DUNNE AND WILLIAMS RECORD HIGH FINISHES AT WEST POINT TUNE UP

Photo by Stockton Photos
Photo by Stockton Photos
February 17, 2024

West Point, N.Y. (2/17/24)  The Dominican University New York men's and women's track and field teams took part in the West Point Tune Up Meet held today at the Army-Gillis Field House.

On the men's side freshman Nicalis Williams (Cohoes, N.Y.) had the high finish of second place in the triple jump event, while in the women's events Julia Dunne (Babylon, N.Y.) took fourth place in the 400m dash.

MEN'S RESULTS

  • Freshman Nicalis Williams (Cohoes, N.Y.) had the high finish of second place in the triple jump with a distance of 13.36m (43' 10").  Kenney Lauredent (Pomona, N.Y.) took seventh place with a jump of 12.12m (39' 9.25") and Jeffrey Li Rivera (Suffern, N.Y.) finished in ninth place with a jump of 11.79m (38' 9.25"). Amani Acosta (Warwick, N.Y.) had a jump of 11.24m (36' 10.5") to finish in 10th place.
  • Li Rivera had the finish of third place in the long jump with a distance of 5.90m (19", 4.5').  Acosta followed in sixth place with a jump of 5.37m (17' 7.5").
  • In the 60m dash, Brian Thompson (North Bergen, N.J.) finished in fourth place with a time of 7.18.
  • The 4x400m relay team of Theia Shea (Kingston, Jamaica), Samuel Fileen (Monroe, N.Y.), David Castro (Nyack, N.Y.) and Thompson took fourth place with a time of 3:43.67.  Jehu Ermilus (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Acosta, Prince Copeland (Haverstraw, N.Y.) and Jose Grullon (San Juan, Puerto Rico) finished in fifth place with a time of 3:50.81 and the team of Connor Grable (Laurelton, N.Y.), Jameel Richardson (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.), Sam Samala (Nanuet, N.Y.) and Delon Smith (Bronx, N.Y.) take sixth place with a time of 3:56.72.
  • Williams took fifth place in the high jump event with a jump of 1.85m (6' 0.45").
  • Li Rivera also had a fifth place finish in the 60m hurdles with a time of 9.35.
  • Shea competed in the 400m dash and finished in ninth place with a time of 53.33, while Fileen took 10th place with a time of 53.69.  Castro ran a time of 56.78 to finish in 16th place and Samala took 18th place with a time of 57.91.
  • The 3000m run saw Zachary Dertinger (Livingston Manor, N.Y.) finish in ninth place with a time of 11:17.32.
  • The shot put event saw Lawrence Ribeiro (Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.) take 11th place with a throw of 9.93m (32' 7").
  • Copeland took 14th place in the 800m run with a time of 2:06.81, while Grullon finished in 16th place with a time of 2:11.32.  Aidan Nelson (Tappan, N.Y.) took 17th place with a time of 2:12.83 and Ermilus ran a time of 2:13.78 to finish in 19th place.  Eslian Henriquez Flores (Monroe, N.Y.) took 20th place with a time of 2:42.66.
  • The 200m dash saw Smith take 14th place with a time of 24.60.  Williams finished in 17th place with a time of 25.31 and Li Rivera took 24th place with a time of 26.52.
  • In the mile run, Henriquez Flores ran a time of 6:00.91 to finish in 28th place.

WOMEN'S RESULTS

  • Julia Dunne (Babylon, N.Y.) had the high finish of fourth place in the 400m dash with a time of 1:09.80.
  • The 3000m run saw Steffy Espejo (Tunja, Colombia) take sixth place with a time of 12:25.58.
  • In the shot put event, Miranda Tucker (Nassau, Bahamas) had a throw of 10.16m (33' 4.0") to finish in ninth place, while Tori Benson (Buffalo, N.Y.) took 10th place with a throw of 9.42m (30',11.0").
  • Anna Murphy (Holbrook, N.Y.) ran in the 800m event where she finished in ninth place with a time of 2:39.52.  Patience Burgess (New City, N.Y.) took 11th place with a time of 2:58.68.
  • In the 200m dash, Jayda Jones (Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y.) took 10th place with a time of 29.38.  Tiara Cargill (Queens, N.Y.) finished in 11th place with a time of 29.57, while Kiana Thomas (Riviera Beach, Fla.) ran a time of 29.98 to finish in 13th place.  Krystal Parris (Toronto, Canada) took 14th place with a time of 30.15.
  • Thomas competed in the 60m hurdle preliminaries and took 12th place with a time of 10.53.
  • In the 60m dash preliminaries, Cargill took 15th place with a time of 8.57.  Parris finished in 19th place with a time of 8.75 and Jones took 20th place with a time of 8.84.

UP NEXT

The men's and women's track and field teams will be back in action on Friday, February 23rd when they travel to the Ocean Breeze Fast Track Meet.

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.