FARMINGDALE, N.Y. | The Farmingdale State College men's and women's indoor track & field teams will compete at the All-Atlantic Region Championships on Friday and Saturday, March 6th-7th, at The Armory in New York, N.Y. with student-athletes earning qualification throughout the season by meeting regional standards.
On the men's side, the 4x200-meter relay team of sophomore Matthew Alicea (Mamaroneck, N.Y.), freshman Xavier Anthony (Dix Hills, N.Y.), senior Dontay Taylor (Layou, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) and sophomore Nathaniel White (Mamaroneck, N.Y.) qualified with a time of 1:29.62 at the NJAC Championship. Freshman Keelan Small (North Baldwin, N.Y.) will serve as the alternate.
Freshman Ethan Zacarolli (Hillsdale, N.Y.) enters the regional championship after breaking the program record in the heptathlon earlier this season. Zacarolli posted a score of 4,550 at the Art Kadish Elm City Challenge in December to establish the new school mark.
Farmingdale State will be represented by two competitors in the triple jump. Senior Daniel Bamfo (Lake Grove, N.Y.) recorded a qualifying mark of 14.20 meters at the Fastrack Season Opener, while freshman Christian Destine (Rosedale, N.Y.) earned his spot with a 13.58-meter performance at the William Sutherland Invitational.
Senior John Juste (Uniondale, N.Y.) qualified in the high jump after clearing 1.93 meters at the Spartan Invitational.
Junior thrower Adonias Mercado (Hillsdale, N.Y.) will compete in both the shot put and weight throw. Mercado set the Farmingdale State indoor shot put record with a mark of 16.57 meters at the Coast Guard Invitational in February. He also qualified in the weight throw with a throw of 17.42 meters at the Coast Guard Winter Invitational in January.
Junior Matthew Rintoul (Lake Grove, N.Y.) was selected as the men's wild card entry in the 800 meter after posting a time of 1:58.60 at the NJAC Championship. The regional qualifying standard in the event is 1:57.50.
On the women's side, senior Olivia Finnegan (Massapequa, N.Y.) qualified for the pentathlon with a score of 2,620 at the NJAC Championship.
Freshman Amelia Vitale (Hauppauge, N.Y.) will compete as the women's wild card entry in the 400 meter after posting a time of 1:04.40 at the William Sutherland Invitational. The regional qualifying standard in the event is 1:00.20.
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