Track & Field - W

Three current University at Albany track & field student-athletes competed this past weekend. Adrian Mitchell, fresh off his All-America Second Team performance in the men's javelin at NCAA Outdoor Championships returned home to his native Jamaica to compete in Jamaica Senior Outdoor Championships. Fellow rising sophomores Hannah Reinhardt and Omahri Sturdivant participated in the USATF Junior Outdoor Championships. Finally, UAlbany alumna Grace Claxton also competed at Jamaica Senior Outdoor Championships for her native Puerto Rico in an effort to qualify for IAAF World Outdoor Championships in London later this summer.

The University at Albany track & field program will send two representatives to compete in the 2017 USATF Junior National Championships in Sacramento, Calif. The women's team will send rising sophomore Hannah Reinhardt to compete in the 5,000m, and the men will sent rising sophomore Omahri Sturdivant to compete in the triple jump.

Winning nine of 17 America East Tournament titles, the University at Albany has earned the Stuart P. Haskell Jr. Commissioner's Cup for the fifth consecutive athletic season and the sixth time in history.

A lightning delay held up the start of the third and final day of the NCAA East Preliminary Championships, meaning the final three student-athletes for the University at Albany had to wait before they were able to compete.

Yesterday, the University at Albany track & field program saw one of its student-athletes in freshman Adrian Mitchell qualify for NCAA Outdoor Championships in the men's javelin. Today, two more of the eight Great Danes who made the trip competed.

For the second consecutive year, the University at Albany track & field program will be represented at NCAA Outdoor Championships.

University at Albany senior Mary Adeyeye has been named UAlbany's lone America East track & field All-Academic selection, the conference offices announced Wednesday. Adeyeye was one of 11 women in the conference to be named to the All-Academic team for the outdoor season.

Eight student-athletes on the University at Albany track & field program remain active this late into a championship season that began on the first weekend in May. These eight have qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Championships, which will take place at the University of Kentucky after spending the last few years at the University of North Florida.

University at Albany seniors Mary Adeyeye of women's track & field, Laini Leindecker of women's volleyball, and Keith Traut of men's soccer have been named as nominees for the America East Woman and Man of the Year awards, the conference offices announced Tuesday. The three Great Danes were named as part of a group of 22 student-athletes (10 men, 12 women) in the America East to earn a nomination.

The University at Albany track & field program was ranked once again in the Northeast regional poll, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced Monday. The women fell one spot from last week to seventh, and the men held steady at 10th.

With the softball team winning the America East championship today, the University at Albany has earned 100 conference titles since joining the Division I ranks in 1999.

The University at Albany track & field program visited Princeton University for IC4A and ECAC Outdoor Championships over the weekend. For the first time, the final day of the meets did not conflict with commencement, meaning the seniors on the roster would not have to choose between competing in finals and attending graduation. Inclement weather forced a significant change in the meet schedule, but despite the alteration the men and women each earned top-10 team finishes.