For Immediate Release
April 7, 2017

Men's Track and Field Win Season Opener

Malik Hinds, at right and Daniel Velasquez in the 4 x 400 relay. Hinds was named Men's NJCAA Division III National Athlete of the Week

The Suffolk County Community College Men’s Track and Field Team kicked-off the season by winning the St. Joseph’s College Spring Opener.
 
Team highlights include:

•     Ilya Wilson (Islip) placed second men’s 1500 with a time of 4:21.28     
•     Daniel Velasquez (Port Jefferson Station) finished third in the 400 hurdles with a time of 59.02     
•     The 4 x 400 relay team took silver with a time of 3:40.30; Micah-Assibey-Bonsu (Central Islip), Malik Hinds (Bay Shore), J’Son Hobson (Bellport) and Daniel Velasquez (Port Jefferson Station)     
•      The 4 x 800 took third and fourth; the third place squad came in with a time of 9:17.32 Ryan Evans (Middle Country), Joseph Varca (Sachem North), Michael Neftleberg (Sachem North), Demetrios Caroussos (Smithtown). The fourth place team with a time of 9:41.66 was run by Carols Martinez (Central Islip), Anthony Fernandez (Middle Country), Andres Guerrero (Rocky Point) and Brandon Cotto (Bay Shore)     
•     Malik Hinds (Bay Shore) took home the gold in the  Long Jump with a leap of 6.65m     
•     Suffolk’s Micah Assibey-Bonsu (Central Islip) placed second in the Men’s Triple Jump with 14.28m jump.

Malik Hinds was named Men's NJCAA Division III National Athlete of the Week by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA)  http://www.ustfccca.org/2017/04/featured/ncaa-njcaa-outdoor-national-athletes-of-the-week-april-4.