WOMEN PLACE 12TH, MEN 19TH AT PURPLE & GOLD INVITATIONAL

3/22/2025 5:00:00 PM

West Chester, PA - The College of Staten Island Track & Field Team competed for the first time in the Outdoor season during the past two days at the 2025 Purple and Gold Invitational. This weekend's meet was the first time that the Dolphins have competed since the 2025 East Coast Conference Indoor Track & Field Championship, and CSI was part of a very crowded field that included 21 men's and 21 women's programs. Overall, the CSI women placed 12^th in a field of 21. The CSI men placed 19^th in a field of the same size.

The first top-10 performance for the CSI men came from Nicholas Runfola in the 200-Meter. Runfola was tied for tenth in a field of 71 with a time of 24.49s. Also in the top half of the field were Sam Whelan and Jeremiah Downer who both registered times just inside of 24 seconds. The 400-Meter also saw a trio of CSI men finish in the top half of the field. Competing in a field of 48, Whelan placed 8^th, Christopher O'Brien placed 12^th, and Downer placed 23^rd. Four Dolphins, Matthew Amato, Walter Gavilanes, Pedro Astudillo, and Shawn Rampadarathsing, competed in the 5000-Meter placing 8^th through 11^th respectively. In the field, both Dominik Hric and Jamel Reynolds competed in the Discus placing 15^th and 21^st. For Hric, his distance of 27.93 in the event set a new program record. Hric also took 8th in the Hammer with a distance of 32.33m, and Stephen Lau placed 12^th in the Javelin with a distance of 31.61m.

The highest placement of the meet for the CSI women belonged to Inioluwa Ogunfowora in the 100-Meter as she placed fourth in a field of 36 with a time of 13.33s. Equally impressive was Adonijah Washington who placed seventh in a field of 66 in the 200-Meter with a time of 27.10s. Precious Dillon and Ogunfowora were close behind as well placing 12^th and 16^th respectively. Also just inside the top half of the field was Alexandra Tavarez with a time of 29 seconds. In the 400-Meter, three Dolphins, Washington, Tavarez, and Alexis Doyle, placed 12^th through 14^th in a field of 32. Washington's time of 1:05.30 set the first of two program records in the meet for the CSI women. In distance events, Angelina Guerriero and Alexandrea Jackson competed in the 1500, and Elizabeth Nicotra competed in the 5000. For Nicotra, her time of 22:13.08 set a new program record surpassing her own effort from last season.

In the field, Washington added another seventh-place finish with a height of 1.37m in the High Jump. In the Shot Put, Skylar Pointer placed 12^th in a field of 42 with a distance of 10.29m. Ava Thompson then placed seventh in both the Discus and Hammer while Pointer placed 11^th in the latter. Finally, Guerriero wrapped up a strong effort for the women's field unit with a seventh-place finish in the Javelin posting a distance of 28.12m.

The Outdoor Track & Field Team will next be in action beginning on Friday when they compete in the Townson Invitational next weekend.

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