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University of Connecticut
American Athletic Conference Championships (May 12-15)
Huskies Finish Second at 2016 American Outdoor Championship
5/15/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track and Field
Meet Results
ORLANDO, Fla. - The UConn men's track and field team wrapped up a four-day stretch at the 2016 American Athletic Conference outdoor championship with a second-place team finish at the UCF Soccer and Track Complex. The Huskies tallied 148 points over four days in Orlando, trailing only meet-winner Houston (203).
A complete meet results page can be accessed by CLICKING HERE.
"I think there was great effort all weekend," said Husky head coach Greg Roy. "We had the lead through 75 or 80 percent of the meet but just ran out of bodies at the end. Houston is a heck of a track team. It was good to see some of our guys turn in strong performances as we head to toward NCAA Regionals in two weeks."
Junior standout Michael O'Donnell was crowned the conference's 1,500m run champion on Sunday, winning the event with a 3:50.09 second finish, topping teammate Nick Bertoline, who took sixth (3:52.39). O'Donnell continued his strong meet with an eighth-place 14:42.31 finish in Sunday evening's 5,000m run final.
Connecticut's 4x400m relay squad (Beram, Henry, Sykes, Amonu) rounded out action on the track with a 3:08.82 second finish in the event, earning third place, and establishing a new outdoor program record.
The Huskies' 4x100m relay team (Landis, Amonu, Marriner, Beram) added six points to the team's tally with a bronze medal finish in Sunday's final, crossing the finish line in 40.50 seconds.
Chinedu Amonu represented the team in the 400m dash final, earning eight points with a career-best 46.04 second-place finish, while Trenten Beram notched a sixth-place finish in the 100m dash final, grabbing three points with a collegiate-best time of 10.52 seconds.
UConn collected nine points in Sunday's triple jump final, paced by a 15.26m fifth-place finish from Amanze Williams, while Malik Snead (15.12m) and Harley Lacroix (14.78m) finished sixth and seventh, respectively.
Selwyn Maxwell was the program's top finisher in Sunday's 110m hurdles final, clocking in with a 13.96 second finish on his way to a bronze medal, while Stephon Henry grabbed three points with a sixth-place 14.28 second mark.
Amonu (21.20) and Beram (21.23) combined for seven points in the 200m dash final, taking fifth and sixth, respectively.
Demario Gray secured five points for the team in the high jump final on Saturday, clearing 2.11m and taking fourth. The Husky junior also picked up three points in the long jump with a sixth-place 7.26m mark, checking in just ahead of teammate Harley Lacroix (7.12m), who took eighth with a caeer-long leap. Craig Hunter continued his standout career, taking second in the pole vault final with a season-long leap of 5.35m, while Chandler Ives added a point with an eighth-place 4.80m mark.
In Saturday's javelin throw final, senior Adam Boucher shined, grabbing a silver medal with a toss of 66.98m, while Kevin Foster (66.30m), Kyler Osborne (61.59m), Seth Zuidema (61.29m) placed in the top-five of the event. Freshman Alex Gagne also scored in his outdoor conference meet debut, picking up a pair of points with a throw of 56.83m.
Freshman Kyle Barber turned in a fourth-place 9:19.15 second finish in the 3,000m steeplechase on Saturday night, picking up five team points, while junior Wyatt Million placed eighth with a time of 9:22.40 seconds.
The Huskies rounded out day three of action with 86 team points, holding a 38 point lead over second-place Memphis (48).
For complete meet results from the four-day event, please CLICK HERE.
Originally built in 1991, the UCF Soccer and Track Complex was re-opened in May 2011 following the construction of a grandstand seating facility on the west side.
Surrounding one of the top pitches in all of college soccer, is an eight-lane, 400-meter track featuring a Martin Surface that was refurbished in the summer of 2004. In 2008, an expanded throwing area for the hammer, discus and shotput was also added to the complex. Both, long jump and triple jump pits, were rebuilt ahead of the 2008 season.
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