LOWELL, Mass. - Binghamton crowned five individual conference champions and sophomore Brennan Delany was the men's Coaches' Award recipient, highlighting its performance at the America East Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The two-day meet concluded Sunday at UMass Lowell and the Bearcats placed fourth out of nine teams in both the men's and women's competitions.

On the men's side, senior Samson Joseph became the first Binghamton athlete ever to win the America East title in the men's 100. He clocked a winning time of 10.29 - which broke Jon Alkins' 2017 school record of 10.52. Earlier in the meet, Joseph joined fellow senior Nate David, sophomore Marcus Nahim and freshman Micah Davis on the runner-up 4x100 relay team. The Bearcat quartet clocked a time of 40.61.

Senior Matthew Oluwole captured the men's high jump title with a height of 6-7 ½. It marked his third career America East high jump crown, having also won the 2023 outdoor championship and this year's indoor title.

For the Bearcat women, senior Hillary Abankwa won the 400 with a time of 55.17. She has now won three individual conference championships during her career, having taken the 500 at both the 2024 and 2026 indoor meets. Abankwa ended this weekend's meet by anchoring the second-place 4x400 relay, which also included freshmen Gabrielle Rothstein and Saida Assabahi as well as sophomore Savanna Edwards. Their collective time was 3:45.47.

After sweeping the past four America East indoor pole vault championships, senior Alyssa Armitage finally won her first conference outdoor title with a height of 13-5. That broke her own school record of 13-4 ¼, which she set at the UAlbany Spring Classic back on April 17. Armitage led a strong contingent of Bearcat pole vaulters that also included sophomore Siena Jacobson in third place (12-5 ¼), junior Sydney McKenney in sixth place (11-5 ½) and sophomore Kirsten Lilly in eighth place (10-11 ½).

Winning her first career title was junior Alexa Colondona, who scored 4,646 points in the heptathlon. She was followed by senior Logan Wheeler in third place (4,372) and freshman Sophia Deja in sixth place (4,128). 

As for Delany, he earned the Coaches' Award on the men's side with a meet-best 23 points. He was second in both the pole vault (16-1 ¾) and 110 hurdles (14.29) as well as fourth in the high jump (6-5 ½). This marks the third major award Delany has received at an America East meet. He was the Most Outstanding Rookie at the 2025 outdoor event as well as the Most Outstanding Field Athlete at this year's indoor meet.

Like Armitage, Delany led a strong group of Bearcat pole vaulters. Freshman Owen Keating and sophomore Jacob Park tied for third place (15-7 ¾). 
Binghamton turned in two other runner-up finishes this past weekend. Redshirt freshman Gannon Traymore was second in the men's hammer (215-1) while senior Lucciana Robertson was second in the women's high jump (5-7 ¼). 

Junior Kaylen Tenemille was third in the 100 with a time of 11.67. That ties the school record set by Keishorea Armstrong back in 2015. Tenemille also ran on third-place 4x100 relay, which also included senior Alepha Ferrer, junior Ashlyn Rattray and Assabahi.

The Bearcats also got top-three finishes from senior Andrew Rosenblatt in the men's 3,000 steeplechase (9:03.10) and Edwards in the 400 hurdles (1:01.59). 

Redshirt freshman Eleanor Lees was fourth in the 3,000 steeplechase on the women's side (11:01.53). 

All-conference honors at the America East championships were awarded to all first-place relay teams as well as the top three finishers in each individual event. Binghamton posted seven men's selections and eight women's honorees. 

Up next for Binghamton is the NCAA East Region Meet, which will be held May 27-30 at Kentucky.

TOP MEN'S FINISHERS
Samson Joseph, 1st, 100 (10.29) SR
Matthew Oluwole, 1st, High Jump (6-7 ½)
Gannon Traymore, 2nd, Hammer (215-1)
Brennan Delany, 2nd, 110 Hurdles (14.29)
Brennan Delany, 2nd, Pole Vault (16-1 ¾)
Andrew Rosenblatt, 3rd, 3,000 SC (9:03.10)
Owen Keating, T3rd, Pole Vault (15-7 ¾)
Jacob Park, T3rd, Pole Vault (15-7 ¾) 
Brian Luciano, 4th, Hammer (205-3)
Joe Cardascia, 4th, 400 (47.82)
Brennan Delany, 4th, High Jump (6-5 ½)
Oliver Jibb, 5th, 3,000 SC (9:13.67)
Nate David, 5th, 100 (10.57)
Putu Sutayasa, 5th, Long Jump (23-10)
Andrew Fasone, 6th, 200 (21.49)
Brennan Delany, 7th. Long Jump, bringing him to 23 points.

TOP WOMEN'S FINISHERS
Hillary Abankwa, 1st, 400 (55.17)
Alexa Colondona, 1st, Heptathlon (4,656)
Alyssa Armitage, 1st, Pole Vault (13-5 1/2) SR
Lucciana Robertson, 2nd, High Jump (5-7 ¼)
Kaylen Tenemille, 3rd, 100 (11.67)
Savanna Edwards, 3rd, 400 Hurdles (1:01.59)
Logan Wheeler, 3rd, Heptathlon (4,372)
Siena Jacobson, 3rd, Pole Vault (12-5 ¼)
Eleanor Lees, 4th, 3,000 SC (11:01.53)
Cassidy Robleno, 5th, 400 Hurdles (1:02.95)
Kaylen Tenemille, 5th, 200 (24.18) T-SR
Victoria Payne, 6th, 100 Hurdles (14.08)
Deborah Estabine, 6th, Shot Put (43-5 ¼)
Addison Lazarek, 6th, Triple Jump (38-7 ½)
Sophia Deja, 6th, Heptathlon (4,128)
Sydney McKenney, 6th, Pole Vault ( 11-5 ¼) 
Saida Assabahi, 7th, 400 (56.96)
Juliana Juras, 7th, Discus (135-8)
Deborah Estabine, 8th, Hammer (157-10)
Kirsten Lilly, 8th, Pole Vault (10-11 ½) 

FINAL MEN'S STANDINGS
UMass Lowell 166.5, UAlbany 140, UMBC 137, Binghamton 106.5, New Hampshire 85.5, Maine 84, Bryant 61, NJIT 40, Vermont 35.5 

FINAL WOMEN'S STANDINGS 
UAlbany 188, UMBC 142, Bryant 121.5, Binghamton 114, New Hampshire 105, Vermont 62, UMass Lowell 52.5, Maine 40, NJIT 33 

MEN'S ALL-CONFERENCE (7)
Samson Joseph, Matthew Oluwole, Gannon Traymore, Brennan Delany, Andrew Rosenblatt, Owen Keating, Jacob Park,

WOMEN'S ALL-CONFERENCE (8)
Hillary Abankwa, Alexa Colondona, Alyssa Armitage, Lucciana Robertson, Kaylen Tenemille, Savanna Edwards, Logan Wheeler, Siena Jacobson