Hosted by USMMA - Kings Point, N.Y. - Weather: Sunny, 60-65 degrees
Kings Point, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State men's and women's outdoor track team competed in the USMMA 8-Way Meet on Sunday, April 12th. The men scored 203 points to win the meet and the women scored 83 points to place 5th.
The men had 12 wins at the meet, while the women's team posted wins in three events.
Freshman Idowu Bamisile (Brooklyn, N.Y.) won the 110m High Hurdles (16.06), the 400m Intermediate Hurdles (56.60) and anchored the winning 4X400m Relay.
Freshman Jyaire Ewa (North Massapequa, N.Y.) continued his excellent season by winning three events. He won the Shot Put (13.04m, 42' 9 1/2"), the Discus (38.78m, 127' 6") and the Hammer (40.20m, 131' 11")
Junior James D'onofrio (West Babylon, N.Y.) won the 100m (11.29) and 200m (23.00) and anchored the winning 4X100m Relay.
Erin Donovan (Farmingdale, N.Y.) competed and placed in all four of her events. She won the 100m Hurdles in 17.45 to move to #9 on the All-Time list. She also placed second in the High Jump (1.43M, 4' 8 3/4") and 3rd in both the Long Jump (4.57m, 15') and the 200m (28.32).
Additional winners and notable performances:
MEN
4X100m Relay - Jevon Clarke, Nikola Georgiev, Andrew Uterano, James D'onofrio, 45.04
4X400m Relay - Nicholas Uterano, Philip O'Brien, Andrew Yarde, T.J. Bamisile, 3:32.84
400m - Philip O'Brien 53.89
3000m Steeplechase - John Mahon, 11:14.61
Pole Vault - Karl Nilsen, 13'
WOMEN
4X400m Relay - Penelope Cruz Perez, Megan Eiseman, Nicole Franz, Jennifer Bonilla, 4:36.20
800m - Jennifer Bonilla 2:36.11; Penelope Cruz Perez, 2:37.02, 2nd place; Megan Eiseman, 2:46.61, 4th place
1500m - Nicole Franz, 5:36.81, 2nd place, Moves to #10 on All-Time list
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