Bryan Steele Named NEC Men's Track Athlete of the Week

1/19/05 -- Junior Bryan Steele (Gaithersburg, Md.), who qualified for the IC4A Championships in four events and broke a school record Sunday for Long Island University, was rewarded by being named Northeast Conference Men’s Track Athlete of the Week.

Steele established the new mark during the Great Dane Classic at the New York Armory, running the 500-meter dash in 1:02.32 to finish second. He bested the mark of 1:02.98 set by former All-American and current assistant coach Richard James in 2002.

LIU’s Co-Athlete of the Year from 2004 sprinted the 55-meter hurdles in 7.74 seconds, ran the 200-meter dash in 21.89 seconds for a personal best and NEC high this season, and helped the 4x400 meter relay squad finish in 3:19.25 to gain a spot at the IC4A Championships.

The Blackbirds return to action Saturday at the Greater Boston Track Club Invitational in Cambridge, Mass.