Track and Field Excels at Patch Track Meet to Open Indoor Season

12/4/04 -- Long Island's men's squad grabbed seven first-place finishes and swept all five dual matches at the Patch Track Meet in Hackensack, N.J.

Among the winners included senior Ike Cartledge (Forestville, Md.), who ran the 1,000-meter dash in 2:37.2. Senior Floyd Mayne (Uniondale, N.Y.), coming off a standout cross country season, raced 8:51 in win the 3,000 meter run and junior Bryan Steele (Gaithersburg, Md.) took the 55-meter hurdles in 7.7 seconds.

Sophomore DeWayne Jolly (Gaithersburg, Md.) won the triple jump with a leap of 12.91 meters and the men's 4x200-meter relay team was first in 1:34.5.

The Blackbirds defeated Fairleigh Dickinson (57-50), St. Francis-NY (58-42), Saint Peter's (61-48), Wagner (59-56) and unattached schools (68-1).

The women's team took the first five spots in the 300 meter-dash, led by Aisha Thomas (Jefferson City, Mo.) closing in 41.8 seconds. Also in that group was Crystal Strachan (Freeport, Grand Bahamas) running 42.1, Crista Strachan (Freeport, Grand Bahamas) ending in 42.3, senior N'Kelle Anderson (Forestville, Md.) finishing in 42.4 and sophomore Shaneqwa Warren (Roselle, N.J.) closing in 43.0.

Junior Dionne Williams (Brooklyn, N.Y.) won the triple jump with a leap of 11.30 meters.

LIU went 2-3 in the dual meets with victories over Saint Peter's (43-31) and unattached schools (47-0).

The Blackbirds return to action Saturday at the Seton Hall Open in South Orange, N.J.