CHARGERS TRACK AND FIELD COMPETE AT OCEAN BREEZE FAST TRACK MEET

Photo by Stockton Photos
Photo by Stockton Photos
February 23, 2024

Staten Island, N.Y. (2/23/24)  The Dominican University New York men's track and field team competed at the Ocean Breeze Fast Track Meet held today at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex.

Jumper Nicalis Williams (Cohoes, N.Y.) had the high finish of seventh place in the triple jump event.

RESULTS

  • Freshman Williams had the high finish of seventh place in the triple jump with the jump of 13.52m (44' 4.25").  Kenney Lauredent (Pomona, N.Y.) took 10th place with a jump of 12.83m (42; 1.25") and Jeffrey Li Rivera (Suffern, N.Y.) finished in 14th place with a jump of 12.13m (39' 9.75").
  • The 500m event saw David Castro (Nyack, N.Y.) take eighth place with a time of 1:12.06 and Sam Samala (Nanuet, N.Y.) finish in 11th place with a time of 1:14.13.
  • In the long jump, Lauredent finished in 12th place with a jump of 6.23m (20' 5.25") and Li Rivera took 20th place with a jump of 5.57m (18' 3.25").
  • Li Rivera took part in the 60m hurdles prelims and finished in 15th place with a time of 9.15.
  • In the shot put event, Lawrence Ribeiro (Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.) finished in 25th place with a throw of 8.85m (29' 0.5").
  • Senior Brian Thompson (North Bergen, N.J.) took part in the 60m preliminaries where he finished in 29th place with a time of 7.25.
  • Thompson also finished in 29th place in the 200m dash with a time of 23.01.
  • In the 400m dash, Samuel Fileen (Monroe, N.Y.) took 36th place with a time of 53.62, while Steven Smith (Yonkers, N.Y.) finished in 51st place with a time of 55.65.

The Chargers return to ation on Saturday, March 23rd when they travel to the Purple & Gold Invite, hosted by West Chester University.

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.