Brockport, NY – The SUNY Brockport track and field teams will play host for the 2022-23 SUNYAC Indoor Track & Field Championships this weekend. The meet will begin at 2:30pm on Friday and continue to Saturday, starting at 10:30am.
Follow Along: Brockport will be working with Leone Timing during the meet to provide live results and video all weekend. Check out the following links to keep up with the action for the indoor championships.
Live Results: https://results.leonetiming.com/?mid=5433
Live Video: https://gobrockport.com/watch
Spectator Information: This year spectators for the championship meet will be allowed for the first time in several years. The prices of admission are as follows: Adults - $8, Children (Ages 5-12) - $4, SUNY Students (With ID) - Free.
Impressive Tune-Up at Naz: In order to prepare for the SUNYAC Championships, Brockport headed to Nazareth last weekend for the Nazareth Conference Tune-Up.
Jonathan Zavala set a new facility record at Nazareth's Golisano Training Center with a 2:29.41 in the men's 1000-meter. Zavala also sets a new program record, adding his name to the history books once again.
Kerry Flower also added her name to another spot in the books, running a 5:16.42 in the women's mile. This regional qualifying time is the seventh fastest in program history.
Four other Golden Eagles set new personal records in the mile.
Sarah Davis ran a personal-best 5:25.93 to finish ninth in the event. Teammates
Julianne Wilson and
Meredith Masker placed 25
th with a 5:29.81 and 26
th at 5:30.48 respectively.
Lydia Cox clocked in at 5:35.27 for 20
th.
Jennifer Metz ran her best 400-meter race of the season for a time of 1:00.93. This regional qualifying time was good for fourth on the day. Teammate
Brianna Lawless (1:05.68) finished 15
th with her season-best mark in the event.
In the men's 400-meter,
Kevin Fischer took his turn to set a new career-best time. He placed fourth with a 51.58.
Michael Durski also ran his best ever time in the event at 52.57.
Vanessa Ramos (1:03.17) and
Courtney Bostic (1:03.60) took ninth and 10
th with personal-best times in the 400-meter.
In the women's 800-meter,
Jennifer Metz placed fourth with a regional qualifying time of 2:22.09.
Veronica Dailey registered a personal record time of 2:25.16 to place seventh. Sophomore
Mia Vizcaino also hit a new best for the event with a 2:27.45.
Taking the win in the women's long jump,
Mia Montgomery leaped a personal record 5.66 meters. She is now tied for seventh in the nation.
Jason Marincic's shot put Prof 14.90 meters, moves him into third in the SUNYAC.
Freshman
Katrina Chandler followed suit with a personal-best shot put of 12.02 meters on the women's side. She is now ranked fifth in the SUNYAC. Chandler also PR'd in the weight throw with a 15.26 to move into fourth in the conference.
Tess Eichner moves up to third in the conference in the women's pole vault. She cleared a height of 3.06 meters for a season-best.
Madison Baker PR'd in the event with a 2.61 on the day.
Thomas Kressly placed third in the mile to run a regional qualifying time of 4:21.40.
Jared Smith took seventh in the race with a 4:25.01.
Michael Durski,
Josh Jeziorski,
Ayden Grinion, and
Kelly Brown ran a 3:26.70 in the men's 4x400-meter relay. They hit the regional standard for the event with their fastest time of the indoor season.
Sarah Levine ran a regional qualifying time of 8.04 in the women's 60-meter preliminary race before taking fifth in the finals with an 8.08. Hitting another regional mark in the 200-meter, Levine's 26.68 puts her at ninth in the conference.
Brianna Lawless hit a 27.35 in the 200-meter, her best of the season. Teammate
Courtney Bostic PR'd in the event with a 27.49.
In the men's 200-meter, freshman
Aaron Ottenwalder hit a personal-record time of 22.98 for sixth.
Josh Jeziorski took the win in the men's long jump with a leap of 7.11 meters.
Around the SUNYAC: The Golden Eagles are heading into the conference championship meet with plenty of athletes ranked inside the top-10 for their event. This includes 32 different listings inside of the top five and six number one seeds.
Kelly Brown's 6.99 is still the top time in the men's 60-meters heading into the weekend. Mia Montgomery owns the top seed for the women's 60-meters with a 7.90.
Freshman
Dustin Meyer is the top ranked pole vaulter in the SUNYAC listings. His top clearance height of the year is 5.01 meters. Mia Montgomery owns the top spot in the conference again in the long jump with her distance of 5.66 meters.
Sarah Crockett is at the top of the SUNYAC performance list in both the women's shot put and weight throw events. Crockett has the top shot put of the year at 13.90 meters and sports a weight throw mark of 17.13 meters.
Last Year at SUNYACS: At the 2021-22 SUNYAC Indoor Track & Field Championships, Brockport had a strong outing on both side of the action. The women's team finished second in the SUNYAC championships with a total score of 156 points as the men's team finished in third place with a score of 129 points. SUNY Geneseo won both the men's and women's 2022 SUNYAC Indoor Track and Field Championships as the Geneseo men scored 237 points with the women scoring 337 points.
Sarah Crockett was named the Women's Co-MVP and the Most Outstanding Performer of last year's meet, as voted on by the SUNYAC coaches. Crockett earned the gold medal in both the weight throw and shot put last season.
Sprinter
Olivier Kothor won his third straight SUNYAC Championship in the men's 60-meter dash.
Matt Faulise took first in the men's weight throw and
Josh Jeziorski earned gold with first place in the long jump.
AARTFCC Championships Next: Following the SUNYAC Championship meet, the Golden Eagles that qualified will prepare for the All-Atlantic Region Track & Field Indoor Championships. The regional meet will be down in New York City on March 3-4
th.