Roberts Wesleyan Men Win Third Consecutive ECC Outdoor Track and Field Championships

Roberts Wesleyan took home gold medals in eight events, led by Jackson Doran (800m, 1:52.71), Owen White (1500m, 3:56.96), Zachary Hall (10,000m, (32:18.34), Austin Melvin (Pole Vault, 5.00m), Jaden Simmons (Long Jump, 6.88m), Thomas McConnelee (Shot Put, 15.70m and Discus, 54.66m), and the 4x800m relay of Hall, Jakob Zibbel, Trevor Heitkamp, and Landon Schreib (8:11.45).  Six meet records fell on the day. In the middle distance events, RWU's Doran took down a 21-year-old record in the 800m (1:52.71) while teammate White ran the first sub-4:00 1500m in ECC Outdoor Track and Field Championships history (3:56.96). Another pair of Redhawks added record-breaking performances in their rookie appearances as Melvin posted a mark of 5.00m in the pole vault and McConnelee threw for 54.66m in the discus.  Queens' Damilola Babalola cruised to a meet-record 400m hurdles time of 55.25 while St. Thomas Aquinas' Emmanuel Mena-Jimenez bested his own meet record in the hammer throw at 63.03m.  Men's Team Results 1. Roberts Wesleyan - 217 points 2. St. Thomas Aquinas - 133 points 3. Staten Island - 92 points 4. Daemen - 76 points 5. Queens - 69 points 6. Molloy - 61 points 100m dash: Vincent Ohenhen, Staten Island – 10.80 200m dash: Vincent Ohenhen, Staten Island – 21.98 400m dash: Steven Elcock, Staten Island – 49.23 800m run: Jackson Doran, Roberts Wesleyan – 1:52.71 (MEET RECORD) 1500m run: Owen White, Roberts Wesleyan – 3:56.96 (MEET RECORD) 5000m run: John Ray, Queens – 16:06.58 10,000m run: Zachary Hall, Roberts Wesleyan – 32:18.34 110m hurdles: Adam Kamagate, Daemen – 15.18 400m hurdles: Damilola Babalola, Queens – 55.25 (MEET RECORD) 3000m steeplechase: Wayne Stephenson, Staten Island - 10:07.95 4x100m relay: Queens (Ezequiel Zapata, Kadeem Patterson, Kyle Gault, Diara Guy) – 42.12 4x400m Relay: Molloy (Christian Canela, Luke Jarski, Raymar Duncan, Michael Jones) – 3:19.69 4x800m Relay: Roberts Wesleyan (Zachary Hall, Jakob Zibbel, Trevor Heitkamp, Landon Schreib) – 8:11.45 High Jump: Jayden Bennermon, St. Thomas Aquinas – 1.98m (6’ 6”) Pole Vault: Austin Melvin, Roberts Wesleyan – 5.00m (16’ 4 3/4”) (MEET RECORD) Long Jump: Jaden Simmons, Roberts Wesleyan – 6.88m (22’ 7”) Triple Jump: Jayden Bennermon, St. Thomas Aquinas – 14.34m (47’ 3/4”) Shot Put: Thomas McConnelee, Roberts Wesleyan – 15.70m (51’ 6 1/4”) Discus: Thomas McConnelee, Roberts Wesleyan – 54.66m (179’ 4”) (MEET RECORD) Hammer: Emmanuel Mena-Jimenez, St. Thomas Aquinas – 63.03m (206’ 9”) (MEET RECORD) Javelin: Adrien Klinnik, St. Thomas Aquinas – 47.76m (156’ 8”) First Team 100m dash: Vincent Ohenhen, Staten Island & John Jaworski, Daemen 200m dash: Vincent Ohenhen, Staten Island & John Jaworski, Daemen 400m dash: Steven Elcock, Staten Island & Christian Canela, Molloy 800m run: Jackson Doran, Roberts Wesleyan & Luke Jarski, Molloy 1500m run: Owen White, Roberts Wesleyan & CJ Johnson, Daemen 5000m run: John Ray, Queens & Ethan Keating, Daemen 10,000m run: Zachary Hall, Roberts Wesleyan & John Ray, Queens 110m hurdles: Adam Kamagate, Daemen & David Adekoya, Queens 400m hurdles: Damilola Babalola, Queens & Jeremiah Downer, Staten Island 3000m steeplechase: Wayne Stephenson, Staten Island & Russell Mulley, Roberts Wesleyan 4x100m relay: Queens (Ezequiel Zapata, Kadeem Patterson, Kyle Gault, Diara Guy) – 42.12 4x400m Relay: Molloy (Christian Canela, Luke Jarski, Raymar Duncan, Michael Jones) 4x800m Relay: Roberts Wesleyan (Zachary Hall, Jakob Zibbel, Trevor Heitkamp, Landon Schreib) High Jump: Jayden Bennermon, St. Thomas Aquinas & Calvin Lill, Roberts Wesleyan Pole Vault: Austin Melvin, Roberts Wesleyan & Chase McFadden, Roberts Wesleyan Long Jump: Jaden Simmons, Roberts Wesleyan & Leelan Maxwell, St. Thomas Aquinas Triple Jump: Jayden Bennermon, St. Thomas Aquinas & Jason Ferguson, Molloy Shot Put: Thomas McConnelee, Roberts Wesleyan & Emmanuel Mena Jimenez, St. Thomas Aquinas Discus: Thomas McConnelee, Roberts Wesleyan & Emmanuel Mena Jimenez, St. Thomas Aquinas Hammer: Emmanuel Mena-Jimenez, St. Thomas Aquinas & Thomas McConnelee, Roberts Wesleyan Javelin: Adrien Klinnik, St. Thomas Aquinas & Ethan LaClair, Roberts Wesleyan 100m dash: Adrien Klinnik, St. Thomas Aquinas & Diara Guy, Queens 200m dash: Jaden Simmons, Roberts Wesleyan & Michael Jones, Molloy 400m dash: Ibrahima Diallo, Staten Island & Raymar Duncan, Molloy 800m run: Owen White, Roberts Wesleyan, Roberts Wesleyan & CJ Johnson, Daemen 1500m run: Jakob Zibbel, Roberts Wesleyan & Landon Schreib, Roberts Wesleyan 5000m run: Caleb Price, Roberts Wesleyan & Charlie Matzke, Roberts Wesleyan 10,000m run: James Nichol, Molloy & David Schwinger, Daemen 110m hurdles: Diego Arellano Jasso, Roberts Wesleyan & Corden Zimmerman, Roberts Wesleyan 400m hurdles: Christopher O’Brien, Staten Island & Adam Kamagate, Daemen 3000m steeplechase: Owen Tarolli, Roberts Wesleyan & Josh Trometer, Daemen 4x100m relay: Staten Island (Samuel Whelan, Nick Runfola, Steven Elcock, Vincent Ohenhen) 4x400m Relay: Staten Island (Steven Elcock, Josmy Cerda, Ibrahima Diallo, Karran Riley) 4x800m Relay: Daemen (Brad Tobin, Josh Trometer, Laertes Cushing, CJ Johnson) High Jump: Diego Arellano Jasso, Roberts Wesleyan & Tyler Prescott, Daemen Pole Vault: Jack Sauder, Roberts Wesleyan & Corden Zimmerman, Roberts Wesleyan Long Jump: Jayden Bennermon, St. Thomas Aquinas & Samuel Whelan, Staten Island Triple Jump: Hayden Kiehl, Roberts Wesleyan & Evanste Omebe, Roberts Wesleyan Shot Put: Adam Lenn, St. Thomas Aquinas & Gavin Kopf, St. Thomas Aquinas Discus: Adam Lenn, St. Thomas Aquinas & Jalen George, Queens Hammer: Adam Lenn, St. Thomas Aquinas & Owen Callahan, Roberts Wesleyan Javelin: Ryan Kenny, St. Thomas Aquinas & James Polisena, St. Thomas Aquinas
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