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UALBANY MEN WIN FOURTH AMERICA EAST TRACK & FIELD CROWN IN PAST FIVE YEARS

     Boston, Mass. - Junior David Parker (Niskayuna) set a school record in the heptathlon, finishing first in the event, as the UAlbany men's track and field team won the America East Conference Indoor Track & Field Championship for the fourth time in the past five years on Saturday. The Great Danes tallied 203.5 points in the meet, breaking the previous meet record of 202 points, set by Northeastern in 1991. The two-day meet was held at Boston University's Track & Tennis Center.
     Parker, who tallied 4,914 points and qualified for March's IC4A meet, won the heptathlon's 55-meter hurdles in 8.16 seconds and the pole vault with a height of 15-feet, 2.75-inches, and tied for first in the high jump with a leap of 6-feet, 4.75-inches. The previous school record in the heptathlon was held by Fred Frese, who registered 4,849 points in 2004.
     The Great Danes earned three other victories in track events, with sophomore Pat Weider winning the 200-meters in 21.57 seconds and sophomore Jean Juste taking the 55-meter hurdles in 7.52 seconds. In addition, Weider was a member of the first-place 4x400-relay team, which also consisted of sophomore Andrew Overbaugh, freshman Nick Lemp and senior Junior Burnett. The relay registered a time of 3:16.99.
     Burnett finished second in two individual events, clocking in at 6.42 seconds in the 55-meters and at 21.63 seconds in the 200-meters. Elsewhere, freshman John Moore (Fonda-Fultonville) finished second in the 800-meters in 1:50.83, his best time as a collegian, while Lemp came in third in the 500-meters in 1:05.40. Another school record was set by the 4x800 relay team, as Jared Jupin (Shaker), Ricardo Estremera, Joe Belokopitsky (Shaker) and Moore placed second in 7:38.73.
     In field events, sophomore Mike McCadney won the triple jump with a leap of 49-feet, 1.75-inches. Sophomore Freddie Wills, who won Friday's long jump, finished second in the high jump with a distance of 6-feet, 7.5-inches, and came in third in the triple jump with a leap of 46-feet, 7.25-inches. Wills, who totaled 27 points, also had a sixth-place finish in the hurdles. Junior Renauld Buck placed second in the shot put with a throw of 50-feet even.
     "I told our team that it was a privilege to coach them and that they have continued a winning tradition," said UAlbany coach Roberto Vives, a member of the America East coaching staff of the year. "It was a team effort all the way, especially to score that many points in both the long jump and triple jump. David Parker has become a bonafide multi-event athlete after competing in the heptathlon for the first time just two weeks ago. Freddie Wills had an exceptional meet by scoring in four different events."

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AMERICA EAST CONFERENCE INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
MEN'S TEAM STANDINGS
1. UAlbany 203.5, 2. New Hampshire 128.5, 3. Boston U. 114, 4. Binghamton 92, 5. Maine 79, 6. UMBC 74, 7. Stony Brook 64, 8. Vermont 23, 9. Hartford 1.

UALBANY MEN FIRST, WOMEN THIRD AFTER FIRST DAY OF A-EAST CHAMPIONSHIP

     Boston, Mass. - Sophomore Kamilah McShine's school record-breaking victory in the pentathlon highlighted the first day of competition for the UAlbany men's and women's track and field teams on Friday, Feb. 16 at the America East Conference Indoor Championships, held at Boston University's Track & Tennis Center. The conference meet concludes on Saturday, Feb. 17 with finals in 27 events.
     With five events completed, the men's squad finished the opening day in first place with 50.5 points. UAlbany athletes took the top four spots in the long jump, led by sophomore Freddie Wills, who won the event with a leap of 23-feet, 6-inches, and junior Felipe Reyes (Christian Brothers Academy), whose jump of 23-feet, 3.5-inches, was good for second place.
     The distance medley relay squad, consisting of freshman John Moore (Fonda-Fultonville), sophomore Joe Greene, sophomore Joe Belokopitsky (Shaker) and junior Ricardo Estremera, came in third place in a time of 9:55.62, breaking a 15-year-old school record of 9:57.66. Junior David Parker (Niskayuna) finished fourth with a pole vault of 14-feet, 9-inches, and is the first-day leader in the heptathlon with four of the seven events completed. Sophomore Jean Juste came in first place in the 55-meter hurdle preliminaries in 7.58 seconds, while Greene finished first in the 400-meter preliminaries in 47.68 seconds.
     The UAlbany women ended the opening day third overall with 47 points, 11 behind first-place Boston U. McShine finished first in three of the five events in the pentathlon, registering a school-record 3,594 points and qualifying for March's ECAC meet. She is also a favorite to win the 55-meter hurdles after finishing first in today's preliminaries in a career-best time of 8.14 seconds. She qualified for the ECACs in that event as well.
     After a third-place finish last season, senior Alyssa Lotmore (Albany, N.Y./Bishop Maginn) won the 5000-meters in a time of 16:59.82, nearly 24 seconds faster than the second-place finisher. Sophomore Jenn Gurrant finished fourth in the long jump with a leap of 17-feet, 9.75-inches. Senior Adanna Andrews had the best time in the 500-meter preliminaries in 1:15.77.

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AMERICA EAST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
MEN'S TEAM STANDINGS
1. UAlbany 50.5, 2. Binghamton 40, 3. New Hampshire 34.5, 4. Stony Brook 24, 5. UMBC 16, 6. Boston U. 15, 7. Maine 14, 8. Vermont 1, 9. Hartford 0.

     Syracuse, N.Y. - Junior David Parker (Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna) won the heptathlon as several other members of the UAlbany men's and women's track and field teams participated at the two-day Syracuse Invitational on Friday and Saturday.
     After UAlbany athletes won three events on Friday, Parker qualified for March's IC4A meet by earning 4,833 points in the heptathlon. His pole vault of 14-feet, 11-inches was a season-best, while his time of 8.21 seconds in the 55-meter hurdles was a personal-best.
     In Saturday's only other event, sophomore Kamilah McShine had a third-place finish in the pentathlon, including a victory in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 8.35 seconds.

     New York, N.Y. - Sophomore Jessica Ortman set a school record in the championship of the 800-meters, finishing second overall, as members of the UAlbany track and field team competed in the second and final day of the Collegiate Invitational at the New York Armory on Saturday, February 3. 106 men's teams and 104 women's squads participated in the meet. Team scores were not recorded.
     Ortman's time of 2:07.34 broke her own school record of 2:09.08, set earlier this season. Her time also met the NCAA's provisional standard and qualified her for March's ECAC meet. In women's track events, senior Sarah Charles finished second in the college division of the triple jump with an ECAC-qualifying leap of 40-feet, 10.5-inches, also a new UAlbany mark.
     On the men's side, in his first meet for the Great Danes, sophomore Michael McCadney shattered the school record in the triple jump with a leap of 49-feet, 10-inches, placing sixth overall in the championship division and qualifying for the IC4A meet. Senior Junior Burnett finished ninth overall in the 60-meter finals in 6.88 seconds, after breaking the 60-meter school record in yesterday's qualifying race with a time of 6.77 seconds. The men's 4x400 relay squad also finished tenth in the championship race.
     Along with junior Corinna Hengen's record-setting pole vault of 11-feet, 3.75-meters yesterday, five school records were broken in the UAlbany squad's two days at the meet.
     The Great Danes return to action next weekend, with athletes competing at the Binghamton tri-meet and at the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark.

     Syracuse, N.Y. - Sophomore Kamilah McShine, junior Amy Morrison and senior Chase Frazer won their respective events as members of the UAlbany track and field team competed at the Syracuse Invitational, hosted by Syracuse University, on Friday, February 2.
     McShine had a season-best time of 8.30 seconds in the 55-meter hurdles en route to winning the event. Freshman Meghan Crowe clocked in at 9.30 seconds, a season-best and good for fourth place. Morrison won the pole vault with a height of 9-feet, 10-inches, her first victory of the season and tying for her best leap of the year.
     Frazer won the long jump with a distance of 21-feet, 9.5-inches. Junior Anthony Basile and freshman Danny Hu finished third and fourth in the event, respectively.
     The Great Danes finish competition at the Syracuse Invitational on Saturday morning.

     New York, N.Y. - Junior Felipe Reyes (Rensselaer, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy) and sophomore Freddie Wills finished first and third, respectively, in the college division of the long jump as members of the UAlbany track and field team competed at the Collegiate Invitational in New York City on Friday, February 2. 106 men's teams and 104 women's squads participated in the meet.
     Reyes won the long jump with a leap of 23-feet, 8.25-inches, six inches further than the nearest competitor. Wills had a jump of 23-feet, 1-inch. It was the second long jump victory for Reyes this season.
In men's track events, senior Junior Burnett finished tied for ninth in the 60-meter dash preliminaries in 6.77 seconds, setting a school record and qualifying for Saturday's finals. Freshman John Moore placed third in the college division of the 800-meter run, registering a time of 1:53.71.
     On the women's side, senior Alyssa Lotmore (Albany, N.Y./Bishop Maginn) came in third in the 5000-meter championship in 16:57.77, her fastest time in the event this season. Senior Anisha Andrews finished 11th in the 500-meter dash in 1:15.58, a career-best. Junior Brenna Militello finished second in a jump-off in the consolation division of the high jump with a leap of 5-feet, 4.5-inches, after tying for first place.
     The Great Danes finish competition at the Collegiate Invitational on Saturday, starting at 9 a.m.

     Boston, Mass. - University at Albany freshman Luke Schoen was named the league's men's field performer of the week, as announced by the conference office on Tuesday.
     Schoen finished first in the pole vault with a height of 15-feet, 5.75-inches at Boston University's Terrier Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 27. It was the freshman's second victory and his second-highest vault of the season.
     The Great Danes' track and field teams return to action at the Collegiate Invitational in New York City on Friday and Saturday, as well as at the Syracuse Invitational on Saturday.

     Boston, Mass. - Freshman Luke Schoen won the pole vault with a distance of 15-feet, 5.75-inches, as the UAlbany men's track and field team participated at the Terrier Invitational, hosted by Boston University, on Saturday, Jan. 27. No team scores were recorded at the meet.
     Sophomore Pat Weider came in third in the 200-meters with a personal-best time of 21.58 seconds, qualifying for the IC4A meet in March. Freshman John Moore also qualified for the IC4As by running the 800-meters in 1:50.85, fourth-best at the meet. Junior Ricardo Estremera was the team's third IC4A honoree, running the 1000-meters in 2:28.86, good for fourth place.
     In field events, junior Felipe Reyes finished second in the long jump with a leap of 22-feet, 7.75-inches, while freshman Valete Graham and junior Anthony Basile also registered top-ten finishes. Junior Renauld Buck came in eighth in the shot put with a throw of 48-feet, 7.25-inches.
     The Great Danes return to action at the Collegiate Invitational in New York City on Feb. 2-3.

     Boston, Mass. - UAlbany sophomore Freddie Wills was named the America East Conference's Men's Field Performer of the Week by the conference office on Tuesday, Jan. 23.
     At the Great Dane Classic on Friday, Jan. 19, Wills tied for first place with teammate Felipe Reyes in the long jump. Both had leaps of 23-feet, 5.5-inches, qualifying them for the IC4A meet. In addition, Wills' triple jump of 47-feet, 1-inch was good for second place in the event and also qualified him for the IC4A's, while his high jump of 6-feet, 5-inches was best among UAlbany competitors and sixth-best overall.
     The Great Danes' men's team finished second out of 22 teams at the meet, which was hosted by UAlbany and held at the Armory in New York City. The men's team returns to action at the Boston Indoor Games on Friday, starting at 4 p.m., and at the Terrier Invitational on Saturday, starting at 9 a.m.

     New York, N.Y. - Sophomore Jessica Ortman set a UAlbany indoor record in the 800-meters as the UAlbany men's and women's track and field teams hosted the Great Dane Classic at the New York Armory on Friday, January 19. 22 men's teams and 18 women's teams participated in the meet.
     Ortman ran the 800-meters in 2:09.08, eclipsing her own school indoor record of 2:09.76, set at last year's New Balance Collegiate Invitational. She also broke the Great Dane Classic record of 2:11.23, set by Ortman last year. Ortman has won the 800-meters in all three meets in which she has participated this season.
     The women's distance medley relay team also set a meet record in 11:49.56, with Ortman, senior Adanna Andrews, sophomore Melissa Lee and senior Alyssa Lotmore participating in the event. In field events, junior Brenna Militello tied a school record with a high jump of 5 feet, 5 inches. Senior Sarah Charles set a UAlbany record in the triple jump with a leap of 40 feet, 3.5 inches.
    On the men's side, senior Junior Burnett set a school record in the 55-meter dash in 6.34 seconds, breaking Alix Rodriques' record of 6.38 set in 2001. Sophomore Joe Greene won the 400-meters and tied a meet record in 47.63 seconds, while sophomore Pat Weider won the 200-meters in 21.61 seconds. A Great Dane Classic mark was also set by the first-place UAlbany distance medley relay team, as freshman John Moore, sophomore Jared Jupin, freshman Nick Lemp and junior Ricardo Estremera clocked in at 10:12.97. Sophomore Freddie Wills and junior Felipe Reyes tied a meet record, both registering long jumps of 23 feet, 5.5 inches.
     The UAlbany women finished third in the event, behind Connecticut and 2006 meet champion Northeastern. The men's squad finished second, trailing only Pennsylvania.
     Next week, the Great Danes' men's team participates at the Terrier Classic in Boston on Friday, Jan. 26 and Sat. Jan. 27, while the women travel to the Boston Indoor Games on Friday, Jan. 26.

     Albany, N.Y. - The University at Albany's track and field program will host the fifth annual Great Dane Classic on Friday, Jan. 19 at the New York City Armory. The meet begins at 1:45 p.m.
     This year's meet features 28 men's teams and 27 women's teams, including last year's men's and women's champions Rutgers and Northeastern, respectively. The field also includes America East members Binghamton, Maine and Stony Brook.
     On the women's side, senior Alyssa Lotmore, who won last season's 3,000-meters, and sophomore Jessica Ortman, the 800-meters winner, both return for the Great Danes. Ortman, the school's record-holder in the 800m, has already won the event at two meets this season. Lotmore and Ortman were also members of last season's first-place distance medley relay team. The field events are highlighted by junior Brenna Militello, who has been UAlbany's top high jump finisher at each of the team's meets and won the event at Army's Carleton Crowell Open on Jan. 13.
     Sophomore Joe Greene, who won the 400-meter dash at last year's Great Dane Classic, returns for the UAlbany men's squad. Senior Junior Burnett, who set the school's 60-meter record at last week's Gotham Cup, and sophomore Pat Weider, the winner of the 400-meters at the Army meet, are also among the team's runners. Junior Felipe Reyes, who qualified for the IC4A meet with a long jump of 23 feet, four inches at last week's meet, is among UAlbany's top participants in the field events.

Fifth Annual Great Dane Classic
Schedule of Events (Championship Portion)
1:45 - Weight Throw
1:45 - 5,000m
3:00 - Other Field Events
3:25 - DMR
4:45 - 500m
5:25 - 1,000m
7:00 - Mile
7:15 - 55m Hurdles Final
7:25 - 400m
7:35 - 55m Dash Final
7:45 - 800m
7:55 - 200m
8:05 - 3,000m
8:30 - 4x400m Relay
All events start with the women's competition and are followed by the men, except for the 55-meter hurdles.

     New York City - UAlbany senior Junior Burnett set the school indoor record in the 60-meter dash in a time of 6.81 seconds as the Great Danes' track teams participated at the Gotham Cup on Friday, January 12. No team scores were recorded at the event.
     Burnett, whose run also qualified him for the IC4A meet in March, broke the previous record of 6.86 seconds, set by Alix Rodriques in 2001 and Burnett at the Yale Season Opener in December. The 4x400 relay team, which included Burnett and sophomores Pat Weider, Joe Belokopitsky and Joe Greene, won its race in an IC4A-qualifying time of 3:12.82. Greene also finished second in the 400-meters in a time of 48.73, making him eligible for the IC4As. Freshman John Moore ran the 800-meters in 1:55.03 in his first meet as a collegian. In field events, junior Felipe Reyes came in fourth in the long jump with a leap of 23 feet, four inches, also sending him to the IC4A meet. Junior Renauld Buck had a personal best with a weight throw of 45 feet, ¼ inch.
     On the women's side, sophomore Jessica Ortman won the 800-meters in a time of 2:09.83, seven hundredths of a second off her own school record. Senior teammate Adanna Andrews came in third in the race in 2:15.91. The 4x400 relay team, consisting of sophomore Jenn Gurrant, Adanna Andrews, Ortman, and senior Anisha Andrews, qualified for March's ECAC meet in a time of 3:52.21, good for third place. Senior Alyssa Lotmore finished seventh in the 3,000-meters in 9:53.01, also qualifying her for the ECACs. Sophomore Ritshell Verdier's sixth-place shot put throw of 43 feet, 2 ½ inches, highlighted the field events, while junior Brenna Militello tied for seventh in the high jump with a leap of five feet, three inches.
     The two teams return to action on Friday, Jan. 19 at the UAlbany Great Dane Classic at the New York City Armory.

     Boston, Mass. - UAlbany sophomores Pat Weider and Jessica Ortman were named the America East Conference Men's and Women's Track Performers of the Week, respectively, by the conference office on Tuesday, Jan. 9. In addition, junior Brenna Militello was named the women's field performer of the week. All three participated at Army's Carleton Crowell Open on Saturday, Jan. 6, in which the Great Danes' women finished first out of 11 teams and the men came in second out of 14. It was the second meet of the season for both teams.
     Weider won the 400-meter dash in a time of 49.80 seconds. He was also a member of the first-place 4x400 relay team (3:23.60), along with freshman Alan Nimblette, sophomore Andrew Overbaugh and senior Junior Burnett. Weider previously qualified for this season's IC4A meet by running the 200-meters in 22:14 at the Yale Season Opener on Dec. 9.
     Ortman finished first in the 1000-meters in 2:53.93, qualifying for the ECAC meet in March. In addition, she ran a leg of the 4x400 relay, which won the race in 3:54.50. Other team members were sophomore Jenn Gurrant, senior Anisha Andrews and senior Adanna Andrews. Ortman also qualified for the ECACs in the 800-meters at the Yale Season Opener.
     Militello won the high jump at the Army meet with a career-high leap of 5 feet, 3.75 inches. She was also the highest UAlbany finisher at the Yale Season Opener with a 5 feet, 1 inch jump.
     Both teams return to action on Friday at the Gotham Invitational in New York City, hosted by New York University.

     West Point, N.Y. - Sophomore Joe Greene came in first in the 800-meters on the men's side, as the UAlbany women's indoor track and field team finished first and the men's team finished second at the Carleton Crowell Open, hosted by Army on Saturday, Jan. 6.
     The men's side saw victories in six events, including Greene, who registered a time of 2:00.20 in the 800-meter run for the victory. Pat Weider's time of 49.80 seconds was good for a win in the 400-meter dash. Both of the Great Danes' relay teams also came in first. The 4x400 relay squad, consisting of Weider, freshman Alan Nimblette, sophomore Andrew Overbaugh, and senior Junior Burnett, finished in 3:23.60. Meanwhile, the 4x800 team of sophomore Jared Jupin, Greene, sophomore Joe Belokoptisky, and freshman John Moore won the 4x800 in a time of 8:00.50. In field events, sophomore Freddie Wills came in first in the high jump with a mark of 6' 8", while junior David Parker's first-place pole vault was 14' 7 1/2". The Great Danes' team score of 156.90 was second only to Army, with 200.70 points.
     The UAlbany indoor track team will return to action on Friday, Jan. 12 at the Gotham Invitational in New York City.

     New Haven, Conn.  - University at Albany's Junior Burnett won the 60-meter dash in a school-record time and was a member of the first-place 4x400-meter relay to highlight his team's performance at the Yale Season Opener on Saturday, December 9 at Coxe Cage.
     Burnett tied a UAlbany standard, set by Alix Rodriques in 2001, when he sprinted 6.86 seconds to hit the tape first in the 60-meter event. He also ran the second leg on a relay that posted an IC4A-qualifying time of 3:16.75. Other relay members were Pat Weider, Joe Belokopitsky and Joe Greene, who ran a 46.9 split on the anchor leg.
     Greene, a sophomore, ran the third-fastest time in school history to win the 500-meter dash in 1:03.09. The Great Danes had three other first-place finishers, including John Moore in the 800-meter run (1:55.65), Freddie Wills in the high jump (6'4.25") and Luke Schoen in the pole vault (15-9). Schoen recorded the second-best height by a UAlbany vaulter. James Nixon cleared the bar at 16-feet, 3-inches in 1993. Wills also placed second in the long jump with a mark, of 22-0.25.  Ricardo Estremera was second in the 3,000 with a personal-best time of 8:31.78.
     In the women's competition, Jessica and Jenna Ortman went one-two in the 800-meter run. Jessica qualified for ECACs by covering the distance in 2:11.22. She also was a member of the winning 4x400 relay that crossed the line in 3:55.47. Adanna Andrews, who also was a competitor on the relay, won the 500-meter dash in 1:17.44. Alyssa Lotmore took second in the 5,000 with an ECAC-qualifying mark of 17:12.95.  Ritshell Verdier was second in the weight throw (47-7.75) and third in the shot put (40-7.75).

     Boston, Mass. - In a poll of league coaches, the UAlbany men's indoor track team was chosen to finish first in the America East Conference, as announced by the conference office on Wednesday, Nov. 29. The women's team was picked to finish second out of nine teams.
     The men's team, which won the America East championship last season, received all eight possible first-place votes. The squad will return sophomores Joe Greene, who set a UAlbany record of 47.41 in the 400-meters and finished third at the IC4A meet, and Pat Weider, who won last season's 200-meter dash at the America East Championship. Also coming back are junior Ricardo Estremera, the team's top finisher in the mile at the A-East championship, and sophomore Freddie Wills, one of the Great Danes' top jumpers. New Hampshire was given the conference's other first-place vote.
     Both teams will start their seasons at Yale's Season Opener on Dec. 9.
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2006-07 America East Indoor Track Coaches' Poll
1. UAlbany (8) 64, 2. New Hampshire (1) 55, 3. Boston University 47, 4. UMBC 44, 5. Binghamton 39, 6. Maine 22, 7. Stony Brook 19, 8. Vermont 18, 9. Hartford 9.