QUEENS, NY-- (www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College men's and women's track & field opened their 2025 outdoor campaign Saturday at The Big Hurt, producing 11 Top-10 results from DaSilva Memorial Field.

Men's Performance Breakdown

• Reigning victory for the Cardinals was Richard Reyes, who ran the 2,000-meter steeplechase in 8:02.35.  Reyes grabbed fourth place in the 3,000-meters run in 10:23.57. 
• Bryan Godette showed out in the high jump, winning the event by landing a distance of 1.95 meters.
• In the triple jump, Chris Merilan leaped 11.42 meters to claim second place. Merilan also collected second place by racing a time of 1:07.51 in the  400-meter Hurdles. 
• Ernest Bawilliam paced York in both the 1,500 and 3,000-meter run events, finishing seventh (4:49.45) and sixth (11:02.04), respectively.  
• Michael Zhang also turned in a pair of top-10 finishes, clocking a time of 5:02.00 (10th place) in the 1,500-meter run, and completing the 3,000-meters race in 11:36.35 (eighth place).
• York also received solid performances from Bryan Ortiz in the 800-meter event (2:30.21, 11th place), and Shirra Jenkins in the 400-meter run (59.12, 12th place).

Women's Performance Breakdown

• Rebecca McKenzie landed a 10th-place finish in the long jump with an effort of 3.29 meters.
• Beautifull Earth posted a 10th place and an 11th place finish in the 100-meter (13.56) and 200-meter (28.32) dash races respectively.
• In the shot put, Sherley Bonne-Annee launched the shot put 6.89 meters to finish 14th.
• Also competing in the 100-meter dash were Keanna Clouden (15.83, 26th), Jordanna Jervis (17.90, 29th) and Jordeena Jervis (18.70, 30th).

Up Next
The Cardinals are back in action next Saturday (Apr. 5) for the Pratt Institute Invitational starting at 10 a.m. from Queens College's track & field complex.

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