Men Place Second at CTC Relay's

- CTC Relay Carnival: Sunday, December 5th @ Yale University -

New Haven, Conn. - The Farmingdale State men's indoor track team placed 2nd in Sunday's CTC Relay Carnival's 15 team meet, for the fourth consecutive year after winning three relays, placing second in three events and third in two events. Six individuals and one relay qualified for the ECAC Championships on March 4th-5th at the New Balance Track and Field Center in Manhattan.

Junior John Roselle (Huntington Station, N.Y./Walt Whitman) was the individual winner in the 35lb. Weight Throw with a personal best toss of 50' 4 3/4" (15.36m). John teamed with sophomore Ed Brown (Bay Shore, N.Y./Bay Shore), who placed 2nd in 49' 11 1/4" (15.22m) to win the Weight Throw Relay. Both are ECAC qualifying marks.

The Long Jump Relay of sophomore Donnell Jones (Valley Stream, N.Y./Valley Stream Central), senior Qasim Ellis (Farmingdale, N.Y./Farmingdale) and sophomore Alix Lamarre (North Bellmore, N.Y./Mepham) placed second, third and fourth individually to win the event. All three qualfiied for the ECAC Championships.

Scoring Relays

35 Lb Weight Throw: 1st place

John Roselle - 15.36m (50' 4 3/4"), Individual winner, ECAC qualifier, personal best, #4 on All-Time List

Ed Brown - 15.22m (49' 11 1/4"), ECAC qualifier

Mike Jang - 13.99m (45' 10 3/4"), personal best, #6 on All-Time List

Long Jump Relay: 1st place

Donnell Jones - 6.89m (22' 7 1/4"), ECAC qualifier, Ties #5 on All-Time List

Qasim Ellis - 6.77m (22' 2 1/2"), ECAC qualifier

Alix Lamarre - 6.74m (22' 1 1/2"), ECAC qualifier

Triple Jump Relay: 1st place

Qasim Ellis - 13.90m (45' 7 1/4"), Individual winner, ECAC qualifier

Alix Lamarre - 13.06m (42' 10 1/4")

Pole Vault Relay: Tied 2nd place

John Verderber - 3.95m (12' 11 1/2")

Joe Verderber - 3.95m (12' 11 1/2"), #7 on All-Time List

High Jump Relay: 2nd place

Steve Renteria - 1.73m (5' 8")

James Owen - 1.68m (5' 6")

Distance Medley Relay: 2nd place

Sean Daly, Matt Collorafi, Russell Darress, Sean Tiernan - 10:48.02, #6 on All-Time List

4x200m Relay: 3rd place

Donnell Jones, Daquan Grant, Greg Denis, Deshaun Thomas - 1:34.25, ECAC qualifier

Shot Put Relay: 3rd place

Mike Jang - 13.74m (45' 1")

John Roselle - 12.20m (40' 3 1/2")

4x800m Relay: 4th place

Sean Daly, Russell Darress, Sean Tiernan, Tim Flynn - 8:28.60

4x400m Relay: 5th place

Daquan Grant, Greg Denis, James Owen, Deshaun Thomas - 3:30.57

Team Scores

1. Sacred Heart - 72
2. Farmingdale State - 38.5
3. DeSales - 28
4. Ramapo - 23
5. Stevens - 19.5
6. Stockton - 19
7. Rutgers-Newark - 11
8. St. Thomas Aquinas - 10
9. CCNY - 8
10. Cheyney - 6
11. Hunter - 3

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