RESULTS
NEW HAVEN, Conn. | Sophomore
Nicholas Lourenco (Bay Shore, N.Y.) set the Farmingdale State College men's indoor track and field record in the pole vault Saturday, as the Rams' teams competed in the two-day (Dec. 8-9) Art Kadish Elm City Challenge, hosted by Southern Connecticut State University.
Lourenco, competing in the pentathlon, cleared a height of 4.80m (15-9) to break Nick David's previous school record mark of 15-6, set in 2010. Lourenco's effort is also tied for sixth on the early-season
NCAA Division III Men's Indoor Track and Field performance list.
In addition to Lourenco's exploits, the FSC men's contingent collected a trio of top-two finishes, including second-place finishes by sophomores
Matthew Latimer (Wyandanch, N.Y.) and
Daniel Bamfo (Lake Grove, N.Y.) in the 400-meter dash (52.00) and triple jump (14.19m; 46-6.75), respectively. Senior
Anthony Perchinelli (Lido Beach, N.Y.) registered a second-place time of 10:50.48 in the 3,000-meter run, while freshman
Max Reilly (Levittown, N.Y.) placed third in the mile with a time of 4:53.69.
On the women's side, senior
Alycia Haynes (Adams Ctr., N.Y.) was victorious in the 1,000-meter run with her time of 3:15.12, with sophomore
Loamy Maldonado (Brentwood, N.Y.) placing second in a time of 15:41.18 in the 3,000. Senior sprinter
Alexxis McNeil (Valley Stream, N.Y.) moved into second place on Farmingdale State's all-time leaderboard in the 400-meter dash, as her time of 1:01.83 was good for eighth place at the event. The school record in the 400 was set in 1988 by Anissa Wilson, who broke the one-minute mark with a time of 59.68.
Head coach
Daniela Georgieva's teams are back in action in the 2024 calendar year, when they compete in the Jan. 12, Southern Connecticut State University meet.
