2024 Dominican University New York Men's Track & Field Roster

Season

Name	Yr.	Event(s)	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown/High School	Major
Amani Acosta	Yr.: Fr	Event(s): Jumps/Sprints	Ht.: 5-7	Wt.: 140	Hometown/High School: Warwick, N.Y. / Warwick Valley	Major: Nursing
David Castro	Yr.: Fr	Event(s): Sprints	Ht.: 5-8	Wt.: 147	Hometown/High School: Nyack, N.Y. / Nyack	Major: Criminal Justice
Prince Copeland	Yr.: So	Event(s): Distance	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 160	Hometown/High School: Haverstraw, N.Y. / North Rockland	Major: Social Work
Zachary Dertinger	Yr.: r-Fr	Event(s): Distance	Ht.: 5-6	Wt.: 120	Hometown/High School: Livingston Manor, N.Y. / Livingston Manor Central	Major: Communication Studies
Jehu Ermilus	Yr.: Fr	Event(s): Distance	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 160	Hometown/High School: Brooklyn, N.Y. / Benjamin Banneker Academy	Major: Mathematics
Samuel Fileen	Yr.: So	Event(s): Sprints	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 180	Hometown/High School: Monroe, N.Y. / Monroe Woodbury	Major: Pre Athletic Training
Connor Grable	Yr.: Fr	Event(s): Sprints	Ht.: 5-5	Wt.: 150	Hometown/High School: Laurelton, N.Y. / Excelsior Springs High	Major: Information Technology
Jose Grullon	Yr.: Fr	Event(s): Distance	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 145	Hometown/High School: San Juan, Puerto Rico / Northern Burlington County Regional	Major: Health Sciences
Eslian Henriquez Flores	Yr.: r-Fr	Event(s): Distance	Ht.: 5-4	Wt.: 138	Hometown/High School: Monroe, N.Y. / Monroe Woodbury	Major: Nursing
Kenney Lauredent	Yr.: Sr	Event(s): Sprints	Ht.: 5-7	Wt.: 140	Hometown/High School: Pomona, N.Y. / North Rockland	Major: Health Sciences
Aidan Mallon	Yr.: So	Event(s): Sprints	Ht.: 5-4	Wt.: 135	Hometown/High School: Bohemia, N.Y. / Connetquot	Major: Business Management
Aidan Nelson	Yr.: So	Event(s): Distance	Ht.: 5-7	Wt.: 132	Hometown/High School: Tappan, N.Y. / Tappan Zee	Major: Health Sciences
Lawrence Ribeiro	Yr.: Sr	Event(s): Throws	Ht.: 5-9	Wt.: 220	Hometown/High School: Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. / Walter Panas	Major: Health Sciences
Jameel Richardson	Yr.: Fr	Event(s): Sprints/Hurdles	Ht.: 5-6	Wt.: 149	Hometown/High School: Poughkeepsie, N.Y. / Poughkeepsie	Major: Criminal Justice
Jeffrey Li Rivera	Yr.: So	Event(s): Hurdles/Jumps/Sprints	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 165	Hometown/High School: Suffern, N.Y. / Suffern	Major: Mathematics
Sam Samala	Yr.: Fr	Event(s): Sprints	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 170	Hometown/High School: Nanuet, N.Y. / Clarkstown South	Major: Biology/Pre-Physical Therapy
Thiea Shea	Yr.: Jr	Event(s): Sprints	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 186	Hometown/High School: Kingston, Jamaica / Wolmer's Boys School	Major: Business Management/Administration
Delon Smith	Yr.: Jr	Event(s): Sprints	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 192	Hometown/High School: Bronx, N.Y. / Harry S. Truman	Major: Nursing
Steven Smith	Yr.: Sr	Event(s): Sprints	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 183	Hometown/High School: Yonkers, N.Y. / Suffern	Major: Marketing
Dariel Suarez	Yr.: Sr	Event(s): Sprints	Ht.: 5-7	Wt.: 154	Hometown/High School: North Bergen, N.J. / North Bergen	Major: Business
Nate Thomas	Yr.: So	Event(s): Hurdles/Middle Distance/Jumps	Ht.: 6-3	Wt.: 170	Hometown/High School: Chicago, Ill. / Trinity	Major: Sports Management
Brian Thompson	Yr.: Sr	Event(s): Sprints	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 154	Hometown/High School: North Bergen, N.J. / North Bergen	Major: Social Sciences
Nicalis Williams	Yr.: Fr	Event(s): Jumper	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 177	Hometown/High School: Cohoes, N.Y. / Cohoes High	Major: Information Technology

Head Coach: Kimberly Piard, fifth season (St. John's University, '11)

Assistant Coaches: Joubert Derival,Jaylen Cruz, Kimberly McDole-Gordon

Volunteer Coach: Shemar Hylton

Throws Coach: Tony Harlin

Captains: Aidan Nelson, Lawrence Ribeiro, Steven Smith

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.

Coaching Staff

Head Coach Cross Country/Track and Field/SAAC Advisor/Work Study Coordinator

Kimberly Piard

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Assistant Coach Men's and Women's Cross Country/Track and Field

Joubert Derival

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Assistant Coach Men's and Women's Cross Country/Track and Field

Jaylen Cruz

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Assistant Coach Men's and Women's Track and Field

Tony Harlin

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Volunteer Coach Track and Field

Shemar Hylton

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Assistant Coach Men's and Women's Track and Field

Kimberly McDole-Gordon

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