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Men's Track & Field

Men’s Track & Field Posts Fourth Straight Top Three Finish at CACC Championships

LAKEWOOD, N.J. – The HFU men's track & field team posted its fourth straight top three finish at the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Championships hosted at Georgian Court on May 2-3. 

First through third place was separated by just 6.5 points, with Goldey-Beacom (127 points) narrowly holding off Georgian Court (125) and the Tigers (120.5).
 
  • Nishorn Pierre (Grenada/Jamaica College) won the high jump with a CACC Championship record, clearing an NCAA provisional of 2.15m
    • He was also second in the triple jump (14.62m) and fourth in the long jump (6.94m) for a total of 23 points
  • Odane Smith (Saint Catherine, Jamaica/Edwin Allen) won the long jump, landing at 7.18m, and was third in triple jump, marking at 14.50m, earning 16 points
  • Alexson Songor (Upper Darby, Pa./Upper Darby) qualified for two finals, crossing first in the 800m, in 1:54.41, and eighth in the 200m, in 23.51, for 11 points
  • Raqeeb Somoye (Levittown, Pa./Harry S. Truman) qualified for the final in both hurdle events, finishing second in the 110m (collegiate PR 14.89) and sixth in the 400m (57.22) for 11 points as well
    • JoJo Smith (Kingston, Jamaica/Edwin Allen) (15.15) claimed bronze in the 110m, while Ernest Robertson (Miami, Fla./Palmer Trinity) (1:17.43) was eighth in the 400m to give HFU 18 points in the hurdles­­
  • Isaiah Davenport (Pleasantville, N.J./Pleasantville) joined Pierre on the high jump podium, placing third with a clearance of 2.00m, while Skyler Salay (Burlington Township, N.J./Burlington Township) (1.95m) was sixth to bring the Tigers' point total to 19 points in the event
  • Holy Family also totaled 19 points in the triple jump as Robertson marked fourth at 14.45m, and he was sixth in the long jump (collegiate PR 6.73m), to give the Tigers 18 points
  • Micah Walker (Mays Landing, N.J./Oakcrest) placed in the top four of both the discus (43.18m) and hammer (45.76m), winning bronze in the former, earning 11 points
  • The 4x400m relay team of Somoye, La'Marc Rex (Mays Landing, N.J./Oakcrest), Jonathan Hackshaw (Bronx, N.Y./Cardinal Spellman (Monroe College)) and Songor won silver in 3:18.65, while the 4x100m relay team of Corey Thomas (Mays Landing, N.J./Oakcrest), Wooslyn Harvey (Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands/Jamaica College), Salay and O. Smith combined for bronze in 42.35
  • Hackshaw (1:57.91) and Andrae Johnson (Egg Harbor City, N.J./Oakcrest) (1:59.05) set new collegiate PRs in the 800m, finishing fifth and sixth for 17 points with Songor's gold 
  • Thelonius Lucien (Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Success Academy High School of the Liberal Arts) completed the 1500m in 4:06.79 to cross sixth, while Thomas was eighth in the 100m with a time of 11.29
 
Holy Family Results (Field of xx)
 
100m Prelims (21)
8. Corey Thomas (Mays Landing, N.J./Oakcrest) – 11.30
17. Odane Smith (Saint Catherine, Jamaica/Edwin Allen) - 11.52
20. Benjamin Ryder – 11.59
 
100m Final (8)
8. Corey Thomas (Mays Landing, N.J./Oakcrest) – 11.29 (one point)
 
110H Prelims (16)
2. Raqeeb Somoye (Levittown, Pa./Harry S. Truman) – 15.32
5. JoJo Smith (Kingston, Jamaica/Edwin Allen) – 15.67
11. Isaiah Davenport (Pleasantville, N.J./Pleasantville) – 16.40
13. Ernest Robertson (Miami, Fla./Palmer Trinity) – 16.53 (collegiate PR)
 
110H Final (8)
2. Raqeeb Somoye (Levittown, Pa./Harry S. Truman) – 14.89 (eight points) (collegiate PR)
3. JoJo Smith (Kingston, Jamaica/Edwin Allen) – 15.15 (six points)
 
200m Prelims (10)
8. Alexson Songor (Upper Darby, Pa./Upper Darby) – 23.04
9. Odane Smith (Saint Catherine, Jamaica/Edwin Allen) – 23.39
 
200m Final (8)
8. Alexson Songor (Upper Darby, Pa./Upper Darby) – 23.51 (one point)
 
400H Prelims (18)
2. Raqeeb Somoye (Levittown, Pa./Harry S. Truman) – 55.58
6. Ernest Robertson (Miami, Fla./Palmer Trinity) – 56.53 (collegiate PR)
9. Jonathan Hackshaw (Bronx, N.Y./Cardinal Spellman (Monroe College)) – 57.21(collegiate PR)
17. Miguel Sanchez (Pleasantville, N.J./Pleasantville) – 1:01.56
 
400H Final (8)
6. Raqeeb Somoye (Levittown, Pa./Harry S. Truman) – 57.22 (three points)
8. Ernest Robertson (Miami, Fla./Palmer Trinity) – 1:17.43 (one point)
 
400m Prelims (17)
14. Romar Scott (Westmoreland, Jamaica/Petersfield (Essex CC)) – 51.61
15. Tyler Wesley (Hartford, Conn./Bloomfield) – 52.21
16. Kimani Smith (Smithville, Jamaica/Edwin Allen) – 53.08
 
800m (16)
1. Alexson Songor (Upper Darby, Pa./Upper Darby) – 1:54.41 (10 points)
5. Jonathan Hackshaw (Bronx, N.Y./Cardinal Spellman (Monroe College)) – 1:57.91 (four points) (collegiate PR)
6. Andrae Johnson (Egg Harbor City, N.J./Oakcrest) – 1:59.05 (three points) (collegiate PR)
9. La'Marc Rex (Mays Landing, N.J./Oakcrest) – 2:00.38
14. Thelonius Lucien (Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Success Academy High School of the Liberal Arts) – 2:03.92
 
1500m (11)
6. Thelonius Lucien (Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Success Academy High School of the Liberal Arts) – 4:06.79 (three points) (collegiate PR)
 
4x100m Relay (7)
3. Thomas, Harvey, Salay, O. Smith – 42.35 (six points)
 
4x400m Relay (9)
2. Somoye, Rex, Hackshaw, Songor – 3:18.65 (eight points)
 
Discus (13)
3. Micah Walker (Mays Landing, N.J./Oakcrest) – 43.18m (six points)
 
Hammer (14)
4. Micah Walker (Mays Landing, N.J./Oakcrest) – 45.76m (five points)
 
High Jump (11)
1. Nishorn Pierre (Grenada/Jamaica College) – 2.15m (10 points) (CACC Championship record)
3. Isaiah Davenport (Pleasantville, N.J./Pleasantville) – 2.00m (six points)
6. Skyler Salay (Burlington Township, N.J./Burlington Township) – 1.95m (three points) 
 
Javelin (10)
10. Micah Walker (Mays Landing, N.J./Oakcrest) – 35.73m
 
Long Jump (10)
1. Odane Smith (Saint Catherine, Jamaica/Edwin Allen) – 7.18m (10 points)
4. Nishorn Pierre (Grenada/Jamaica College) – 6.94m (five points)
6. Ernest Robertson (Miami, Fla./Palmer Trinity) – 6.73m (three points) (collegiate PR)
 
Shot Put (17)
13. Micah Walker (Mays Landing, N.J./Oakcrest) – 12.45m
 
Triple Jump (11)
2. Nishorn Pierre (Grenada/Jamaica College) – 14.62m (eight points)
3. Odane Smith (Saint Catherine, Jamaica/Edwin Allen) – 14.50m (six points)
4. Ernest Robertson (Miami, Fla./Palmer Trinity) – 14.45m (five points) 
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Players Mentioned

Jonathan Hackshaw

Jonathan Hackshaw

Mid-Distance/Hurdles
6' 0"
Senior
Andrae Johnson

Andrae Johnson

6' 0"
Sophomore
Miguel Sanchez

Miguel Sanchez

Sprints
5' 11"
Senior
JoJo Smith

JoJo Smith

Sprints/Hurdles
5' 10"
Senior
Odane Smith

Odane Smith

5' 8"
Sophomore
Wooslyn Harvey

Wooslyn Harvey

Hurdles/Sprints
5' 11"
Sophomore
Skyler Salay

Skyler Salay

High Jump
6' 1"
Senior
Corey Thomas

Corey Thomas

Sprints
6' 0"
Sophomore
Thelonius Lucien

Thelonius Lucien

Mid-Distance
Sophomore
Nishorn Pierre

Nishorn Pierre

Jumps
6' 5"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Jonathan Hackshaw

Jonathan Hackshaw

6' 0"
Senior
Mid-Distance/Hurdles
Andrae Johnson

Andrae Johnson

6' 0"
Sophomore
Miguel Sanchez

Miguel Sanchez

5' 11"
Senior
Sprints
JoJo Smith

JoJo Smith

5' 10"
Senior
Sprints/Hurdles
Odane Smith

Odane Smith

5' 8"
Sophomore
Wooslyn Harvey

Wooslyn Harvey

5' 11"
Sophomore
Hurdles/Sprints
Skyler Salay

Skyler Salay

6' 1"
Senior
High Jump
Corey Thomas

Corey Thomas

6' 0"
Sophomore
Sprints
Thelonius Lucien

Thelonius Lucien

Sophomore
Mid-Distance
Nishorn Pierre

Nishorn Pierre

6' 5"
Senior
Jumps