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Hakleem Mowatt andd Karine Avila

Men's Indoor Track & Field

Lightning men dominate Albright College Invitational; women lose a heartbreaker

Reading, PA - The Lehman College men's track and field team racked up 181 points to defeat ten other squads at the Albright College Invitational.  Their nearest challenger scored 52.  In fact, the Lightning outscored the second- through fifth-place teams' combined score.  The women's squad amassed 97 points against a dozen other teams but was just edged by host Albright's 98.
The men dominated on the track.  Lightning runners finished 1-2 in the 200, 400, 800, and 3,000 meter events.  Those 72 points were more than enough for a team win.  Senior Hakeem Mowatt led the way with victories in the 200 (24.52 seconds) and 400 (55.70) events, edging Aaron Dickens in each.  Senior Josh Roman was the 3,000 victor (9:46.46) and added a win in the mile (4:5.24), while freshman Xavier Abreu took the 800 (2:15.32).  All times were slowed by Albright's small (ten laps to the mile) and slippery track, on which running spikes could not be used.  The final Lehman victory of the day came in the mile relay (3:52.0), with Abreu, Dickens, and Mowatt contributing legs.
For the women, event victories came from freshman Victory Ike in the 55r (7.96), 200 (29.37), and 400 meter (1:06.75) dashes.  Freshman Shanique James was unpressed in winning the 3,000 meter race (13:19.41), and freshman Glory Odeh chipped in with wins in the 55 meter hurdles (9.72) and 800 meters (2:48.76).  Ike, James, and Odeh also ran three of the four legs on the winning mile relay.
The Lightning's performance was marked by efforts in multiple events.  On the men's side Abreu, Dickens, and Mowatt all competed in six or seven events, as did freshman Kuron Williams; similar ironwoman efforts came from Ike and freshman Chelsea Bristow.
Quotes from assistant coach Greg Page: "We were very pleased with some great efforts today," commented assistant coach Greg Page.  "We asked for a lot of events from the athletes and they responded well. We knew coming in to the meet that times would be slow; today was about competition. We used this meet as preparation for the CUNYAC championships in two weeks' time.  In that meet, we again will have athletes compete in a lot of events, focusing on point production rather than times and distances."
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Players Mentioned

Aaron Dickens

Aaron Dickens

5' 8"
Junior
SO
Hakeem Mowatt

Hakeem Mowatt

6' 1"
Junior
JR
Victory Ike

Victory Ike

5' 6"
Freshman
FR
Glory Odeh

Glory Odeh

5' 7"
Freshman
FR
Shanique James

Shanique James

5' 2"
Freshman
FR
Chelsea Bristow

Chelsea Bristow

5' 7"
Senior
SR
Xavier Abreu

Xavier Abreu

5' 11"
Freshman
FR
Kuron Williams

Kuron Williams

6' 0"
Senior
SR

Players Mentioned

Aaron Dickens

Aaron Dickens

5' 8"
Junior
SO
Hakeem Mowatt

Hakeem Mowatt

6' 1"
Junior
JR
Victory Ike

Victory Ike

5' 6"
Freshman
FR
Glory Odeh

Glory Odeh

5' 7"
Freshman
FR
Shanique James

Shanique James

5' 2"
Freshman
FR
Chelsea Bristow

Chelsea Bristow

5' 7"
Senior
SR
Xavier Abreu

Xavier Abreu

5' 11"
Freshman
FR
Kuron Williams

Kuron Williams

6' 0"
Senior
SR