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Track & Field Concludes Weekend Competition

Reid, Conerly, Walsh, Akindele, and Oluwole Reach the Podium

The New York University men's and women's track & field teams concluded this weekend's competition at the Colonial Relays hosted by the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA, and at the Ramapo College Invitational in Mahwah, NJ, on Saturday, April 1.

Ending the day in Mahwah, the women took sixth place with 49 points and the men finished in 11th with 31 points.

The women's 4x100-meter relay team, consisting of Summer Reid, Isre'al Conerly, Kate Walsh, and Lola Akindele, kicked the day off in New Jersey with a second-place finish crossing the line in 50.26. Reid also placed second in the 100-meter dash, clocking 12.67.

Freshman Matthew Oluwole took third place in the high jump, leaping 1.85m.

Four Violets placed within the top 20 out of 61 competitors in the men's 1,500-meter run: William Pelech (4:09.10) at eighth, Jake Chang (4:12.68) at 10th, Brandon Meiner (4:17.85) at 13th, and Benjamin Haber (4:17.85) at 20th.

In the women's 200-meter dash, Lola Akindele and Kate Walsh secured new personal records, posting 26.80 and 27.98, respectively.

All three NYU competitors in the women's 400-meter dash walked away with new personal bests: Kamila Sanusi (1:01.12), Sehyr Patel (1:02.53) and Alegra Reinhold (1:06.70).

In the shot put, Emma Grunin and Daniel Lee achieved new top marks. Grunin recorded 31.76m, while Lee recorded 32.98m.

In Virginia, four Violets competed: Hannah Marin (39:46.48) and Daniela Sekhar (41:06.33) in the 10k, Jon Diaz (1:54.52) in the 800 and Oliver Fideler (13.19m) in the triple jump.

The women finished 25th with three points scored by Viv Kane in Friday's 5k. The men did not score.

The Violets are back in action next Saturday, April 8, when they compete at the Metropolitan Championships at Icahn Stadium on Randall's Island.

Players Mentioned

Jon Diaz

Jon Diaz

MD
5' 11"
Senior
Pre-Med (College of Arts and Science)
Oliver Fideler

Oliver Fideler

J/SP
5' 11"
Senior
Psychology (College of Arts and Science)
Jake Chang

Jake Chang

MD
5' 10"
Freshman
Benjamin Haber

Benjamin Haber

D
5' 10"
Senior
Daniel Lee

Daniel Lee

TH
6' 1"
Freshman
Brandon Meiner

Brandon Meiner

D
5' 8"
Freshman
Matthew Oluwole

Matthew Oluwole

J
6' 3"
Freshman
William Pelech

William Pelech

D
6' 0"
Freshman
Sehyr Patel

Sehyr Patel

MD
5' 5"
Junior
Psychology (College of Arts and Science)
Summer Reid

Summer Reid

SP
5' 3"
Sophomore
Liberal Studies Program

Players Mentioned

Jon Diaz

Jon Diaz

5' 11"
Senior
Pre-Med (College of Arts and Science)
MD
Oliver Fideler

Oliver Fideler

5' 11"
Senior
Psychology (College of Arts and Science)
J/SP
Jake Chang

Jake Chang

5' 10"
Freshman
MD
Benjamin Haber

Benjamin Haber

5' 10"
Senior
D
Daniel Lee

Daniel Lee

6' 1"
Freshman
TH
Brandon Meiner

Brandon Meiner

5' 8"
Freshman
D
Matthew Oluwole

Matthew Oluwole

6' 3"
Freshman
J
William Pelech

William Pelech

6' 0"
Freshman
D
Sehyr Patel

Sehyr Patel

5' 5"
Junior
Psychology (College of Arts and Science)
MD
Summer Reid

Summer Reid

5' 3"
Sophomore
Liberal Studies Program
SP