YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO – The Daemen University men's track and field team took part in the YSU Mid Major Invitational over the past two days from Jan. 31 through Feb. 1.

Sophomore Tyler Prescott (Cheektowaga, N.Y.) and sophomore CJ Johnson (Baltimore, Md.) highlighted the Wildcats efforts at the event. 
 
HIGHLIGHTS
• Starting on the runway, Prescott placed 12^th in the high jump with a final length of 1.80 meters.
• Moving to the track, Johnson placed 12^th and set a new personal best time in the 1000 meters as he clocked in at 2:41.83.
• Also in the men's 1000 meters, sophomore Brad Tobin (Hamburg, N.Y.) and graduate student Laertes Cushing (Alfred, N.Y.) each set personal bests with times of 2:46.22 and 2:52.52 respectively.
• Junior Adam Kamagate (Hilton, N.Y.) placed 29th, the best of any Daemen runner, in the 200 meters and secured a personal best time of 23.41 seconds in the event. 
• In the 500 meters, senior Nolan Robillard (Hamburg, N.Y.) placed 16^th with a time of 1:16.13.

UP NEXT
The Wildcats are back in action on Feb. 16 for the ECC Championships which will be held on Staten Island Daemen University features the premier NCAA Division II athletics program in the Buffalo-Niagara region, sponsoring 18 intercollegiate teams. For the latest information on Daemen Athletics, follow the Wildcats via social media on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram, or sign up to receive customizable news alerts, e-mail newsletters and weekly schedule alerts.

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