Men's Outdoor Track and Field

Routier Leads Mens Team to Second Place Finish

Apr 2, 2006

Christopher Newport "Captains" Classic

at Christopher Newport University

Newport News, Virginia

Newport News, VA - The track team opened the outdoor season on a high note with a second place finish in the Captains Classic meet. Sophomore team captain Reggie Routier qualified for the ECAC Championships on May 18th-19th at Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts. Reggie placed 4th in the 110m High Hurdles in a personal best 15.74. He placed 5th in the Triple Jump in 43'9 1/4" (13.34m) and anchored the 3rd place 400-Meter Relay team in 43.33. All are ECAC qualifiers.

Junior Akil Williams won the High Jump in 6'6" (1.98m) to also qualify for the ECAC meet.

Other notable performances:

Nyakeh Charley - 2nd place - 100m - 11.19; 2nd place - 200m - 23.06

Mike Landi - 5th place - 800m - 2:03.2; 6th place - 1500m - 4:25.14

400m Relay - 3rd place - Jason Chin-Chitty, Nyakeh Charley, Reuben Hairston, Reggie Routier

Reuben Hairston - 2nd place - Long Jump - 21' 1 1/4" (6.43m)

Chris Okolie - 3rd place - Shot Put - 42' (12.80m); 4th place - Discus - 111'7" (34.02m); 3rd place - Javelin - 128'7" (39.19m)

David Casillas - 2nd place - Hammer Throw - 114'1" (34.77m)

Team Score - 2nd place out of 10 scoring teams - 102 points.

The women's team finished in sixth place with 17 points out of nine scoring teams. Kara Grech established a new pole vault record by vaulting 8 feet and placing second. Kara also placed 4th in the Javelin with a throw of 89' 2 1/2" (27.19m). Karla Joseph placed 5th in the 400m in 62.65.