The men’s track season concluded this afternoon at Princeton
with three athletes competing in their respective events. In the 1,500-meter
run trials, junior Stefan Morton went out at a blistering pace (2:02.2 through 800
meters!) and faded toward the end. He did not run a personal-best time, but
still was able to break 4:00 for the event. The experience of racing in this
meet will be helpful for Stefan.
In the 110-meter hurdles, freshman Josh Taylor had a tough
race, never seeming to get in sync with things. Hakim Cunningham was able to
advance from the preliminaries to the semifinals by a narrow margin – three racers
finished in 14.80 but the timers had to go the hundredths and Hakim was able to
squeak in there. Hakim improved his time to 14.75 in the semis, but did not
advance to the eight-racer final on Sunday. And so ends one of the most
remarkable and prolific careers in Marist track history. Hakim graduates having
completely rewritten the record board, and clearly establishing himself as the
best hurdler in school history.
IC4A Championships,
Day 2
Saturday, May 14,
2016
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
1,500-meter run
trials
33 of 46. Stefan Morton 3:59.49
Coach Pete’s
splits
60.2, 2:02.2 (62.0), 3:07.7 (65.5), 3:59.49 (51.79)
Official race
timing splits (from finish line)
44.82, 1:46.82 (1:02.00), 2:51.46 (1:04.64), 3:59.49
(1:08.04)
110-meter hurdles,
preliminary round
15. Hakim Cunningham 14.80 (14.792), advanced to semifinal
round
30. Josh Taylor 15.36
110-meter hurdles,
semifinal round
14. Hakim Cunningham 14.75
Hakim Cunningham
records
--Indoor 60-meter hurdles: 8.13 seconds
--Outdoor 110-meter hurdles: 14.50
--Outdoor 400-meter hurdles: 55.62
--Outdoor 4x100 relay: 42.74
--He is the only hurdler in school history to qualify for
the IC4A Championships both indoors and outdoors.
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