STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – The 2022-2023 season got underway Friday (Dec. 9) afternoon as the Queens College men's and women's indoor track and field competed in the Wagner College Seahawks Shootout held at Ocean Breeze Complex in Staten Island.
The Knights went up against local Division I schools such as host Wagner College, LIU, Monmouth University, NJIT, St. Peters, and Division II schools in East Coast Conference foe St. Thomas Aquinas College.
Men's Highlights
It was a debut meet for many of the student-athletes as sophomore
Hakeem Griffiths (Portmore, Jamaica) led the Knights in the Men's 60's meters placing 41
st with a time of 7.50. while competing in the jumps, Griffiths finished 19
thin the men's long jump event with a distance of 6.21m and ninth in the triple jump with a distance of 13.38m.
In the men's 600 meters, senior
Myles Jackson (San Juan, Trinidad, and Tobago) finished 20
th with a 1:26.21.
Naazir Noel (Queens, N.Y.) made his debut and finished seventh in the men's triple jump with a distance of 13.55m.
Women's Highlights
Senior
Khareena Primus (St. Andrew, Grenada) led the way in the women's 60 meter race finishing 20
th with a time of 8.04.
While
Fatima Morrobel (Long Beach, N.Y.) finished 21
st in the women's 600 meters with a time of 1:52.21, while teammates
Favour Onyinyechi Anyalewechi (Lagos, Nigeria) was right behind her with a finish of 23
rd in 1:59.82 and
Nicole Colombi (Wantagh, N.Y.) completed the event finishing 28
th in 2:07.68.
Rachel Mow (Esopus, N.Y.) made an excellent debut finishing 11
th in the women's 1000 meter event with a time of 3:43.98.
In the women's triple jump,
Bianca Hiltz (Southwick, Mass) placed 14
th with a jump of 10.33m.
While in the throwing events, freshman
Alyssa Lebron (Massapequa, N.Y.) placed seventh in the weight throw with a throw of 14.90m and placed 14
th in the Shot Put with a throw of 10.65m.
UP NEXT: The Knights will rest up and prepare for the Wagner College Invitational after the New Year as they return to Ocean Breeze Complex on Friday (Jan. 6) afternoon.
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