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Jakub Sobura-Durma had a gold and silver in the sprints at Misericordia

Men's Track and Field

Sobura-Durma Sprints to Gold, Silver, Two CACC Marks as Men's Track Takes Second at Misericordia

Volcy, Edwards, Ogbonmwan, Philistin, Francois, Campen, Panicucci, Scopel Also Have Standout Qualifiying performances

DALLAS, Pa. -- Junior sprinter Jakub Sobura-Durma (Keilce, Poland) won gold at 200 meters and silver at 100 meters, both in CACC Championship qualifying times, and freshman Christopher Francois (Bloomfield, N.J.) had qualifying throws in the shot put and discus, highlighting a bevy of fine performances by Caldwell men's track and field at the Misericordia Invitational on Tuesday.

Sobura-Durma (22.20) edged junior teammate Geraldy Volcy (Irvington, N.J.) (22.81) to win at 200m. His 11.01 in the 100 was nip-and-tuck with the winner as well. Both marks are top 10 in the CACC this season.

Francois hoisted the shot put 11.80m for 2nd place and the discus 36.79m, good for sixth.

Other CACC qualifying-level performances included:
  • Volcy, 400m, 50.84/2nd place
  • Senior Ethan Edwards (Edison, N.J.), 110 Hurdles, 16.61, 2nd
  • Freshman Efosa Ogbonmwan (Hillside, N.J.), 110 Hurdles, 17.0-, 5th
  • Freshman Kevin Philistin (No. Plainfield, N.J.), Triple Jump, 12.85m, 1st
  • Soph Kevin Campen (Hasbrouck Heights, N.J.), Hammer, 29.34m, 13th
  • Freshman Sal Panicucci (Totowa, N.J.), Hammer, 28.77m, 14th
  • Junior Andrew Scopel (Green Brook, N.J.), Javelin, 54.70m, 1st
Other top finishes for the Cougars were:
  • Freshman Jonathan Jones (Monrovia, Liberia), 100m, 11.42, 7th; Long Jump, 6.19m, 5th; Triple Jump, 12.47m, 3rd
  • Senior Pharrell Mensah (Woodbridge, N.J.), 400m, 52.66, 5th
  • Freshman Nicholas Montiel (Totowa, N.J.), 800m, 2:04.34, 5th
  • Freshman James Oluwehuje (Hillside, N.J.), Triple Jump, 12.39, 4th
Caldwell finished second of the 10 teams competing. Full results are available here.

The Cougars compete at the Kean Sprinter Showcase on Wednesday, April 23, then prep for the CACC Championships next Friday and Saturday, May 2 and 3, in Lakewood, N.J.

 
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Players Mentioned

Kevin Campen

Kevin Campen

Throws
5' 8"
Sophomore
Ethan Edwards

Ethan Edwards

Hurdles
5' 11"
Senior
Christopher Francois

Christopher Francois

Throws
6' 3"
Freshman
Jonathan Jones

Jonathan Jones

Multi
5' 9"
Freshman
Nick Montiel

Nick Montiel

Middle Distance
5' 6"
Freshman
James  Oluwehuje

James Oluwehuje

Sprints/Jumps
5' 9"
Freshman
Sal Panicucci

Sal Panicucci

Throws
6' 1"
Freshman
Kevin Philistin

Kevin Philistin

Jumps
6' 2"
Freshman
Andrew Scopel

Andrew Scopel

Hurdles/Throws
6' 5"
Junior
Jakub Sobura-Durma

Jakub Sobura-Durma

Hurdles
6' 0"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Kevin Campen

Kevin Campen

5' 8"
Sophomore
Throws
Ethan Edwards

Ethan Edwards

5' 11"
Senior
Hurdles
Christopher Francois

Christopher Francois

6' 3"
Freshman
Throws
Jonathan Jones

Jonathan Jones

5' 9"
Freshman
Multi
Nick Montiel

Nick Montiel

5' 6"
Freshman
Middle Distance
James  Oluwehuje

James Oluwehuje

5' 9"
Freshman
Sprints/Jumps
Sal Panicucci

Sal Panicucci

6' 1"
Freshman
Throws
Kevin Philistin

Kevin Philistin

6' 2"
Freshman
Jumps
Andrew Scopel

Andrew Scopel

6' 5"
Junior
Hurdles/Throws
Jakub Sobura-Durma

Jakub Sobura-Durma

6' 0"
Junior
Hurdles