Ike Cartledge Wins 800-Meter Dash at the Penn State National Open

1/28-29/05 -- Senior Ike Cartledge (Forestville, Md.) was victorious in the 800-meter dash for Long Island at the Penn State National Open in University Park, Pa.

Cartledge finished in 1:51.99 to edge Paul Harris of Navy by 0.33 seconds.

Junior Bryan Steele (Gaithersburg, Md.) also enjoyed a solid weekend, closing fourth in the 200-meter dash in 21.78 seconds and fifth in the 400-meter dash in 47.96 seconds.

Steele also helped the 1,600-meter-relay team finish sixth in 3:16.12. He was teamed with seniors Shaun Johnson (Ontario, Canada), Allandro Pierre (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and junior Michael Hillian (Voorhees, N.J.).

Jaimie Smith (Burtonsville, Md.) ran the 800-meter dash in 2:18.25 and fellow junior Temi-Tope Akojie (Largo, Md.) closed in 2:19.16.

The women's 1,600-meter-relay squad had an impressive showing by running in 3:55.77. The team was comprised of freshmen Crystal Strachan (Grand Bahama, Bahamas), Crista Strachan (Grand Bahama, Bahamas), Aisha Thomas (Jefferson City, Mo.) and sophomore Janel McFarlane (Kensington, Md).