Scannapieco, Morris Earn Victories At Nittany Lion Challenge
Photo: Alfonso Scannapieco placed first in the pole vault Saturday.
Results
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The University at Albany men's indoor
track and field program featured seven IC4A qualifying performances Saturday
afternoon at Penn State's Nittany Lion Challenge.
Junior Alfonso Scannapieco highlighted the field with his
first-place 16-04.75 pole vault leap. Classmate Kareem Morris also finished first
with a 60m dash time of 6.92, which qualified him for the IC4A Championship
later in the season. Donald Williams Jr. earned second in the event, also with
an IC4A proficient time of 6.94.
Other IC4A qualifiers included sophomore John DeLallo (mile),
Donald Williams (60m), Alex Petit-Frere (400m), Stephen Crouse (triple jump),
and the 4x400m relay squad.
DeLallo placed second with a personal-best 4:13.52 in the
mile. Petit-Frere finished third in the 400m with a time of 49.10, while
Crouse earned second in the triple jump with a leap of 47-10.50. Already
hitting the qualifying mark this season, Alexander Bowen Jr. placed second in
the high jump with a program-record 7-01.00 mark.
The 4x400m relay team consisting of Taariq Jones, Charles
Karam, Petit-Frere, and Jonathon Santana placed third in the event with a time
of 3:17.36.
Other strong performances included Chris Buchanan's second-place
run of 8:35.74 in the 3,000m, while Ethan Clary placed fourth with an 8:41.23
mark. In addition, Shane Wagner (8.41) and Rudje Beckford (8.44) finished
fourth and fifth in the 60m hurdles.
In the field, Kareem Morris (22-04.50) and Brendan Behan
(40-07.50) both placed fourth in the long jump and shot put, respectively.
The Great Danes are back in action Friday, when they host
the UAlbany Great Dane Classic at the NYC Armory.
