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. New this week to the leader board, Akeem Elliott (Greater Portmore, Jamaica) finished first in the long jump this past weekend at the Northeast-10 Conference Championship. He holds the 17th best long jump in the nation with a leap of 7.30 meters.

Jared Dixon (Middle Village, N.Y.) claims the eighth best high jump in the nation with a height cleared of 2.12 meters achieved on May 1st at the Yale Spring Invitational.

Logan Sharpe (Esperance, N.Y.) is No. 15 in the 400 meter hurdles for his time of 52.81 achieved on May 1st at the Yale Springtime Invite.

Casey Canada (Royal, Ark.) adds his name to the national leader board in the 33rd spot with a time of 53.62 in the 400 meter hurdles on May 1st at the Yale Invite.

The Owls hold three of the top sixteen fastest times in the 800 meter run this year. Selasi Lumax (Somerset, N.J.) holds sixth place with a time of 1:51.21 achieved at the Larry Ellis Friday Night Races held on the campus of Princeton on Apr. 22. Corey DeLaCruz (Alamogordo, N.M.) trails just a few tenths of a second behind his teammate in seventh with a time of 1:51.41 ran at the UConn Alumni Invitational on Apr. 7. Josh Perry (Nagatuck, Conn.) ran his best time of the year at the Larry Ellis Invitational on Apr. 22 and holds the 16th spot with time of 1:52.14.

The 4x400 meter relay team consisting of Sharpe, Stenson Jean-Baptiste (Hartford, Conn.), Twayne Forth (Brooklyn, N.Y.), and Lumax ran the 16th fastest time in the nation at the Larry Ellis Invite on Apr. 23. 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 on Apr. 23. With this result, he claims the 14th best vault in the nation.

Senior Diwani Augustine (East Hartford, Conn.) holds the 24th best leap in the nation in the triple jump with a distance of 14.63 meters achieved at the Yale Springtime Invite on May 1. He also claims the 31st best long jump with a distance of 7.15 meters achieved at the same meet.

A.J. Guerra (Stafford Springs, Conn.) claims the 21th 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 25th 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 on the Southern Campus for the New England Championship May 12-14.