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Indoor Track

Roberts Wesleyan Men's Track and Field captures third ECC Indoor Crown

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – The Roberts Wesleyan Men’s Indoor Track and Field team won its third East Coast Conference (ECC) Track and Field Championship on Sunday, finishing with 148 points, after the one-day championship at Ocean Breeze.

Roberts Wesleyan had a pair of double winners, as Jackson Doran won both the 800 meter run with a meet record of 1:54.70 and the mile run at 4:20.92. Trevor Heitkamp won the 3000-meter run with a time of 9:12.58 and the 5000 meter run at 15:31.35.

St. Thomas Aquinas’ Darwi Almonte Pena had wins in the 200 meter dash at 21.85 and the 60 meter hurdles with a meet record time of 8.10. Georgian Court’s Barone Vankline won the 60 meter dash with a time of 6.936, while Staten Island’s Steven Elcock won the 400 meter dash at 48.93.

In the relays, the team of Elcock, Nick Runfola, Ibrahima Diallo and Karran Riley won the 4x4 relay for Staten Island with a time of 3:23.29, while the team of Boston Dues, Micah Cornfield, Roman Smith and Juvenal Diaz-Cores from Roberts Wesleyan captured the Distance Relay with a mark of 10:52.61.

In the field events, Roberts Wesleyan’s Austin Melvin won the pole vault with a meet record of 5.01 meters (16-5.25), while teammate Calvin Lill won the high jump at 1.93 meters (6-4).
Holy Family had two winners in the jumps, as Javon Bowen won the long jump at 7.28 meters (23-10.50) and Ernest Robertson won the triple jump at 14.15 meters (46-5). In the throws,

Georgian Court took home both first places as Cameren Anderson won the shot put at 15.23 meters (49-11.50) and Mark Linton won the weight throw at 17.63 meters (57-10).

TEAM RESULTS
  1. Roberts Wesleyan – 148
  2. Georgian Court – 109
  3. St. Thomas Aquinas – 99.50
  4. Holy Family – 80
  5. Felician – 52.50
  6. Staten Island – 46
  7. Molloy – 40
  8. Daemen – 36
  9. Queens - 12
INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS
60m dash:
Barone Vankline, Georgian Court, 6.936
200m dash: Darwin Almonte Pena, St. Thomas Aquinas, 21.85
400m dash: Steven Elcock, Staten Island, 48.93
800m run: Jackson Doran, Roberts Wesleyan, 1:54.70 MEET RECORD
Mile run: Jackson Doran, Roberts Wesleyan, 4:20.92
3000m run: Trevor Heitkamp, Roberts Wesleyan, 9:12.58
5000m run: Trevor Heitkamp, Roberts Wesleyan, 15:31.35
60m hurdles: Darwin Almonte Pena, St. Thomas Aquinas, 8.10 MEET RECORD
4x400m relay: Staten Island, 3:23.29 (Steven Elcock, Nick Runfola, Ibrahima Diallo, Karran Riley)
Distance Medley: Roberts Wesleyan, 10:52.61 (Boston Dues, Micah Cornfield, Roman Smith and Juvenal Diaz-Cores)
High Jump: Calvin Lill, Roberts Wesleyan, 1.93M (6-4)
Pole Vault: Austin Melvin, Roberts Wesleyan, 5.01M (16-5.25) MEET RECORD
Long Jump: Javon Bowen, Holy Family, 7.28M (23-10.50)
Triple Jump: Ernest Robertson, Holy Family, 14.15M (46-5.00)
Shot Put: Cameren Anderson, Georgian Court, 15.23M (49-11.50)
Weight Throw: Mark Linton, Georgian Court, 17.63M (57-10.00)

ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (First through Fourth Place Finishers; Top Relay Team)
60m dash:
Barone Vankline, Georgian Court; Javon Bowen, Holy Family; Samuel Whelan, Staten Island; Devin Jones, Felician.
200m dash: Darwin Almonte Pena, St. Thomas Aquinas; Samuel Whelan, Staten Island; Justus Behne, St. Thomas Aquinas; Barone Vankline, Georgian Court.
400m dash: Steven Elcock, Staten Island; KJ Ede, Staten Island; Philip Zyskowski, Holy Family; Raymar Duncan, Molloy
800m run: Jackson Doran, Roberts Wesleyan; Ronaldo Rodriguez-Perez, St. Thomas Aquinas; Ibrahim Hakizimana, Daemen; Zachary Spoonire, Georgian Court
Mile run: Jackson Doran, Roberts Wesleyan; Ryan Pettrow, Georgian Court; CJ Johnson, Daemen; Aiden McDonald, Roberts Wesleyan
3000m run: Trevor Heitkamp, Roberts Wesleyan; Charlie Matzke, Roberts Wesleyan; Ethan Keating, Daemen; Jakob Zibbel, Roberts Wesleyan
5000m run: Trevor Heitkamp, Roberts Wesleyan; Jakob Zibbel, Roberts Wesleyan; Vincent Ciraolo, Roberts Wesleyan; Ethan Keating, Daemen
60m hurdles: Darwin Almonte Pena, St. Thomas Aquinas; Justus Behne, St. Thomas Aquinas; Brian Kutney, Georgian Court; Shawn Katsidzira, Felician
4x400m relay: Staten Island (Steven Elcock, Nick Runfola, Ibrahima Diallo, Karran Riley)
Distance Medley: Roberts Wesleyan (Boston Dues, Micah Cornfield, Roman Smith and Juvenal Diaz-Cores)
High Jump: Calvin Lill, Roberts Wesleyan; Odaen Smith, Holy Family; Justin Behne, St. Thomas Aquinas, Jamal Dyer, Felician; Kim Wingren, St. Thomas Aquinas
Pole Vault: Austin Melvin, Roberts Wesleyan; Jordan Bryner, Roberts Wesleyan; Luke Martinez, Roberts Wesleyan; Noah Leathersich, Roberts Wesleyan
Long Jump: Javon Bowen, Holy Family; Devin Jones, Felician; Desi Stroud, Holy Family; Francesco Stratico, St. Thomas Aquinas
Triple Jump: Ernest Robertson, Holy Family; Shona Mutokuto, Georgian Court; Francesco Stratico, St. Thomas Aquinas; Javon Bowen, Holy Family
Shot Put: Cameren Anderson, Georgian Court; Malicah Etienne, Georgian Court; Guius Dabney, Georgian Court; Mark Linton, Georgian Court.
Weight Throw: Mark Linton, Georgian Court; Guius Dabney, Georgian Court; Gavin Kopf, St. Thomas Aquinas; Owen Callahan, Roberts Wesleyan

ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (Fifth through Eighth Place Finishers; Second-Place Relay Team)
60m dash:
Devir Britton, Felician; David Crews, Molloy; Amair Buffaloe, Felician
200m dash: Quinten John, Molloy; Jay-Zyre Turner, Holy Family; Devir Britton, Felician; Ryder Benjamin, Holy Family
400m dash: Dorian Boyd, Queens; Amair Buffaloe, Felician; J’Kwanna Hamilton, Holy Family; Jake DeJulia, Felician
800m run: Patrick Dubios, Felician; Andrae Johnson, Holy Family; Nathanael Hensen, Queens; Stephen Lane, Georgian Court
Mile run: James Nichol, Molloy; Andrew O’Dell, Roberts Wesleyan; Braden Fears, Roberts Wesleyan; Daniel DeGregori, Queens
3000m run: CJ Johnson, Daemen; Peter Bagattine, Molloy; Vincent Ciraolo, Roberts Wesleyan; Nolan Kus, Georgian Court.
5000m run: Peter Bagattine, Molloy; Simon Evans, Daemen, Caleb Price, Roberts Wesleyan; Nolan Kus, Georgian Coiurt
60m hurdles: Alberto Liste, Felician; Adam Kamagate, Daemen; Jude Peterson, St. Thomas Aquinas; Francis Osae-Kissiedu, Felician
4x400m relay: Felician (Jake DeJulia, Amir Elkholy, Courtney Howell, Amair Buffaloe)
Distance Medley: St. Thomas Aquinas (Pedro Mulero-Martinez, Aaron Cruz, Colin Graham, William Whitton)
High Jump: Gary Boyd, Georgian Court; Al-Amin Page, Holy Family; Lance Lawrence, Holy Family.
Pole Vault: Tarron Metz, Roberts Wesleyan; Chase McFadden, Roberts Wesleyan; Owen Johnson, Roberts Wesleyan; Ivan Ramos-Lopez, Georgian Court.
Long Jump: Odane Smith, Holy Family; Egill Atlason Waagfjoerd, St. Thomas Aquinas; Ernest Robertson, Holy Family; Jason Ferguson, Molloy
Triple Jump: Brian Appiah, St. Thomas Aquinas; Ryan Folmer, St. Thomas Aquinas; Kim Wingren, St. Thomas Aquinas; Egill Atlason Waagfjoerd, St. Thomas Aquinas.
Shot Put: Seamus Gallagher, St. Thomas Aquinas; Amir Spruell-Everson, Georgian Court; Jalen George, Queens; Owen Callahan, Roberts Wesleyan.
Weight Throw: Amir Carter-Thomas, Molloy; Jalen George, Queens; Amir Spruell-Everson, Georgian Court; Ethan LaClair, Roberts Wesleyan