STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – The Queens College Indoor track and field team wrapped up their final preparations for the East Coast Conference Indoor Track & Field Championship as the men's side competed in the Fasttrack National Invitational Friday afternoon at the Ocean Breeze Complex.
In a meet of personal best set by three Knights,
Hakeem Griffiths (Portmore, Jamaica) got the day started with a personal-best in the 200m event with a time of 23.39, while
Daniel Fuzailof (Queens, N.Y.) set a PR time of 24.10 in the same event.
While graduate student
Njehan Phillip (Brooklyn, N.Y.) set a career-best in the 400m event with a time of 56.87.
In the 400m
Myles Jackson (San Juan, Trinidad, and Tobago) rounded out the race with a time of 51.81 to place 35
th.
Lastly,
Valeriy Borkun (White Plains, N.Y.) competed in two events as he completed the 200m with a time of 25.32 before finishing the 400m with a time of 56.02.
In the triple jump, Griffiths placed 21
st with a jump of 12.42 on the afternoon.
UP NEXT: The Knights will now use the week to prepare for East Coast Conference Championship set to take place in Staten Island, N.Y. at Ocean Breeze Complex on February 19.
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