CHARGERS COMPETE AT WEST POINT TUNE UP

West Point, N.Y. (2/20/22) Members of the Dominican College men's track team traveled to the West Point Tune Up Meet held yesterday at Gillis Field House.

February 20, 2022

West Point, N.Y. (2/20/22) Members of the Dominican College men's track team traveled to the West Point Tune Up Meet held yesterday at Gillis Field House.

Jumper Kenney Lauredent (Pomona, N.Y.) was the top finisher for the Chargers as he finished in second place in the triple jump with a jump of 13.28m (43' 7").

Brandon Adams (Highland Mills, N.Y.) took fourth place in the high jump event with a jump of 1.85m (6'0, 0.75").

In the 200m finals, Brian Thompson (North Bergen, N.J.) finished in seventh place with a time of 23.51. Ezra Evans (Greensboro, N.C.) took ninth place with a time of 23.75 and Dariel Suarez had a time of 24.36 to finish in 16th. place.

The long jump saw Lauredent finish in ninth place with a jump or 5.84m (19' 2") and Evans take 10th place with a jump of 5.56m (18' 3").

Thompson took 15th place in the 400m with a time of 54.44 and Olatunji Adewole (North Plainfield, N.J.) finished in 21st place with a time of 55.86.

The 60m preliminaries saw Adams finish in 10th place with a a time of 7.36, while Evans and Suarez recorded a time of 7.46 to finish in 16th and 17th place.

Dominican is scheduled to travel to the Fast Track National Invite to be held this Friday.

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement. Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world. Dominican also sponsors 17 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level. To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.