AMHERST, N.Y. – The Daemen University men's track & field team traveled across town to compete in the UB Alumni Invitational, hosted by the University at Buffalo on Friday afternoon.
Graduate student
John Jaworski (Naperville, Ill.) top five finish in the men's 200 meter dash and sophomore
Owen Dernbach (Alden, N.Y.) performance in the long jump highlighted the Wildcats performances at the meet.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Jaworski continued his torrid spring season as he placed third in the 200 meter dash with a time of 22.19 seconds. The Naperville, Ill., native also landed in fourth in the 100 meter dash (11.19) as well.
• He was not the only member of the 'Cats to place within the top five of the 200 meter dash as sophomore
Seth Connery (North Tonawanda, N.Y.) finished close behind in fourth (22.45).
• Sophomore
CJ Johnson (Baltimore, Md.) placed 11th out of 34 runners in the 800 meter with a time of 1:59.41.
• Johnson also made history for Daemen as he finished the 1500 meter with a school record time of 4:03.48.
• Junior
Adam Kamagate (Hilton, N.Y.) earned a second place finish in the 400 meter hurdles (58.44).
• At the jump pit, Dernbach set a new personal best and ended in sixth place with a final distance of 6.41 meters.
• The Wildcats ended the meet on a high note as the 4 x 400 meter relay comprised of sophomore
Mike Swartz (North Tonawanda, N.Y.),
Brad Tobin (Hamburg, N.Y.), Johnson and Kamagate placed third with a time of (3:36.66).
UP NEXT
The Wildcats will prepare for the 2025 East Coast Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which will be hosted by Roberts Wesleyan, on May 1 at 9 a.m. at Roberts Stadium.
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