Track with Highest Ever Team Finish at CTC Relays
CTC RELAYS: Men - 2nd place, Women - 4th place
New Haven, Conn. - On Sunday, December 2nd at the Collegiate Track Conference Relays held at Yale University, the men's indoor track team placed second and the women's team placed fourth. This was the highest team finish in school history. The men's team had eight ECAC Qualifiers (6 individuals and 2 relays), while winning three relays, four seconds and four thirds. The women's team had one second, two thirds and five fourth place finishes.
Medal Winners
Men's High Jump Relay - Team First Place
Akil Williams - 1.92m (6' 3 1/2") - Individual Winner and ECAC Qualifier.
Azell Green - 1.72m (5' 7 3/4") - 3rd place
Men's Triple Jump Relay - Team First Place
Reggie Routier - 13.84m (45' 5") - Individual Winner and ECAC Qualifier.
Qasim Ellis - 13.50m (44' 3 1/4") - 2nd place, ECAC Qualifier.
Kurt Johns-Harris - 13.29m (43' 7 1/4") - 3rd place, ECAC Qualifier.
Men's 35lb Weight Throw - Team First Place
Chris Okolie - 14.12m (46' 4") - Individual Winner.
David Casillas - 13.83m (45' 4 1/2") - 3rd place, new personal record.
Men's Long Jump Relay - Team Second Place
Reuben Hairston - 6.42m (21' 1") - 2nd place.
Qasim Ellis - 6.28m (20' 7 1/4") - 3rd place.
Men's 55m Hurdles Relay - Team Second Place
Earl Noel - 8.13 - 3rd place and ECAC Qualifier.
Chris Herbst - 7.93 - 4th place.
Reggie Routier - 8.22 - 5th place.
Men's 55m Dash Relay - Team Second Place
Naveed Mohammed - 6.60 - 2nd place and ECAC Qualifier.
Reuben Hairston - 6.86 - 5th place.
Men's 4x200m Relay - Second Place
Jason Chin Chitty, Reuben Hairston, Qasim Ellis, Reggie Routier - 1:34.09 - ECAC Qualifier
Men's Shot Put Relay - Team 3rd Place
Chris Okolie - 13.56m (44' 6") - 2nd place.
Ryan Bodine - 10.96m (35' 11 1/2") - 11th place.
Men's 4x400m Relay - 3rd place
Azell Green, Gregory Denis, Akil Williams, Kensely Norian - 1:25.68 - ECAC Qualifier.
Men's Sprint Medley Relay - 3rd place
John Bates, Carmelo Torres, Julien Boss, Brandon Gillis - 3:51.87
Men's 5000m Relay - 3rd Place
Tom DiCamillo - 17:23.15 - 7th place.
Brandon Gillis - 17:58.81 - 8th place.
Women's 55m Dash Relay - Team Second Place
Ivory Elder - 7.83 - 3rd
Ali Smith - 8.10 - 6th
Women's 4x200m Relay - 3rd place
Ali Smith, Lama Awad, Cathryn McLean, Ivory Elder - 1:53.76
Women's High Jump Relay - Team 3rd place
Cathryn McLean - 1.57m (5' 1 3/4") - 5th place
Lama Awad - 1.37m (4'6") - 7th place
The Rams will compete next at the Seton Hall Games on Sunday, December 9th at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey.
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