5/6/2011 8:09:02 PM / Men's Track & Field
Elliott, Fedor Claim First Place Honors at Day One of Northeast-10 Conference Championships
LOWELL, Mass. – The Southern Connecticut State University men's outdoor track team had a stellar day one at the Northeast-10 Conference Championship claiming top honors in three of the eight events held today on the UMass-Lowell Campus.
Akeem Elliott (Greater Portmore, Jamaica) claimed the top spot in the long jump with a leap of 7.30 meters beating his season best of 7.15 meters at the Yale Springtime Invite just a few days prior.
Nicholas Fedor (Bethany, Conn.) ranked first and touched orbit in the discus throw with a distance of 43.28 meters.
Nana Ocran (Manchester, Conn.) took first in the 100 meter dash prelims with a time of 10.93 but finished fourth in the finals.
Other top finishers include freshman
Joseph Ales (Trumbull, Conn.) with a third place finish in the javelin throw with a distance of 52.03 meters.
Diwani Augustine (East Hartford, Conn.) and
Russell Fallo (Redding, Conn.) finished third and fourth in the long jump with a distance of 7.24 and 7.03 meters, respectively.
Enis Bukalo (Deryb, Conn.) took third in the discus throw with a range of 41.61 meters, while
Shawneil Thompson (Mystic, Conn.) claimed fourth with a toss of 41.04 meters.
The Owls will be back in action tomorrow for day two of the Northeast-10 Conference Championships.