Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Places Third at CUNYAC Championships
RESULTS
RANDALL'S ISLAND, N.Y.— The York College men's track and field team got contributions from a number of competitors and had a strong showing at the 2012 CUNY Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships, placing third overall. The Cardinals finished with 88 points, finishing behind runner-up Medgar Evers College (175 points) and champion CCNY (195).
It was a true team effort, with several York competitors placing in events. The Cardinals had a pair of first-place finishes in field events. Steve Burnett won the hammer throw, with a winning toss of 35.99 meters, and
Olabimpe M. Ologundudu finished tied for first in the high jump with a height of 1.81 meters. York also got a third-place finish from
Antonio Jean in the discuss, thanks to his toss of 35.33 meters.
In track events, York was led by junior
Tarik Weekes, who was won the 400-meter dash, with an Eastern College Athletic Conference Qualifying time of 49.50. Weekes was also fourth overall and first among senior colleges in the 800-meter run in a time of 1:59.61.
York's best team showing was in the 5,000 meters, where the Cardinals took second and third, with
Jason Shaw coming in at 18:36 and
Kyle Gomes finishing a few seconds behind in 18:41.
Christopher Peguero rounded out the Cardinals who placed in an event, following his third-place finish among senior colleges in the 400-meter hurdles (58.51).
The 2012 season is over for most of the team, with the exception of
Tarik Weekes. He will compete in the 400-meter dash at the ECAC Championships on Friday, May 18 in Troy, NY on the campus of RPI. That race will go off at approximately 1:25 p.m.
