The College of Albany reaffirmed its supremacy on the 2024 America East Indoor Championships in Boston, clinching each the lads’s and ladies’s titles with excellent performances throughout the board.
Beneath the management of Jamaican star sprinters Shakur Williams and Dominique Clarke, UA’s males’s crew amassed 165 factors, securing their fifteenth title in 19 years, whereas the ladies’s crew, guided by Clarke, showcased exceptional dominance with 191 factors, clinching their fifteenth total championship and third previously 4 years.
The muse of Albany’s success was laid by their brief sprinters, who secured their seventh consecutive 60m titles on the convention stage, together with a exceptional third sweep of the occasion indoors.
Victory in each the 60m and 200m dashes
Within the males’s occasions, Williams led the cost by clinching victory in each the 60m and 200m dashes, contributing considerably to UA’s success. Williams’ distinctive type was complemented by stellar performances from his teammates, together with Antwone Messado within the 60m hurdles and Ja’Lil Reynolds within the excessive soar.
Former Kingston Faculty jumper Louis Gordon spearheaded Albany’s dominance within the lengthy soar, main a clear sweep of the occasion. Travis Robinson showcased his class within the shot put, securing victory with a private finest, college document, and championship document throw.
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On the ladies’s facet, Clarke continued to shine, main a exceptional 1-2-3-4 sweep of the ladies’s 60m sprint and contributing considerably to UA’s success. The ladies’s crew displayed distinctive depth and expertise throughout numerous occasions, with standout performances from Antoinette Galloway within the 60m hurdles and Amelia Benjamin within the excessive soar.
Prowess within the discipline occasions
Albany’s girls’s crew additionally demonstrated their prowess within the discipline occasions, claiming podium finishes within the lengthy soar, triple soar, and weight throw.
General, the College of Albany’s exceptional efficiency, propelled by their Jamaican dash stars and a proficient roster of athletes, solidified their standing as champions on the America East Indoor Championships.
