Men's Indoor Track and Field

Routier Wins Triple Jump and Sets New School Record at ECAC Championships

Mar 4, 2007

ECAC Indoor Track & Field Championships

Friday and Saturday, March 2-3, 2007

@ Wesleyan University

Middletown, Conn. - Junior team captain Reggie Routier (Freeport, N.Y./Freeport) won the Triple Jump in a school record 14.46-meters (47' 5 1/4") at the ECAC Championships on March 2nd, 2007, held at Wesleyan University. The previous record of 46'8" was set in 1990 by Cory Muse. This mark improved Reggie's previous Division III National Championship qualifying performance and also makes him Farmingdale's first ECAC Indoor Champion.

Freshman Chris Herbst (Baiting Hollow, N.Y./Riverhead) placed 6th in the same Triple Jump event, with a personal best jump or 13.54-meters (44' 5 1/4").

The 4x200-meter Relay team of Jason Chin Chitty (Beacon, N.Y./Beacon), Reuben Hairston (Freeport, N.Y./Freeport), Azell Green (Pelham, N.Y./Pelham Memorial) and Kensley Norian (East Meadow, N.Y./East Meadow) placed 5th in a season best 1:32.38. This moves the Relay to number five on Farmingdale's All-Time list.

The men's team tied for 16th place overall, out of 73 entered teams and 53 scoring teams.

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