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Men's Track & Field

Songor Wins 600m With School Record; One of Four Medals for Men’s Track & Field at Seahawk Shootout

STATEN ISLAND – Alexson Songor (Upper Darby, Pa./Upper Darby) won two medals as the HFU men's track & field team closed out its calendar year at Wagner's Seahawk Shootout hosted at Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex on Friday.
 
  • Songor first topped a field of 59 in the 600m, breaking Taurai Augstin's seven-year-old school record with a time of 1:20.97
    • He then teamed with La'Marc Rex (Mays Landing, N.J./Oakcrest), Peyton Engle (/) and Jonathan Hackshaw (Bronx, N.Y./Cardinal Spellman (Monroe College)) to win bronze in the 4x400m relay, as the quartet combined to finish in 3:25.53
  • Nishorn Pierre (Grenada/Jamaica College) earned two medals, placing second out of 28 in the high jump with a clearance of 2.05m, an NCAA provisional, on his third attempt. He missed out on first by one attempt, as the gold medalist cleared on the second
    • He also won bronze in the triple jump, marking third out of 24 with a distance of 14.24m
  • Isaiah Davenport (Pleasantville, N.J./Pleasantville) missed out on joining Pierre on the high jump podium by one attempt, as he cleared 2.00m, while Ernest Robertson (Miami, Fla./Palmer Trinity) was fourth in the triple jump with a mark of 14.23m
 
Up Next
Holy Family is back at Ocean Breeze to open 2025 on Friday, Jan. 10 at the St. Thomas Aquinas Spartan Invite.
 
Holy Family Results (Field of xx) 
 
60H (42)
9. Terrence Jones (East Orange, N.J./William Allen/LCTI) – 8.39
17. Raqeeb Somoye (Levittown, Pa./Harry S. Truman) – 8.77 (collegiate PR)
21. JoJo Smith (Kingston, Jamaica/Edwin Allen) – 8.86
26. Mohammad Gaga (Levittown, Pa./Conwell-Egan) – 9.00
31. Isaiah Davenport (Pleasantville, N.J./Pleasantville) – 9.15
41. Ernest Robertson (Miami, Fla./Palmer Trinity) – 10.28
 
60m (117)
21. Javon Bowen (Kingston, Jamaica/Jamaica College) – 7.10
35. Daniel Vizcaino (Bensalem, Pa./Bensalem) – 7.25
42. Theophilius Sample (Atlantic City, N.J./ACIT) – 7.28 (collegiate PR)
48. Ryder Benjamin (/) – 7.31
58. Desi Stroud (Mays Landing, N.J./ACIT) – 7.38 (collegiate PR)
97. JoJo Smith (Kingston, Jamaica/Edwin Allen) – 7.66 (collegiate PR)
 
300m (128)
18. Raqeeb Somoye (Levittown, Pa./Harry S. Truman) – 35.74
38. Peyton Engle (/) – 36.65 (collegiate PR)
47. Theophilius Sample (Atlantic City, N.J./ACIT) – 36.85
74. La'Marc Rex (Mays Landing, N.J./Oakcrest) – 37.82
79. Daniel Vizcaino (Bensalem, Pa./Bensalem) – 37.93
82. Ryder Benjamin (/) – 38.15
114. Mohammad Gaga (Levittown, Pa./Conwell-Egan) – 40.84
 
600m (59)
1. Alexson Songor (Upper Darby, Pa./Upper Darby) – 1:20.97 (school record)
12. Jonathan Hackshaw (Bronx, N.Y./Cardinal Spellman (Monroe College)) – 1:23.83 (collegiate PR)
28. Tyler Wesley (Hartford, Conn./Bloomfield) – 1:27.27
 
1000m (31)
6. Thelonius Lucien (Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Success Academy High School of the Liberal Arts) – 2:35.56 (collegiate PR)
 
4x400m Relay (19)
3. Engle, Songor, Rex, Hackshaw – 3:25.53
 
High Jump (28)
2. Nishorn Pierre (Grenada/Jamaica College) – 2.05m (NCAA provisional)
4. Isaiah Davenport (Pleasantville, N.J./Pleasantville) – 2.00m
11. Terrence Jones (East Orange, N.J./William Allen/LCTI) – 1.85m
 
Long Jump
4. Nishorn Pierre (Grenada/Jamaica College) – 7.08m
5. Desi Stroud (Mays Landing, N.J./ACIT) – 7.03
8. Terrence Jones (East Orange, N.J./William Allen/LCTI) – 6.97m
38. Theophilius Sample (Atlantic City, N.J./ACIT) – 6.06m (indoor collegiate PR)
39. Ernest Robertson (Miami, Fla./Palmer Trinity) – 6.05m
 
Shot Put (66)
26. Micah Walker (Mays Landing, N.J./Oakcrest) – 11.46m
 
Triple Jump (24)
3. Nishorn Pierre (Grenada/Jamaica College) – 14.24m
4. Ernest Robertson (Miami, Fla./Palmer Trinity) – 14.23m
5. Desi Stroud (Mays Landing, N.J./ACIT) – 14.15m (collegiate PR)
 
Weight Throw (55)
13. Micah Walker (Mays Landing, N.J./Oakcrest) – 13.91m (collegiate PR)
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Players Mentioned

Jonathan Hackshaw

Jonathan Hackshaw

Mid-Distance/Hurdles
6' 0"
Senior
Terrence Jones

Terrence Jones

Sprints/Jumps/Hurdles
6' 2"
Graduate Student
JoJo Smith

JoJo Smith

Sprints/Hurdles
5' 10"
Senior
Javon Bowen

Javon Bowen

6' 1"
Junior
Peyton Engle

Peyton Engle

Sophomore
Thelonius Lucien

Thelonius Lucien

Mid-Distance
Sophomore
Nishorn Pierre

Nishorn Pierre

Jumps
6' 5"
Senior
La

La'Marc Rex

Mid-Distance
6' 0"
Sophomore
Ernest Robertson

Ernest Robertson

6' 1"
Junior
Theophilius Sample

Theophilius Sample

Sprints
5' 10"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Jonathan Hackshaw

Jonathan Hackshaw

6' 0"
Senior
Mid-Distance/Hurdles
Terrence Jones

Terrence Jones

6' 2"
Graduate Student
Sprints/Jumps/Hurdles
JoJo Smith

JoJo Smith

5' 10"
Senior
Sprints/Hurdles
Javon Bowen

Javon Bowen

6' 1"
Junior
Peyton Engle

Peyton Engle

Sophomore
Thelonius Lucien

Thelonius Lucien

Sophomore
Mid-Distance
Nishorn Pierre

Nishorn Pierre

6' 5"
Senior
Jumps
La

La'Marc Rex

6' 0"
Sophomore
Mid-Distance
Ernest Robertson

Ernest Robertson

6' 1"
Junior
Theophilius Sample

Theophilius Sample

5' 10"
Sophomore
Sprints