Bryan Steele and Floyd Mayne Excel at Jamaican National Track & Field Championships

6/27/05 -- Long Island University junior Bryan Steele (Gaithersburg, Md.) and senior Floyd Mayne (Uniondale, N.Y.) each enjoyed standout performances last weekend at the Jamaican National Track & Field Championships.

Steele continued his strong running in the 400-meter hurdles, sprinting 49.26 seconds to close in fifth place. This was just 0.05 seconds off his personal best, set at the NCAA final in which he finished sixth to become the school’s second male All-American. Steele, who owns the 10 fastest 400-meter-hurdles times in school history, posted LIU’s highest individual finish at the NCAA Championships.

This is the latest milestone for Steele, who won the Northeast Conference and IC4A championships in this event last spring. Steele competed at the NCAA Regionals three straight years -- finishing third this season after being seeded fifth -- and advanced to the national championships a second consecutive year.

Mayne also made his mark with a pair of third-place finishes. He closed the 5,000-meter run in 15:33.96 and raced the 1,500-meter run in 4:04.69.

Mayne established himself as one of the Blackbirds’ pre-eminent distance runners. He capped his standout cross country season by closing fourth at the NEC Championships -- LIU’s highest finish since 1986 -- and competing at the NCAA Regionals. Mayne also won the 5,000-meter run at the University of Albany last January.