
NORTHEAST OUTDOOR TOP TEN
Hassan Abidi: 800m (1, 1:47.60)
Amelia Benjamin: High Jump (6, 1.68m)
Jose Davis-Whittaker: 100m Relay (3, 40.23)
Kate Del Gandio: 100mh (4, 13.72)
Brinesha Derrick-Bain: 100mh (4, 59.86)
Toni Galloway: 100mh (1, 13.25); 4x100m (1, 45.28)
Louis Gordon: Long Jump (6, 7.29m)
Kenan Grant: 100m Relay (3, 40.23)
Lalenii Grant: Discus (1, 52.37m)
Stephanie Green: Hammer (5, 59.07m)
Adaliz Hunt: 100m (8, 11.90); 4x100m (1, 45.28) 
Zhi Luncheon-Lowrie: High Jump (4, 2.06m)
Simone Menchini: Long Jump (3, 7.40m) 
Beatriz Mora Herencia: Javelin (1, 45.36m)
Rajay Morris: 200m (9, 21.28); 4x100m (3, 40.23)
Shantae Pryce: 100m (4, 11.69); 200m (10, 24.39); 4x100m (1, 45.28)
Ja'Lil Reynolds: High Jump (4, 2.06)
Miyanah Robinson: High Jump (2, 1.77m) 
Gabriel Snyder: Pole Vault (10, 4.65m)
Shavar Staats Jr.: 100m (5, 10.53) 
Tooni Ogunyeye: 100m (2, 10.39); 4x100m (3, 40.23)
Shenequa Vassell: 100m (8, 11.90); 4x100m (1, 45.28)
4x100 relay: 3, 40.23
                Davis-Whittaker, Ogunyeye, Grant, Morris
4x100 relay: 1, 45.28
                Hunt, Vassell, Galloway, Pryce 
 
Full Performance Lists: Women | Men
 
NCAA EAST QUALIFIERS (Top 48 Individuals, Top 24 Relays)
Hassan Abidi: 800m (10, 1:47.60)
Brinesha Derrick-Bain: 400mH (43, 59.86)
Toni Galloway: 100mH (9, 13.25)
Lalenii Grant: Discus (19, 52.37m)
Stephanie Green: Hammer (28, 59.07m)
Zhi Luncheon-Lowrie: High Jump (T43, 2.06m)
Simone Menchini: Long Jump (32, 7.40m)
Beatriz Mora Herencia: Javelin (41, 45.36m)
Ja'Lil Reynolds: Javelin (T43, 2.06m)
Miyanah Robinson: High Jump (T11, 1.77m)
 
Full Performance Lists: Women | Men
 
NCAA TOP 50 
Hassan Abidi: 800m (13, 1:47.60) 
Toni Galloway: 100mH (T19, 13.25w) 
Lalenii Grant: Discus (49, 52.37m) 
Miyanah Robinson: High Jump (T30, 1.77m) 
 
Full Performance Lists: Women | Men
 
RETURNING AMERICA EAST CHAMPIONS - 2024 OUTDOOR
Women
Amelia Benjamin: High Jump
Dominique Clarke: 100m, 200m, 4x100m
Toni Galloway: 100mH
Shantae Pryce: 4x100m
Shenequa Vassell: 4x100m
Men
Lucas Casab: 4x100m
Antwone Messado: 110mH
Travis Robinson: Shot Put, Discus
Gabriel Snyder: Pole Vault
Shavar Staats Jr: 4x100m
 
CHAMPIONSHIP PEDIGREE

• The UAlbany cross country/track and field program claimed their first America East Championship victory in 2003 when the men won the indoor championship. Since then, each of the six programs have claimed at least one America East crown.
• The program's six teams have collectively won 68 of UAlbany's 136 Division I championship titles with their most recent coming during the indoor season with both teams winning titles.

 
AE OUTDOOR PERFORMERS OF THE WEEK
Mar. 25

• Men: Simone Menchini (Field) | Jed Elmbarki (Track) | Tooni Ogunyeye (Rookie)
• Women: Toni Galloway (Track) | Lalenii Grant (Field & Rookie)

Apr. 8

• Men: Hassan Abidi (Track) | Tooni Ogunyeye (Rookie)
• Women: Toni Galloway (Track) | Miyanah Robinson (Field & Rookie)

 
2025 AMERICA EAST INDOOR CHAMPIONS
Women
Amelia Benjamin: High Jump
Rebeca Valerie Barrientos Alpha: Triple Jump
Shenequa Vassell: 60m
Men
Tooni Ogunyeye: 60m
Hassan Abidi: 800m
Antwone Messado: 60mH
Ja'Lil Reynolds: High Jump
Simone Menchini: Long Jump
Travis Robinson: Shot Put
 
UP NEXT: The Great Danes are set to stick around the Capital Region for two weeks with RPI's Under the Lights event (Apr. 10-11) and UAlbany's Bobbi Palma Spring Classic (Apr. 18).
 
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