Seniors Okolie and Casillas Lead the Way at Osprey
Open
Richard Stockton Osprey Open - Richard Stockton College -
Pomona, N.J.
Weather: Partly Sunny, 60 degrees
Pomona, N.J. - Seniors Chris Okolie, David
Casillas and three other seniors excelled at the Richard Stockton
Osprey Open on Saturday, April 5th, as the men's and women's
outdoor track team competed in their second meet of the season.
Okolie qualified for the Nationals in the Discus Throw at the meet,
while Casillas broke the school record in Hammer Throw.
The five seniors on the men's team led the way with some
outstanding performances to pace the entire team. Senior captain
Chris Okolie (Bronx, N.Y./Hills East) won the Discus Throw with a
personal best throw of 47.95-meters (157' 3"). This qualifies Chris
for the ECAC and Division III National Championships being held at
the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh on May 22-24, 2008. Chris also
placed third in the Shot Put and 7th in the Hammer Throw.
Senior David Casillas (Bay Shore, N.Y./Islip) won the Hammer Throw
with a school record, ECAC qualifying throw of 47.97-meters (157'
4"). Five of David's six throws were over the former school record
of 148'6" set in 1994 by Greg Lewis.
Seniors Reggie Routier (Freeport, N.Y./Freeport) and Reuben
Hairston (Freeport, N.Y./Freeport) placed third and fifth,
respectively, in the Triple Jump with ECAC qualifying jumps of
13.68-meters (44' 10 3/4") and 13.46-meters (44' 2").
Senior Akil Williams (Jamaica, N.Y./August Martin) placed 4th in
the High Jump with a jump of 6'2" and ran the fastest leg (49.9) on
the ECAC qualifying 4x400-meter Relay.
Additional Meet Scorers and Personal Bests
Men
110m High Hurdles: Chris Herbst, 15.95, 4th place
400m: Kensley Norian, 50.71, 3rd place, ECAC qualifier
4x400m Relay: Norian, Herbst, Williams, Bates - 3:24.11, 4th
place, ECAC Qualifier
Long Jump: Qasim Ellis, 6.42m (21' 3/4"), 3rd place
Hammer Throw: Chris Okolie, 38.11m (125'), 7th place, Personal
best
Hammer Throw: Alex Rubino, 37.71m (123' 8"), 8th place, Personal
best
Shot Put: Chris Okolie, 14.02m (46'), 3rd place
Shot Put: Marc Bernstein, 12.18m (39' 11 1/2"), Personal best
Shot Put: Alex Rubino, 11.73m (38' 6"), Personal best
Discus: Alex Rubino, 43.09m (141' 4"), 3rd place, Personal
best
Discus: David Casillas, 38.87m (127' 6"), 7th place, Personal
best
Women
100m Hurdles: Shannon Degnan, 17.03, 4th place
3000m Steeple Chase: Kristyn Ruggiero, 14:07.03, 7th place
4x100m Relay: Smith, Degnan, Miller, Awad - 53.82, 8th place
The Rams will compete next on Saturday, April 12th at the Coach
"O" Invitational at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings
Point, N.Y.
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