Rams Dominate at Home Invitational
- Ed Brown breaks school record -
Farmingdale State Invitational - Saturday, March 26th, 2011
Weather - Sunny, 35-40 degrees
Farmingdale, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State men's and women's team won 18 events (10 men, 8 women) at the Second Annual Farmingdale State Invitational.
Sophomore Ed Brown (Bay Shore, N.Y.) broke his hammer throw record with a toss of 51.02m (167' 5"). Brown's previous school record was 163' 6". The Rams had five multiple event winners at the Invitational.
Multiple Event Winners:
Corine Magee (Indoor All-American) - 100m, 200m, 4x100 Relay
Faustine Chukwuezi (Indoor All-American) - Long Jump, Triple Jump
Deshaun Thomas - 100m, 200m, 4x100m Relay
Greg Denis - 400m, 400m Intermediate Hurdles
Victoria Mandat - 100m Hurdles, 4x100m Relay
Top Performances (WOMEN)
400m Hurdles - Marjorie Diemicke - 71.73 (First Place) #5 on FSC All-Time List
Pole Vault - Joanna Pavone - 2.45m (8' 1/2") (First Place) #2 on FSC All-Time List
100m - Corine Magee - 12.96 (First Place)
- Katherine Hoskins - 13.59 (Second Place)
- Kathleen Clermont - 13.76 (Third Place)
100m Hurdles - Victoria Mandat - 15.87 (First Place)
Triple Jump - Faustine Chukwuezi - 11.14m (36' 6 3/4") (First Place) ECAC Qualifier
Long Jump - Faustine Chukwuezi - 5.27m (17' 3 1/2") (First Place) ECAC Qualifier
200m - Corine Magee - 26.61 (First Place)
4x100m Relay - Victoria Mandat, Kathleen Clermont, Katherine Hoskins, Corine Magee - 51.48 (First Place) T5th on FSC All-Time List
Top Performances (MEN)
Long Jump - Qasim Ellis - 6.37m (20' 10 3/4") (First Place)
400m Intermediate Hurdles - Greg Denis - 58.0 (First Place)
3000m Steeplechase - Sean Tiernan - 10:07.3 (First Place)
Hammer Throw - Ed Brown - 51.02m (167' 5") (First Place) ECAC Qualifier - NEW SCHOOL RECORD
- John Roselle - 46.27m (151' 10") (Second Place) Personal Best, #3 on FSC All-Time List
- Mike Jang - 43.95m (144' 2") (Third Place) Personal Best, #5 on FSC All-Time List
- Darius Brown - 32.32m (106') (Fourth Place)
100m - Deshaun Thomas - 11.37 (First Place)
200m - Deshaun Thomas - 23.14 (First Place)
Pole Vault - Joe Verderber - 4.00m (13' 1 1/2") (T1st Place) T8th on FSC All-Time List
- John Verderber - 4.00m (13' 1 1/2") (T1st Place) T8th on FSC All-Time List
400m - Greg Denis - 52.05 (First Place)
4x100m Relay - Donnell Jones, Akeem Watts, Steve Brown, Deshaun Thomas - 44.67 (First Place)
110m High Hurdles - Steve Brown - 16.98 (First Place)
The Farmingdale State men's and women's outdoor track team next will compete at the Ramapo Invitational on Saturday, April 2nd in Mahwah, N.J.
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