The St. Thomas Aquinas College Track & Field team competed in the Armory Leap Year Invitational on Saturday, as Spartan athletes looked to improve times and distances in search of individual event bids at the upcoming NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships.

Headlining the outstanding Spartan performances during the competition were; Quazier Dailey's first place finish in the 200 meter dash in a time of 21.74, DeAndre Smith taking first place in the High Jump with a leap of 2.10 meters (6'10.75"), Dante Brown's first place High Jump finish, jumping 7.02 meters (23'0.5") and the Women's 4x400 Meter Relay team's second place finish in a time of 4:20.84.

St. Thomas Aquinas now awaits the decisions of the NCAA Division II Track & Field Selection Committee, as several Spartans are in consideration for potential NCAA National Championship bids. The remainder of the squad will now begin preparations for the upcoming outdoor season, which gets underway in Florida on March 10th with St. Thomas University & Nova Southeastern University Bobcat/Shark Relays. Events begin at 3pm at the Ansin Sports Complex in Miramar, Florida.

Top 10 Finishers (By Event) at the Armory Leap Year Invitational

Men's Events

60 Meter Dash: Quazier Dailey - 6.93 (3rd Place), Elizah Gordon - 7.19 (5th Place), Jaren Scott - 7.19 (6th Place)

200 Meter Dash: Quazier Dailey - 21.74 (1st Place), Jarrett Millien - 22.96 (5th Place), Jaren Scott - 23.10 (9th Place)

400 Meter Dash: Lugduni DesRosiers - 50:35 (4th Place), Mich Philistin - 51.83 (9th Place)

3000 Meter Run: Daniel Agostinho-Vides - 9:15.97 (8th Place) 

High Jump: DeAndre Smith - 2.10 meters/6'10.75" (1st Place), Lavonno Mitcheell - 1.80 meters/5'10.75" (4th Place), Karl Weppler - 1.80 meters/5'10.75" (6th Place)

Long Jump: Dante Brown - 7.02 meters/23'0.5" (1st Place), Jacob Rojas - 5.94 meters/19'6" (9th Place)

Women's Events

200 Meter Dash: Kalesha Darisme - 26.47 (5th Place)

400 Meter Dash: Ruby Pekin-Schlict - 1:04.99 (9th Place)

1 Mile Run: Christina Maretzo - 5:18.33 (3rd Place) 

60 Meter Hurdles: Alicia Porter - 9.36 (5th Place) 

4x400 Meter Relay:  Shannon Thompson, Kalesha Darisme, Alicia Porter, Christina Maretzo - 4:20.84 (2nd Place)