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Seamon and Chang
Sammie Seamon (L) & Jake Chang (R)

Track & Field

Five Violets Notch New Personal Bests at Army

Members of the New York University men's and women's track & field teams competed in the West Point Twilight Invitational which took place in West Point, NY, on Thursday, May 9.

Four Violets notched new personal bests in the 1,500-meter run: Jake Chang (4:00.28), Samir Hussain (4:09.10), Coleman Ruiz (4:13.50), and Sam Frank (4:15.64). Sammie Seamon (4:51.75) notched a season best in the event as well.

In the 800-meter run, Jorge Rocha achieved a new personal best with his 1:56.59 finish. William Cornick finished 35th in the event with a time of 2:00.15.

Members of the team will be back in action tomorrow, Friday, May 10, when they travel to Williamstown, MA, to compete in the Williams College Farley Inter Regional Extravaganza.

Players Mentioned

Jake Chang

Jake Chang

MD
5' 10"
Sophomore
Business (Leonard N. School of Business)
Jorge Rocha

Jorge Rocha

D
5' 8"
Junior
Individualized Study (Gallatin School of Individualized Study)
Sam Frank

Sam Frank

D
5' 9"
Junior
Economics & Computer Science (College of Arts and Science)
Coleman Ruiz

Coleman Ruiz

D
6' 0"
Junior
History (College of Arts and Science)
William Cornick

William Cornick

MD/D
5' 10"
Freshman
Liberal Studies Program
Samir Hussain

Samir Hussain

D
5' 11"
Sophomore
Economics & Computer Science (College of Arts and Science)
Sammie Seamon

Sammie Seamon

D
5' 3"
Graduate Student
Literary Reportage (Arthur J. Carter Journalism Institute)

Players Mentioned

Jake Chang

Jake Chang

5' 10"
Sophomore
Business (Leonard N. School of Business)
MD
Jorge Rocha

Jorge Rocha

5' 8"
Junior
Individualized Study (Gallatin School of Individualized Study)
D
Sam Frank

Sam Frank

5' 9"
Junior
Economics & Computer Science (College of Arts and Science)
D
Coleman Ruiz

Coleman Ruiz

6' 0"
Junior
History (College of Arts and Science)
D
William Cornick

William Cornick

5' 10"
Freshman
Liberal Studies Program
MD/D
Samir Hussain

Samir Hussain

5' 11"
Sophomore
Economics & Computer Science (College of Arts and Science)
D
Sammie Seamon

Sammie Seamon

5' 3"
Graduate Student
Literary Reportage (Arthur J. Carter Journalism Institute)
D