Baitey had two first place victories and a ninth place finish on Saturday at the SUNY Geneseo Early Season Invitational. Baitey, in his first collegiate meet, won the long and triple jump events. He first defeated 34 jumpers, including Division I jumpers from University of Buffalo and Division II jumpers from Daeman. He reached 6.71m (22'-0.25") to not only establish his collegiate career-high, but also to put himself at the top of the list among Empire 8 opponents by 0.35m. He did the same in the triple jump, distancing himself from E8 opponents by 0.40m with a distance of 13.43m (44'-0.75") to defeat 16 jumpers. Both marks also put him in the national rankings' Top-50 sector. Baitey's triple jump has him at 43rd in the nation for Division III while his long jump is 45th in the nation. Baitey also finished ninth overall in the 200-meter dash, despite not having a block start in his performance. He ran a 23.22 which was 0.02 away from eighth place overall and he was seventh among Division III competitors. Baitey was named a Saxon of the Week by Alfred University.
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