NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Southern Connecticut State University men's outdoor track and field team has several members that rank among the best in the nation on the NCAA Division II national leader board.

The Owls hold three of the top ten fastest times in the 800 meter run this year. Selasi Lumax (Somerset, N.J.) holds second place with a time of 1:51.21 achieved at the Larry Ellis Friday Night Races held on the campus of Princeton this past weekend. Corey DeLaCruz (Alamogordo, N.M.) trails just a few tenths of a second behind his teammate in third with a time of 1:51.41 ran at the UConn Alumni Invitational. Josh Perry (Nagatuck, Conn.) ran his best time of the year at the Larry Ellis Invitational and rounds out the top ten for the Owls with time of 1:52.14.

The 4x400 meter relay team consisting of Logan Sharpe (Esperance, N.Y.), Stenson Jean-Baptiste (Hartford, Conn.), Twayne Forth (Brooklyn, N.Y.), and Lumax ran the 10th fastest time in the nation at the Larry Ellis Invite this past weekend. Their time was 3:12.11.

Patrick Waszczak (Colchester, Conn.) continues his dominance with a height cleared of 4.95 meters in the pole vault at the Larry Ellis Invitational. With this result, he claims the ninth best vault in the nation.

Senior Diwani Augustine (East Hartford, Conn.) holds the 18th best leap in the nation in the triple jump with a distance of 14.63 meters achieved at the Sam Howell Invitational on Apr. 2.

A.J. Guerra (Stafford Springs, Conn.) claims the 20th best hammer toss in the nation as just a freshman. His heave of 56.83 meters executed at the Sam Howell Invite on Apr. 2.

Omar Gonzalez (Bristol, Conn.) has the 23rd best javelin throw achieved at the UConn Alumni Invite on Apr. 7. His meteor landed 59.21 meters away from its start.

The Owls will be back in action May 1 for the Yale Spring Invitational.