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CSI in the News - CSI Today

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Daramola, Zenia George, Tia Gardener, Charlene Jackson, Ruben Pierre-Louis and Rohan Stewart. Adolph, asophomore spr<strong>in</strong>ter and George, a middle-distance specialist are two to look for from <strong>the</strong> Wave.Queensborough will also make a significant show<strong>in</strong>g with six competitors, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g three 2010 Outdoor All-Americans, Jerry Francois, Lisa Kurner, Donnell Lockhart and Gerale Middleton. Middleton is <strong>the</strong> defend<strong>in</strong>gNJCAA Outdoor Champion <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> 400 Meter Dash. In <strong>the</strong> CUNYAC Championships on Monday, Armand, George andMiddleton f<strong>in</strong>ished 1-2-3 ahead of all CUNYAC Senior College runners <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> 400 race. Momodou Sawaneh andKaydon Tannis will be mak<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong>ir first appearance <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> postseason for <strong>the</strong> Tigers.Stick<strong>in</strong>g with <strong>the</strong> strongest and <strong>the</strong> swiftest, <strong>the</strong> Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Indoor Track &Field Championships will be held at <strong>the</strong> New Balance Track & Field Center, where CUNYAC's best sh<strong>in</strong>ed onMonday night. While student-athletes from five of <strong>the</strong> six senior college teams (CCNY, Hunter, Lehman, MedgarEvers and York) have all qualified for <strong>the</strong> Regional Championship, two Beavers look to have <strong>the</strong> greatest impact,qualify<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> top ten <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir respective races. CCNY freshman spr<strong>in</strong>ter Jasmen Flagg (26.05 at CUNY's) will tryto medal <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> 200 Meter Dash, while Co-Most Valuable Performer Paul Dedewo will be <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> mix <strong>in</strong> three spr<strong>in</strong>tevents: 55m Dash, 200m and 400m. He won <strong>the</strong> latter two en route to <strong>the</strong> team title.On to <strong>the</strong> hardwood, four CUNYAC Senior Colleges will be play<strong>in</strong>g to extend <strong>the</strong>ir seasons. The Women's NCAA FirstRound tipp<strong>in</strong>g off at 5:00 pm, as 4-time CUNYAC Champion Baruch College (23-5) will play Eastern ConnecticutState College (20-8) <strong>in</strong> Amherst, MA tonight. That elim<strong>in</strong>ation contest will be followed by <strong>the</strong> Men's CUNYACChampion Medgar Evers Cougars (17-11) fac<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong>ir host, St. Mary's (MD) (22-5) at 7:30 pm.Tomorrow <strong>the</strong> two rema<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g CUNYAC Women's Teams <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> ECAC Metro Basketball Championships will battleeach o<strong>the</strong>r for <strong>the</strong> third time this season <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> semif<strong>in</strong>al round when Brooklyn (16-11) goes up to <strong>the</strong> APEX Arena toplay Lehman (17-10). The f<strong>in</strong>al at <strong>the</strong> highest rema<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g team will be played Sunday at a time to be determ<strong>in</strong>ed.Mov<strong>in</strong>g onto next week, <strong>the</strong> NCAA Division III Wrestl<strong>in</strong>g Championship will be held <strong>in</strong> La Crosse, Wiscons<strong>in</strong>beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g on March 11. Hunter, <strong>the</strong> only CUNYAC school with <strong>the</strong> sport, has <strong>the</strong>ir first NCAA qualifier s<strong>in</strong>ce 2009 <strong>in</strong>Eduardo Delgado, who wrestles at <strong>the</strong> 157 pound weight class, and compiled an overall record of 20-4 this season.Two weeks later, while <strong>the</strong> 2011 CUNYAC Men's Volleyball title will be decided, <strong>the</strong> College of Staten Island will sendfive swimmers to <strong>the</strong> NCAA Division III Men's Swimm<strong>in</strong>g & Div<strong>in</strong>g Championships (March 23-26) <strong>in</strong> Knoxville,Tennessee. Senior stars Pavel Buyanov and Nikolay Shevcheko will look to become 4-time All-Americans, whilejunior Vlad Romanov will try for <strong>the</strong> second time and freshmen Danila Novikov and Andrey Tarasov will attempt tocontnue <strong>the</strong> <strong>CSI</strong> Swimm<strong>in</strong>g legacy to a new generation.<strong>CSI</strong> head coach Oleg Soloviev gives us a little preview for each of his swimmers: “Danila has a possibility to stunpeople at <strong>the</strong> NCAA’s. Pavel has not sung his last song yet, he’s got more to give before his college career is done.Vlad was recover<strong>in</strong>g from be<strong>in</strong>g sick last week and gave more than we thought he could so we know how bad hewants to be part of <strong>the</strong> NCAA’s. Andrey is determ<strong>in</strong>ed; he is improv<strong>in</strong>g day by day and hour by hour. Our team leaderNikolay will serve us well <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> relay events.”Depend<strong>in</strong>g on <strong>the</strong> aforementioned <strong>in</strong>dividual and team results, additional postseason action may present itself andCUNYAC athletes will look for even more success on <strong>the</strong> National stage. At CUNYAthletics.com, we will keep youupdated!Page 73 of 179

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