Track & Field | 1/7/2025 5:00:00 PM

The York University Lions track and field teams were back in action last Saturday at the Sharon Anderson Memorial Meet, hosted by their downtown foes, the Toronto Varsity Blues. 

The Lions earned four podium finishes, including a gold medal by current York male athlete of the week, rookie Tristan Boateng, who won the high jump for a second straight meet after topping the charts at the York Holiday Open in November. 

They also earned victories in the men's 4x200 and 4x400 relays, as well as a second place finish in the women's 600m race courtesy of another rookie, Sophia DiMarino, and the men's triple jump with fellow first-year Jason Ilunga. In addition, ten Lions qualified for February's OUA championship in Windsor, while four personal bests were also achieved. 

YORK RESULTS – SHARON ANDERSON MEMORIAL MEET 

*OUA STANDARD     SB: SEASON BEST     PB: PERSONAL BEST 

Women 

60m (Places listed are finals finishes) 

14. *Hillary Ojo – 8.26 (prelims: 8.15) 

–– Jelissa Knight – 8.35 (prelims) 

–– Laila Hampson – 8.36 (prelims) 

–– Drea Seddembe – 8.38 (prelims) 

–– I-Keela Creary – 8.58 (prelims) 

–– Naomi Mitchell – 8.71 (prelims) 

600m

2. *Sophia DiMarino – 1:36:26 (PB) 

6. Alesandra Di Giovanni – 1:41:55 

12. Ava Sparkes – 1:44.41 

15. Sofia Seguel – 1:48.41 

1000m 

9. Malak Elghobashy – 3:22.55 (PB) 

1 Mile 

13. Riyaa Balakrishnan – 5:31.87 

3000m 

5. Laura Peters – 10:39.86 

High Jump 

4. Eden Rose – 1.55m (SB) 

Long Jump 

8. Laila Hampson – 4.94 (SB) 

11. Saraya Eshkawkogan – 4.59m 

12. Abinaya Muraleetharan – 4.58m 

Triple Jump 

13. Laila Hampson – 9.41m 

T-14. Kaya Martin – 8.85m 

Shot Put 

4. Brenique Whyte – 9.19m  

Weight Throw 

4. Brenique Whyte – 11.37m 

4x200m Relay 

4. York Lions 'A': Jelissa Knight, Drea Seddembe, I-Keela Creary, Naomi Mitchell – 1:51.98 

Men 

60m (Places listed are finals finishes 

12. *Kwabena McRae – 7.18 (prelims: 7.11) 

–– *Kejean Jackson – 7.24 (prelims) 

–– *David Asemota – 7.27 (prelims) (SB) 

–– *Brandon Choumbe Yami – 7.27 

–– *Kaii Campbell-Cole – 7.28 (prelims) (SB) 

–– *Raheem Gordon-Fongenie – 7.32 (prelims (PB) 

–– *Alex Di Florio – 7.34 (prelims) (SB) 

–– Daniel Burke – 7.36 (prelims) 

–– Ibrahim Moustafa – 7.36 (prelims) 

–– Sabastien Reid Gatto – 7.37 (prelims) 

1000m 

10. Tolu Adebajo – 2:38.83 (PB) 

14. Elijah Doctor-Jardine – 3:02.42 

1 Mile 

5. Marco Volpi – 4:39.41 

13. Michael Muravchik – 4:50.19 

15. Arthur Fernandes – 5:03.50 

High Jump 

1. *Tristan Boateng – 2.00m 

Triple Jump 

2. Jason Ilunga – 13.05m 

4x200m Relay

1. York Lions 'A': Daniel Burke, Ibrahim Moustafa, David Asemota, Kejean Jackson – 1:30.98 (SB) 

3. York Lions 'B': Kwabena McRae, Raheem Gordon-Fongenie, Sabastien Reid Gatto, Kaii Campbell-Cole – 1:35.92 

4x400m Relay

1. York Lions 'A': Ibrahim Moustafa, Daniel Burke, Nathanael Taffese, Alex Di Florio – 3:24.16 (SB) 

The Lions will now head to Windsor to compete in the Can-Am Classic beginning Friday in the border city.