NEW YORK, N.Y. (May 13, 2018) - In a race that came down to the wire, the City College of New York hoisted the 2018 CUNYAC/Army ROTC Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship on Sunday at Icahn Stadium at Randall's Island.

The Beavers made it eight league titles in a row, dating back to 2011, with a 188-point finish. Hunter College nearly dethroned CCNY, totaling 182 points. Lehman College was third with 94 points, while York College (70 points) and Medgar Evers College (50 points) rounded out the scoring.

"I am so proud of our men's team for persevering and earning a well-deserved championship," said CCNY Head Coach Demetrius Murray. "We were down a few critical athletes, and to still be able to come up with a victory, says a lot about the heart and mental toughness of this program. We all had to battle through some pretty tough weather conditions to do it."

Murray then added: "A special thank you to the coaching staff and the athletic department for a great year, and we are looking to do our best at ECAC's and nationals."

CCNY nearly ran the gamut in the field events, winning four of the seven disciplines, en route to securing an impressive total of 11 gold medals at the meet.

Junior Justin Herbert and freshman Richard Kish finished 1-2 in the long jump and triple jump events. Herbert posted top marks of 5.89 and 12.85 meters. Kish followed with respective leaps of 5.71 meters and 12.64 meters.

Senior Harrison Foley, the championship's Most Valuable Performer, had first-place throws in the shot put (12.55 meters) and discus (35.52 meters). He placed second in the hammer throw (29.53 meters) and added a fourth-place heave of 35.82 meters in the javelin, as well.

"It was good (to be named the Most Valuable Performer). You just have to do your best," said Foley. "We have won a lot here at CCNY. I am happy about the result."

Sophomore Merlin Padilla, Jr. won the 3,000-meter steeplechase and 5,000-meter run with individual times of 10:22.83 and 16:35.72. Senior Thomas Sullivan took first in the 10,000-meter run by over a full minute (34:50.92) and came in second in the 5,000, posting a 16:47.16.

In the day's final event, with CCNY and Hunter still vying for position, the team of Timothy Lin, Jules Day, Kavindu Amarasinghe and Terrence Hamilton came from behind to win the 4 x 400-meter relay in 3:32.35 to seal the victory for the Beavers.

Improving on a fourth-place finish from a season ago, Hunter led off the meet strong, capturing gold in the 4 x 100-meter relay. The group of Christopher Spurrell, Benjamin Crusinberry, Adam Tulibacki and George Keener ran to a winning time of 44.03.

Keener and Tulibacki notched second-place runs in the 100-meter dash (11.55) and 400-meter dash (51.19), respectively. Keener also won the high jump, eclipsing a height of 1.79 meters, in addition to taking third in the triple jump (12.27 meters) and fourth in the long jump (5.52 meters).

Sophomore Glenn Collaku earned silver in the discus with a throw of 32.07 meters, and placed third in the high jump (1.73 meters). Crusinberry claimed bronze in the shot put with a heave of 11.13 meters.

Sophomore Jonathan Lehn was crowned the league champion in the 110-meter hurdles, clocking an 18.03, and finished as the runner-up in the 400-meter hurdles at 1:01.16.

In placing third, Lehman was led by junior Hakeem Mowatt, who came in third in the 200-meter dash (23.86) and long jump (5.54 meters). Additionally, he ran the second leg of the team's 4 x 100-meter relay, which clocked a third-place finish of 44.67.

Sophomore Aaron Dickens won the 400-meter hurdles in 59.85. Freshman Kuron Williams finished second in the javelin with a toss of 37.55 meters. Junior Stefone Cobb sprinted to a third-place time of 11.74 in the 100-meter dash. Sophomore Max Dell-Thibodeau ran fourth in the 5,000-meter race, crossing at 17:19.24.

York received strong showings in the field events. Junior Dammon Trimmingham bested his opposition in the hammer throw with a heave of 37.34 meters. Freshman Jeffrey Taylor and freshman Natanael Arnaud individually followed in third (28.10 meters) and fourth (21.90 meters) in the hammer.

Freshman Rojhn Miller won the javelin with a throw of 37.60 meters. Fellow freshman Hezekiah Corbin was second in the high jump, eclipsing a height of 1.73 meters.

Lastly, for Medgar Evers, senior Jamell Dacon paved the way for the Cougars, winning the 100- (11.29) and 200-meter dash (23.00). Junior Christopbher Pinto was a close second in the shot put, posting a mark of 12.53 meters.

Senior Omolade Akinde sprinted to a second-place time of 18.30 in the 110-meter hurdles and added a third-place showing (1:03.40) in the 400-hurdles. Fellow senior Kishon Boston finished fourth in the 800-meter run, clocking a 2:05.95.
 

For the final results from the 2018 CUNYAC Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships, please click here.