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FINISH: No Team Score
LOCATION: Percy Beard Track and James Pressly Stadium – Gainesville, Fla.
SHORT STORY: Eight athletes traveled to the Sunshine State to compete at the invitational held by the University of Florida, Friday and Saturday.
KEY NOTES
Jacob Smith highlighted the meet for the Great Danes, setting a new program record in the 1500m with a time of 3:42.64. Smith beat the previous record, set in 2011 by Paul Lagno, by just over two seconds.
Three other UAlbany athletes either entered or improved their place in the top-10.
Amelia Benjamin placed first overall in the women’s high jump invite.
ALL PERFORMANCES
100m
Men
25. Tooni Ogunyeye – 10.48
200m
Men
33. Tooni Ogunyeye – 21.41
800m
Men
25. Steve Hines – 1:49.01 (personal record) (5th in program history)
61. Jacob Smith – 1:55.87
1500m
Men (Invite)
10. Jacob Smith – 3:42.64 (personal record) (program record)
400mH
Women
22. Brinesha Derrick-Bain – 59.58 (personal record) (8th in program history)
High Jump
Women (Invite)
1. Amelia Benjamin – 1.79m (5-10.5)
NH – Miyanah Robinson
Triple Jump
Men
2. Leonard Durau – 15.20m (49-10.5) (7th in program history)
Discus Throw
Women (Invite)
8. Lalenii Grant – 52.78m (173-2)
NEXT: The Great Danes are set to remain in the Capital Region for the RPI Under the Lights event on April 10-11.
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