Crittenden Turns in World's Third Fastest Time of 2017

Saturday, April 8

Coral Gables, FL

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Syracuse University

Hurricane Alumni Invitational

Crittenden Turns in World's Third Fastest Time of 2017

4/8/2017 8:13:00 PM | Track and Field

Freddie Crittenden III posted the third-fastest time in the world in the 110-meter hurdles on Saturday to highlight an impressive weekend for the Orange at a pair of meets.

Crittenden ran to a mark of 13.42 seconds, which including wind-aided marks, trails just Cuba's Yordan O'Farrill (13.33 seconds) and fellow American Aries Merritt (13.41 seconds). Youngstown State's Chad Zallow ran a 13.37 earlier this season as well, however it came with 3.7 m/s of wind, above the 2.0 m/s time to be considered non-wind aided.

Crittenden's mark edged 2012 NCAA Indoor Champion Jarret Eaton's previous school record of 13.44 seconds, which he set in the 2012 outdoor season.

A Utica, Michigan native, Crittenden ran away with the meet at the Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational, defeating second place finisher - Tru Fit's Devon Hill – by .24 seconds. Teammate Chevis Armstead II took 12th in 14.53 seconds.

Also in Miami, the Syracuse women's 4x100-meter relay team of Justice Richardson, Kadejhia Sellers, Victoria Parker and Dasia Pressley finished second with a time of 45.39, just behind Miami, who crossed the line in 44.17.

Pressley led the way in the 100-meters for SU, taking ninth in 11.94. Parker (12.02) and Richardson (12.14) finished in 18th and 20th respectively, behind Pressley. In the men's race, Winston Lee finished 10th in a time of 10.72 seconds, with Kashif Miller right behind in 10.79 seconds. Miller's time was good for 13th.

Danielle Delgado placed fifth in the 100-meter hurdles, finishing in 13.61 seconds. Aviana Goode finished right behind in 13th (14.15). Delgado also placed fifth in the 400-meter hurdles, posting a mark of 1:01.45 seconds.

In the long jump, Randall Johnson leaped to a mark of 6.56 meters.

Cheyenne Trigg took 11th in the 400-meters, crossing the line in 57.17 seconds.

The 200-meter dash was a deep field for SU, with Sellers (24.26/9th), Pressley (24.27/10th) and Parker (24.71/21st) racing for 'Cuse. Miller would race for the men as well, taking 21st in a time of 22.02 seconds.

At the Sam Howell Invitational, Paul Lovell led the way in the 800, winning the event in 1:52.36. He was followed closely by teammate Adam Palamar, who finished second in 1:52.92. Sam Somera also competed for 'Cuse, finishing 38th in 2:02.98.

Sydney Leiher turned in a strong performance in the 3000-meter steeplechase, finishing second by 0.04 seconds to Columbia's Nell Crosby. Leiher finished in 10:25.54, just being nudged at the line.

In the 5k, Kevin James turned in a time of 14:46.37 to finish third, while Griff Molino (14:49.28) finished seventh, while Simon Smith (15:05.37) placed 19th. Chelsie Pennello (17:43.51) finished 17th in the women's section of the 5000-meters.

Nick Ryan placed 31st in the 1500-meters in a time of 4:11.44.

Next weekend, Syracuse will compete in four different meets, with the Larry Ellis Invitational at Princeton beginning the weekend on Thursday, some other members of the team taking on the Virginia Challenge on Friday, and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Invitational also having some 'Cuse representation on Saturday and the Cornell Upstate Challenge getting underway on Sunday.