FLUSHING, N.Y. – The Queens College men's and women's outdoor track and field teams returned to action on Saturday, competing in the Pratt Invitational on the campus of Queens College at the Varsity Track.

Men's Highlight

On the track, junior delivered a standout performance in the 1500m run, winning the event with a season-best time of 4:12.49, while placed third with a time of 4:29.90.
 
Rookie Dorian Boyd (Freeport, N.Y.) posted a strong outing in the 400m dash, placing second with a career-best time of 49.76.
 
In the 800m run, rookie Christian Panameno (Queens, N.Y) placed second with a time of 2:07.54, junior Daniel DeGregori (East Meadow, N.Y.) placed third with a time of 2:11.78.
 
In the 1500m, rookie Nathanael Hansen (Queens, N.Y.) earned a first-place finish with a time of 4:27.06, sophomore Mateo Serringer (Elmhurst, N.Y.) placed second with a time of 4:31.97, while junior Nickolas Pirovolikos (Astoria, N.Y.) recorded a time of 4:33.80 and sophomore Robert Palacios (Fresh Meadows, N.Y.) notched a time of 5:00.35.
 
Sophomore Lurtim Mehmedi placed third in the High Jump with a mark of 1.68m, and fourth in the Long Jump with a mark of 5.55m.  
 
Senior Jalen George (Baldwin, N.Y.) placed first in the Shot Put with a mark 13.33m.

Women's Highlights

In the 100m Dash, rookie Celeste Minkwe Jore (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) placed first with a time of 12.55, while rookie Kezia Hamilton (Jamaica, N.Y.) notched a third place finish with a time of 13.15.
 
While in the 200m Dash, Minkwe Jore placed first with a time of 25.93 and Hamilton notched a second place finish with a time of 27.27.
 
In the 400m Dash, senior Brianna Call (Fishkill, N.Y.) placed second with a time of 1:08.39 and senior Jennifer Salazar (College Point, N.Y.) recorded a time of 1:11.99.
 
In the 800m Run, rookie Jordyn Cruz (Holbrook, N.Y.) placed first with a time of 2:19.82.
 
In the 1500m Run, rookie Jenna Cruz (Holbrook, N.Y.) placed first with a time of 5:16.58, senior Rachel Mow (Esopus, N.Y.) placed second with a time of 5:23.84, and junior Keira Whitaker (Queens, N.Y) earned a fourth-place finish with a time of 5:57.66.

Next Meet

The Knights return to action on Friday, April 24, when they travel to New Britain, Conn. to compete in the CCSU Blue Devil Invite.

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