Jules Day

Men's Outdoor Track and Field

Men's Track & Field Competes at Coach Omeltchenko Invitational

Men's Outdoor Track and Field

Men's Track & Field Competes at Coach Omeltchenko Invitational

KINGS POINT, NY - The CCNY men's track & field had an impressive showing on Sunday, competing at the Coach Omeltchenko Invitational, hosted by USMMA.

Senior Timothy Lin continued her stellar day with picking up two personal bests in the 100 and 200 meter dashes. Lin won the 100-meter dash, clocking 11.36 and took third in the 200m dash, crossing the line in 23.31. Freshman Dominic Dhaniram also ran personal-best in the sprints, running 12.10 in the 100-meter dash and 24.40 in the 200-meter dash.

In the 800 meters, sophomore Jules Day ran to a first-place finish in the with a time of 1:57.41. Sophomore Muhammed Qadri placed fourth overall in 2:02.87 and senior Joseph Espinoza claimed fifth in 2:04.44.

Senior Justin Herbert was first in the long jump with a leap 6.68m and came second in both the high jump ( 1.67m) and triple jump (12.18). Sophomore Richard Kish earned a first-place in the triple jump, with a mark of 12.25.

Freshman Mailk Ford produced a second-place finish in the discus throw, with a personal-best toss of 29.81m.  He also was third in the shot put (9.83m) and fifth in the hammer throw (23.93m).  Classmate Christopher Peguero-Liriano threw personal-best in the discus (29.71m) and hammer throw (18.60m), placing third and sixth respectfully in each event.

In the 3000m steeplechase, sophomore Merlin Padilla Jr. finished second with a time of 10:21.35 while senior Albert Leonardo took fifth-place in a new personal-best time of 10:50.26. Senior Thomas Sullivan notched a sixth-place finish in the 3000m, running 10:18.13.

The 4x400m relay team of Lin, Day, Solomon Butler, and Qadri combined to run a time of 3:32.30, placing first overall. The 4x100m relay team of Lin, Day, Butler, Herbert ran a combined time of 45.51.

The program return to action on Friday, Apr. 19 - 20 at the Widener Invitational hosted by Widener University in Chester, PA.


 
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Players Mentioned

Thomas Sullivan

Thomas Sullivan

5' 6"
Senior
Solomon Butler

Solomon Butler

Sprints
6' 1"
Freshman
Dominic Dhaniram

Dominic Dhaniram

Sprints
5' 6"
Freshman
Joseph  Espinoza

Joseph Espinoza

Distance
5' 8"
Senior
Justin Herbert

Justin Herbert

Jumps
6' 3"
Junior
Albert Leonardo

Albert Leonardo

Distance
5' 10"
Senior
Timothy Lin

Timothy Lin

Sprints
5' 8"
Senior
Christopher Peguero-Liriano

Christopher Peguero-Liriano

Throws
5' 8"
Freshman
Jules Day

Jules Day

Mid Distance
5' 9"
Junior
Richard Kish

Richard Kish

Jumps/Hurdles
5' 10"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Thomas Sullivan

Thomas Sullivan

5' 6"
Senior
Solomon Butler

Solomon Butler

6' 1"
Freshman
Sprints
Dominic Dhaniram

Dominic Dhaniram

5' 6"
Freshman
Sprints
Joseph  Espinoza

Joseph Espinoza

5' 8"
Senior
Distance
Justin Herbert

Justin Herbert

6' 3"
Junior
Jumps
Albert Leonardo

Albert Leonardo

5' 10"
Senior
Distance
Timothy Lin

Timothy Lin

5' 8"
Senior
Sprints
Christopher Peguero-Liriano

Christopher Peguero-Liriano

5' 8"
Freshman
Throws
Jules Day

Jules Day

5' 9"
Junior
Mid Distance
Richard Kish

Richard Kish

5' 10"
Junior
Jumps/Hurdles