Brockport, NY – The Men's and Women's indoor track and field teams traveled to Staten Island for the St. Thomas Aquinas Invite at Ocean Breeze and showed out for the first meet of 2025. 

Men's Team Recap:

In the 60m dash, Gabe Biannini made a mark of 7.19 seconds making 30^th place out of 122 runners. Derek Grimshaw crossed the finish line just .6 seconds later at 7.25 making 42^nd place. 

Jonathan Zavala clinched 3^rd place out of 54 runners at a mark of 8:25.12 in the 3000m race setting a new school record for the men's program in the event. Charlie Alekson finished just one place later at 8:28.03 while Patrick Klinger made 12^th place at 8:43.05. 

Sean Killip took 10^th place in the mile at a time of 4:23.90 and Connor Kerr made 15^th at 4:26.06. Jared Smith crossed the line just two places later at 17^th with a time of 4:27.68. 

In the 400m race, Micharl Durski took a high 6^th place out of 88 at 49.70 seconds while Ayden Grinion finished just two places later at 49.77 seconds. 

Owen Arbocus had a day in the men's 800m taking 5^th place out of 49 runners at a mark of 1:57.21. Brian Cappellini took 7^th place at 1:59.00 and Thomas Kressly made an 11^th place finish with a time of 2:00.62. 

In the Men's 4000 Distance Medley Relay, Jared Smith, Brian Cappellini, Connor Kerr, and Sean Killip had a strong 1^st place finish out of 16 teams with a time of 10:19.90. Also finishing in the top 3 clinching 3^rd was Jonathan Zavala, Owen Arbocus, Thomas Kressly, and Charlie Alekson crossing the line at 10:27.70. 

Nick Wright had a 7^th place finish in the shot put with a 13.52m throw. Mitchell Ellsworth then took 15^th place with a 12.54m throw. 

In the men's weight throw, Jacob DeWilde took 13^th with a 13.66m throw and just two places later was Nick Wright with a 13.34m throw. 

Dennis Bobbitt brought in an 18^th place finish in the men's long jump with a 6.35m jump while Adam Curtis took 20^th with a 6.30m jump. 

Dennis Bobbitt made another mark in the triple jump taking 7^th place at 13.48 meters. 

In the men's pole vault, Gabe Giannini clinched 3^rd place out of 14 athletes with a jump of 4.47m.

Gabe Giannini also placed 11^th out of 21 in the high jump with a 1.88m jump. 

Women's Team Recap:

In the women's mile, freshman Ethne Degan took 5^th place out of 44 runners with a time of 5:14.20. Julianne Wilson also made 16^th making a mark of 5:28.27.

Vanessa Ramos had a strong run in the 800m race hitting 12^th place at a time of 2:27.57. Salvatrice also made her mark of 2:31.32 good for 18^th place. 

In the 200m sprint, Marissa Wise took 15^th place out of 86 runners with a time of 26:23 seconds while Lexi Rodriguez took 22^nd at 26.93 seconds. 

Ethne Degan, Marissa Wise, Mia Vizcaino, and Julianne Wilson had a day in the 4000m distance medley relay making a high 2^nd place with a mark of 12:44.30. Just two places later, coming in 4^th was Salvatrice Piccolo, Vanessa Ramos, Emily Leo and Sierra Basco with a time of 13.29.14.

In the women's 4x400 meter relay, Lexi Rodriguez, Monica Cammarota, Elaina Neubert, and Lily Rexford took 7^th place at 4:13.03.

Trinity Dees had a strong day making 5^th place in the shot put out of 55 athletes with an 11.53m throw. Katrina Chandler took 18^th with a 10,12m throw. 

Isabel Swyers had a 4^th place finish with a 3.20m jump in the pole vault. 

In the women's weight throw, Katrina Chandler had a well-deserved 4^th place finished out of 54 throwers with a 14.37m throw. Trinity Dees finished in 14^th place (12.48m) and Rebecca Heuler took 17^th (12.25m). 

Sasha Schramm had a day in the women's long jump and high jump finishing in 3^rd place (5.27m long jump) and 15^th place (10.33m triple jump).

In the high jump, Michaela Levesque took 9^th place with a 1.55m jump and Sasha Schramm also placed in 11^th with a 1.50m jump. 

Coming Up - On Friday, January 17^th, the Golden Eagles are set to host the Winter Welcome Back to Brockport Meet starting at 12pm in the SERC.