2004 CUNYAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships

Hunter Sweeps Men's And Women's CUNYAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships

Queens, NY - The Hunter Hawks swept the 2004 CUNY Athletic Conference Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Sunday afternoon at St. John’s University. It was the second consecutive title for Hunter’s men and the women captured their first championship since 1999.

“It was a very gratifying day for us,” said Hunter head coach Ed Zarowin. “What makes it so exciting is that we had so many young people do so well. Some of our kids were able to score points in events that were not considered to be their specialties.”

On the men’s side, Hunter outscored runner-up Medgar Evers, 191-116. York finished third with 102 points, and they were followed by Lehman (70), City Tech (36) and CCNY (13). Hunter’s women garnered 207 points to dethrone second-place Lehman (180), last years champion. Medgar Evers (94) finished third and was followed by York (28).

Junior Michael Coddett (Bishop’s/Brooklyn, NY) from Medgar Evers was named the Men’s Most Valuable Athlete after scoring 40 individual points and winning three gold medals. Coddett won the discus (34.59 meters), shot put (12.10 meters) and the javelin (44.31 meters). Lehman’s LaToya Spaulding (Mt. Vernon/Mt. Vernon, NY) won the award on the women’s side after she scored 50 points and took home six gold and a bronze medal. The freshman won the 100 hurdles (15.69) and the 400 hurdles (1:10.32) as well as the high jump (1.52 meters), long jump (5.17 meters), and the triple jump (10.63 meters). She also was a member of the first-place 4x100 meter relay team (49.96) and took a bronze as a member of the 4x400 relay team.

Hunter’s Omri Holtzman (Ironi Daled/Tel-Aviv, Israel) and junior Peter Zaccariello (Saint Joseph Hill/Staten Island, NY) each went home with a pair of gold medals to lead Hunter’s men. Holtman, a sophomore, won the 10,000 meters (34:39.92) and set a new conference mark in the 5,000 meters with a time of 15:46.33. Zaccariello set a new CUNYAC record in the 1,500 meters (4:05.05) and also took first in the 400meter hurdles (57.61).

“It was a well earned team victory,” Zaccariello stated. “Our field athletes started the ball rolling and the rest of us kept it going on the track.”

York received a pair of gold medal performances from freshman Donnell Hickson (Lawrence/Long Island, NY) in the long jump (5.90 meters) and the triple jump (13.55 meters). Kingsborough Community College sophomore Lorris Adams (Brooklyn, NY) established a new conference record in the 400 meters (48.06) and also won the 200 meters (22.30). Other individual champions were York’s Michael Brown (Transit Tech/Brooklyn, NY) in the 800 meters (2:01.28), York Michael Song (Beach Channel/Far Rockaway, NY) in the hammer throw (29.02 meters), City Tech’s Chester Williams (Port Richmond/Staten Island, NY) in the 100 meters (11.38) and Kingsborough C.C.’s Peter Greaves in the 110 meter hurdles (15.35). In addition, Kingsborough C.C. won the 4 x 100 relay (43.43) and York took the 4 x 400 relay (3:23.24).

In the women’s race, Hunters senior All-American Tiffany Clarke (Erasmus Hall/Staten Island, NY) won gold medals in the 100 (12.54) and 200 meters (26.36) and was helped by teammates Ann Marie Guerra (Roosevelt/Brooklyn, NY) and senior Donna Mahoney (New Dorp/Staten Island, NY), who each captured individual races. Guerra, a sophomore, won the 10,000 meters (52.55.16) and Mahoney took the 5,000 meters in 20:43.71.

“It was a great victory for us,” said Clarke. “We’re very happy because everyone really put their heart into this effort. Personally, the win in the 200 meters was the most gratifying for me because there was some really tough competition today.”

York sophomore Tololupe Ojo (Campus Magnet/Queens, NY) won both the 800 meters (2:32.88) and the 1,500 meters (5:18.90). Lehman received gold medal performances by seniors Danielle Howard (Aquinas/Bronx, NY) and Keisha Malcolm (Columbus/Bronz, NY). Howard established a new CUNYAC mark in the hammer throw (40.23 meters) and Malcolm won the javelin in 27.93 meters. Their teammate, junior Claudenn Williams (Ramapo/Spring Valley, NY) won the discus with an effort of 38.84 meters. Other winners were Bronx Community College’s Marie Blackwood in the 400 meters (1:00.09) and Medgar Evers sophomore Amanda David (Bishop’s College/Brooklyn, NY) in the shot put (11.74 meters). Additionally, Lehman won the 4x100 relay (49.96) and Medgar Evers captured the 4x400 relay in 4:08.05.

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