Geneseo, NY- The Brockport men's track and field team earned multiple conference champions at the SUNYAC Championships from Geneseo on Saturday, May 4
th. The men's team finished 3
rd overall with 172 team points, behind only Geneseo and Cortland.
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Jared Smith earned the SUNYAC Championship in the men's 10,000m, finishing his excellent performance in 31:13.55 for 10 team points. Smith would add a 3
rd place finish in the men's 5,000m, finishing in 15:02.96
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Gabe Giannini took the SUNYAC Championship in the men's high jump, reaching 1.80m for 9 points. Giannini also finished 6
th in the men's long jump, jumping 6.65m for 3 Brockport points.
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Matthew Jackson rose to the occasion, becoming a SUNYAC Champion in the men's hammer throw with his 59.64m throw, good for the 3
rd longest in program history.
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Daniel Reinhart was victorious in the men's pole vault, reaching 4.4m to secure the SUNYAC Championship. The Golden Eagles dominated the pole vault, with Gabe Giannini (2
nd, 8 points),
Memphis Lohnes (3
rd, 6 points), and
Corey Suhr (5
th, 4 points) all cracking the top-5 for Brockport.
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Dillon VanDemortel took the silver in the men's 3,000m steeplechase, finishing in 9:19.57 for 8 team points.
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Jonathan Zavala secured the SUNYAC Championship in the men's 1500m, edging out the win with a quick 3:53.19 mark for 10 more points for the Golden Eagles.
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Jacob Miller finished a close 2
nd in the men's 400m, scoring 8 points with his 48.98 mark.
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Craig Duffy (2
nd, 10.63) and
Derek Grimshaw (4
th, 10.76) combined for 13 points in the men's 100m finals.
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In the 4x400m relay event, the Golden Eagles claimed another SUNYAC Title.
Michael Durski,
Craig Duffy,
Jacob Miller, and
Ayden Grinion placed first with a time of 3:18.53.
Thomas Kressly snagged 5
th place in the men's 800m, finishing in 1:57.15 for 4 points.
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Ayden Grinion cruised to a win in the men's 400m hurdles, finishing in 54 seconds for 10 points and the SUNYAC Championship.
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Alex Rood (3
rd, 6 points) and
Jason Marincic (4
th, 5 points) finished in the top-5 of the men's shot put, scoring 11 combined points. Marincic would add a 4
th place finish in the men's discus throw, recording a long throw of 44.86m.
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Matt Muscolo finished 5
th in the men's discus throw, throwing 42.91m for 4 points.
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Up Next: The Golden Eagles will head to Williams College in Massachusetts on Friday, May 10
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