Track & Field travels to Under the Lights Invitational

MANSFIELD, PA – 11 days removed from their last competition, the Herkimer Generals track & field program traveled to Mansfield University (PA) on Saturday (4/23) for the Under the Lights Invitational.

In total, the program competed in 20 events. The men did 13 of those - while the women did seven – compiling 12 top 10 finishes in the process. Getting three of those individually was Christopher Simmons (Utica, NY). The sophomore didn’t beat any of his personal bests on the season, but did place third in the 100-meter dash (11.11), fourth in the 400-meter dash (51.38) and second in the triple jump (13.40m). No other male had as many top finishes as Simmons, seeing Demetrius Moore (Cleveland, OH) place fifth in the 400-meter dash (51.85), Kenwyn Gibbs Jr. (Brooklyn, NY) place 10^th in 400-meter hurdles, Norman Clayton (Bronx, NY) place eighth in the 10,000-meter run (37:40.22) and Tyrique Rideau (Westchester, NY) place 10^th in the javelin throw (38.04m).

In relays for the men, Jhamel Cohen (Brooklyn, NY), Adrian Young (Newburgh, NY), Rideau and Simmons combined to run for fifth place in the 4x100-meter relay 945.44), then Rideau, Young, Moore and Simmons got ninth in the 4x400-meter relay (3:43.58).

As for the women, Shannon Shirley (Bronx, NY) has another solid performance in consecutive meets. The freshman placed eight in the 200-meter dash (27.46), then paired with Gabrielle Bridgewater (Fort Plain, NY), Lu-Aisha Charles (Middletown, NY) and Katicia Sakona (Corning, NY) to place third overall in the 4x100-meter relay. The group posted a 58.90.

The last top finish came from Sakona. The freshman leaped 4.90 meters in the long jump, helping her to sixth place.

The final week of the season will be busy for the track & field program. On Sunday (4/24), a couple student-athletes will travel Syracuse, NY to compete in the Region III decathlon and heptathlon at Westhill High School. Two days later the entire program will travel to Ithaca College on Tuesday (4/26). Events are slated to begin at 9 a.m. on Sunday and 3 p.m. on Tuesday.

Men:

100-meter Dash (3^rd 11.11, 12^th 11.82, 17^th 12.25, 18^th 12.29, 20^th 12.45, 21^st 12.57) Simmons, Cohen, Hartwell, Bryant, Clouthier, Garcia

200-meter Dash (14^th 23.75, 18^th 24.00, 29^th 25.80, 30^th 25.97, 31^st 26.14, 33^rd 26.39, 34^th 27.81) Cohen, Young, Hartwell, Gibbs Jr., Parker, Clouthier, Moreno

400-meter Dash (4^th 51.38, 5^th 51.85, 7^th 52.48, 15^th 55.28, 21^st 1:00.09, 23^rd 1:04.57) Simmons, Moore, Manda, Young, Parker, Moreno

800-meter Run (22^nd 2:36.67) Arnold

100000-meter Run (8^th 37:40.22, 10^th 47:21.20) Clayton, Parker

400-meter Hurdles (10^th 1:06.92) Gibbs Jr.

4x100-meter Relay (5^th 45.44) Cohen, Rideau, Young, Simmons

4x400-meter Relay (9^th 3:43.58) Rideau, Young, Moore, Simmons

Long Jump (12^th 5.92m, 17^th 5.60m, 20^th 5.32m, 22^nd 4.92m, 23^rd 4.68m) Simmons, Clayton, Bryant, Strickland, Hartwell

Triple Jump (2^nd 13.40m, 7^th 10.99m) Simmons, Hartwell

Shot Put (15^th 8.43m, 16^th 7.88m, 17^th 7.50m) Bryant, Bledsoe, Strickland

Discus Throw (18^th 22.69m, 19^th 22.54m, 21^st 20.47m, 23^rd 18.20m) Bledsoe, Young, Cohen, Strickland

Javelin Throw (10^th 38.04m, 16^th 30.57m, 18^th 29.61m, 19^th 28.88m, 21^st 26.46, 22^nd 26.27m, 24^th 25.28m, 26^th 23.54m, 27^th 22.73m, 28^th 18.46m, 29^th 12.30m) Rideau, Moore, Arnold, Garcia, Srrickland, Cohen, Clouthier, Bryant, Parker, Gibbs, Bledsoe

Women:

100-meter Dash (12^th 15.32, 13^th 16.72) Sakona, H. Charles

200-meter Dash (8^th 27.46, 29^th 31.86) Shirley, L. Charles

4x100-meter Relay (3^rd 58.90) Shirley, Bridgewater, L. Charles, Sakona

Long Jump (6^th 4.90m, 3.71m) Sakona, L. Charles

Shot Put (14^th 6.84m, 16^th 6.49m) H. Charles, Fitzpatrick

Discs Throw (14^th 17.60m, 18^th 14.27m) Fitzpatrick, H. Charles

Javelin Throw (15^th 12.18m) Shirley

Next Meet: 4/24 at Onondaga Community College 9 a.m.

-Giorgio Varlaro