Boston, Mass. -- University at Albany's Luke Schoen won the pole vault with a school-record height to highlight the Great Danes' performance at Northeastern University's Husky Winter Carnival at the Reggie Lewis Center.
Schoen set the UAlbany indoor record, previously held by James Nixon since 1993, when he cleared a height of 16-feet, 4.75-inches to place first in the event. The Great Danes won five events on the afternoon.
Junior Joe Greene picked up the first victory of the day in the 55-meter hurdles, crossing the line in 7.69 seconds. The UAlbany 4x400-meter relay team consisting of Greene, Lynval Clarke, Andrew Overbaugh and Felipe Reyes (Christian Brothers Academy) finished first in a time of 3:19.21, qualifying for the IC4A competition in March. Freddie Wills recorded a first-place finish in the long jump (23' 6.25") and Dong Ning Hu recorded the meet's longest triple jump (44' 9.5”). Wills also placed second in the 55-meter hurdles in a time of 7.79. Wilfredo de Jesus Elias was second in the weight throw (55'-3.5”) in his collegiate debut.
In the women's competition, freshman Tiffany Sprenkels won the triple jump and qualified for the ECAC meet with a leap of 39-7.25. UAlbany received a second-place finish from Brenna Militello in the high jump (5' 4”). Kadine Johnson finished third in the weight throw with a toss of 44'9.75” and Octavia Clarkson crossed the line third in the 500-meter dash (1:19.93).

UAlbany returns to the track on Friday, Jan. 11 at the Army Invitational in West Point, N.Y.

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Husky Winter Carnival (Boston, Mass.)

UAlbany Men's Results ?

55 Meter Dash: 3. Pat Weider 6.51, 5. Felipe Reyes 6.56, 13. Raphael Jean-Baptiste 6.74, 23. Drew Harrison 6.86. 200 Meter Dash: 9. Jeffery Barnes 23.21, 16. Torshiro Jenkins 23.52. 500 Meter Dash: 9. Alan Nimblette 1:06.55, 10. Lynval Clarke 1:06.69, 11. Andrew Overbaugh 1:06.75, 21. Nick Lemp 1:07.73. 55 Meter Hurdles: 1. Joe Greene 7.69, 2. Freddie Wills 7.79, 6. David Parker 7.96, 11. Anthony Assent 8.13, 12. Nick Assini 8.28. 4x400 Meter Relay: 1. UAlbany “A” 3:19.21, 5. UAlbany “B” 3:25.08, 26. UAlbany “C” 3:41.15. High Jump: T3. David Parker 6-2. Pole Vault: 1. Luke Schoen 16-4.75, 3. Michael Dempsey 15-9, 4. David Parker 15-5, Nick Jones NH. Long Jump: 1. Freddie Wills 23-6.25, 2. Valete Graham 23-5.25, 3. Fred Casimo 22-1.75, 6. Kyle Nadler 21-10, 44. Nick Jones 15-11.75. Triple Jump: 1. Dong Ning Hu 44-9.5, C.J. Ross Foul. Shot Put: 3. Renauld Buck 46-10.75, 12. Frank Fazzino 43-6, 50. Nick Jones 28-5. Weight Throw: 2. Wilfredo de Jesus Elias 55-3.5, 5. Will Anger 51-8.25, 13. Kevin Lee 44-7.

Husky Winter Carnival (Boston, Mass.)

UAlbany Women's Results ?

55 Meter Dash: 20. Sandy Antenor 7.67, 21. Jenn Gurrant 7.67, 23. Sarah Lapierre 7.74, 24. Jessica Antoniades 7.75, 32. Arielle Roberts 7.84. 200 Meter Dash: 29. Arielle Roberts 27.75, 51. Sarah Lapierre 28.56. 400 Meter Dash: 10. Rebecca Kelly 1:02.46. 500 Meter Dash: 3. Octavia Clarkson 1:19.93, 7. Melissa Lee 1:21.67, 9. Laura Bolognino 1:22.09. 800 Meter Run: 4. Zuliana Fontanez 2:22.04. 55 Meter Hurdles: 11. Valerie Maignan 9.04. 4x400 Meter Relay: 4. UAlbany “A” 4:00.8, 14. UAlbany “B” 4:16.76. High Jump: 2. Brenna Militello 5-4, Denise Parker NH, Danielle Broeker NH. Pole Vault: 16. Corinna Hengen 9-0.25, Krystal Myers NH. Long Jump: 18. Jenn Gurrant 16-5.25, 37. Valerie Maignan 13-7. Triple Jump: 1. Tiffany Sprenkels 39-7.25, 3. Sandy Antenor 37-5.75, 7. Traequanda Brock 35-3. Shot Put: 12. Ashley Lewis 34-11.75. Weight Throw: 3. Kadine Johnson 44-9.75, 7. Ritshell Verdier 43-3.75, 20. Candice Mann 33-2.5.