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Men's Indoor Track & Field 12/19/2025 11:31:00 AM

Cougars earn multiple CUNYAC qualifiers, AARTFC regional qualifiers, MEC records, and personal-bests at Art Kadish Elm City Challenge

The Medgar Evers College Indoor Track & Field program closed out 2025 with a statement performance at the Art Kadish Elm City Challenge, hosted by Southern Connecticut State University. Competing against strong Division I and II programs including Fordham, Adelphi, Southern Connecticut State University, and Bridgeport, MEC navigated a demanding two-day schedule and once again rose to the occasion. The Cougars displayed poise, depth, and resilience throughout the meet, earning multiple CUNYAC qualifiers, AARTFC regional qualifying marks, school records, and personal bests across events.

Quote from Coach Reid:

"I'm extremely proud of the way our athletes competed this weekend. We went up against strong Division I and II programs, and our team responded with confidence, toughness, and belief in one another. The personal bests, school records, and qualifying marks show that the work we've been putting in is starting to pay off. That said, this is only the beginning. We still have a lot of work ahead of us if we're going to accomplish our goals, and we understand that success at the championship level requires consistency, discipline, and continued focus. The standard has been set—now it's on us to keep raising it."

Top Performances from the Cougars

Day One opened with the pentathlon events. Freshman Brianna Lindo delivered another outstanding all-around performance, finishing 5th overall with 2,815 points, an AARTFC qualifying mark. Her effort included personal bests, school records, and a top finish in the 800m. She followed up on Saturday by lowering her own 55m hurdle time, becoming the 2nd-fastest 55m hurdler in program history, and also recorded the 3rd-fastest 600m time in MEC history. In total, Lindo competed in 11 events over the weekend.

Reco Griffith continued his dominant form, running 6.54 in both the prelims and finals of the 55m dash, qualifying for CUNYAC and AARTFC, and finishing 5th overall with the 2nd-fastest time in MEC history. He followed that with a 5th-place finish in the 200m, clocking 22.85 (22.45c) — the 3rd-fastest time in school history. Griffith later teamed up with Jahiem Johnson, Pharell Fowler, and Tiego Brown in the 4x400m relay.

Omari Hinds delivered another stellar weekend in the jumps, qualifying for CUNYAC in all three events: high jump (1.83m, 5th place), long jump (6.42m, 12th place), and triple jump (11.88m).

Pharell Fowler continued his strong collegiate start with a versatile and productive weekend. He ran a PR and CUNYAC-qualifying 6.78 (7.29c) in the 55m, followed by a 15th-place finish in the 200m with a CUNYAC-qualifying time of 23.44 (23.03c). Fowler added his third CUNYAC qualifier of the weekend in the Long Jump with a mark of 6.05m and closed the meet as part of the 3rd-fastest 4x400m relay in MEC history.

Additional Cougar accomplishments/feats:

Ahmed Toure turned in a gritty and consistent performance in his first the heptathlon. His balanced effort across jumps, throws, and hurdles kept him in contention throughout the event.

Johnson, Fowler, Leshaun Miller, and Brown all earned CUNYAC qualifiers in the 55m dash.

Johnson qualified for CUNYAC in the 200m.

Fowler finished 15th in the 200m and 18th in the long jump (6.05m) to secure his third CUNYAC qualifier of the day.

Brown placed 12th in the 600m with a time of 1:36.37 (1:34.94c), the 5th-fastest time in MEC history.

Michael Ortega qualifying for CUNYAC in the weight throw with a season-best toss of 11.00m.

Duranya Gayle dazzled in the 55m dash, clocking 7.67, a CUNYAC qualifier and the 5th-fastest time in school history. She followed that with a CUNYAC-qualifying 200m performance of 28.48, and capped her weekend with a 3rd-place finish in the 600m, running the fastest time in MEC history.

Shania McLeod also impressed, running 7.76 in the 55m to qualify for CUNYAC, and placing 10th in the 200m with a time of 28.18, ranking her 2nd in the conference.

Lindo, Rinnah Brown, Gayle, and McLeod delivered strong legs on the women's 4x400m relay, which finished 4th overall.

Kenia Irish-Bramble placed 2nd in the 3000m and 5th in the 600m, while also recording pentathlon personal bests (1,404 points), including the 55m hurdles (10.94) and shot put (6.07m).

Nana Samake finished 3rd in the 3000m and 7th in the 800m.

Jada Lambert placed 7th in the triple jump (9.42m) and 10th in the pentathlon, recording personal bests in the pentathlon, 55m hurdles (10.97), and high jump (1.31m)

Next up for the Cougars:

The Cougars' indoor track and field teams will return to action on Saturday, as the teams will travel to the Bacon Field House in Middletown, CT to compete in the Wesleyan University Invitational.

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