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Apr 28, 2008  Men's Track - Outdoor
CCNY Track Athletes Compete at the 2008 Penn Relays
2008 Penn Relays
April 24 – 26, 2008 @ the Franklin Field
Philadelphia, PA

The City College of New York Beavers traveled to Philadelphia, PA to compete at the 2008 Penn Relays during the Spring Break (April 24 – 26).  Although they suffered some bruises along the way, they still managed to have a decent showing overall.  The women’s 4 x 400 meter relay team comprised of Krisanya Johnson, Jodyann Raymond, Annemarie Agbodji, and Sashagaye Palmer qualified for the ECAC Championships with a time of 4:09.63.  This is the fastest time this season for the Lady Beavers in this event. Senior, Jodyann Raymond also competed in the 100 meters dash (college women’s) with a time of 12.31 seconds.

For the men, sophomore Dean Brown placed 3rd in the High Jump (Eastern Division) with a distance of 2.04 m (6’ 8 _”).  The Men’s 4 x 400m relay team of Najua Ward, Valentine Lyashenko, Erick Ortiz, and Adonis Fanith placed 12th overall in the CTC division running a time of 3:38.47; which is the 2nd fastest time on the CUNYAC Championships performance list.

The beavers also participated in the men and women’s 4 x 100m relays; the men’s 4 x 200m relay; and the men’s spring medley relay.  Senior, Jodyann Raymond participated in the college women’s 100m dash.  These results can be found at www.thepennrelays.com .


Spotlight
Men's Indoor Track & Field
Dean Brown 
Men's Indoor Track & Field
CUNYAC Player of the Week (So., Jumps; Valley Stream, N.Y./August Martin HS) (2/5/2008)

Brown placed first at the Delaware Thomson Invitational (Feb. 1), winning the high jump event with a season-high leap of 6-9.75. The jump provisionally qualifies Brown for the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships, and was just one-half inch shy of the automatic qualification standard.


Courtesy of CUNY Athletics...

 

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