Brockport, NY – The indoor track and field teams prep for a busy weekend of racing as they travel to Boston University for the David Hemery Invitational and Nazareth University for the DIII Elite Meet on Friday, February 14
th and Saturday, February 15
th. The meet at Boston is set to start at 9am on Friday and Saturday. Men are set to compete Friday and women on Saturday. At Nazareth the meet is set to start at 4pm on Friday an 10am on Saturday.
Boston Live Results:
https://lancertiming.com
Nazareth Live Results:
https://www.leonetiming.com
Multi Meet Recap – Last weekend the Golden Eagles hosted the Brockport Multi Meet where they put some impressive marks on the board.
During day 1 of the meet, the men's heptathlon took place where Brockport showed out. Gabe Giannini earned a strong first place finish with 4135 points (2
nd all time), and Tyler Miller finished with 3844 points good for the third place mark.
In the 60m race, Giannini took first place at just 7.10 seconds. Tyler Miller took fourth at 7.35 seconds.
Tyler Miller clinched a third-place finish in the 1000m race crossing the line at 2:55.14.
In the long jump, Gabriel Giannini had another first place finish with a 6.98m leap.
Giannini took yet another first place spot in the pole vault clearing the pole at 4.45m with Tyler Miller taking second place with a 4.35m jump.
Finishing out the first day in the shot put was Tyler Miller clinching third with a 10.48m throw.
During day 2 of the meet, both the men's and women's team had a series of hard earned top finishes.
Men's Team:
Starting out the day in the men's 5000m race was Jared Smith crossing the line in second place at a time of 16:03.74.
Sean Killip also had a second-place finish in the mile making his mark at 4:22.19.
In the 400m race, Cole Ferris had a time of 51.06 seconds good for a second-place finish.
Jeremy Chen had a day in the 60m hurdles with a well-deserved first place finish at just 8.59 seconds.
Clinching a third-place finish with a time of 1:58.83 was Thomas Canestrari in the men's 800m.
Benjamin Betrus also finished in third in the 1000m at a mark of 2:40.96.
In the 3000m, Patrick Klinger earned first place after a strong race time of 8:51.42.
Cardin Chau took third in the men's high jump with a 1.86m jump.
Dennis Bobbitt also had a day in the long jump taking second with a 6.97m jump.
Women's Team:
Mia Vizcaino,
Marissa Wise,
Ethne Degan, and
Julianne Wilson started out the day strong with a first-place finish in the distance medley relay with a time of 12:28.51 finishing second all time.
In the 400m race,
Alexis Rodriguez crossed the line in 59.60 seconds good for a third-place finish.
Alexis Rodriguez also had a day in the 60m sprint putting a mark on the board at just 8.15 seconds after crossing the line in first.
Marissa Wise took second in the 200m at a time of 26.01 seconds.
Taking second in the 600m race was
Vanessa Ramos at 1:44.02.
Trinity Dees finished in second on the day in women's shotput with an 11.86m throw.
Michaela Levesque snagged a fourth-place finish in the high jump clearing the pole at 1.54m.
In the long jump,
Sasha Schramm made a 5.29m leap putting her on the board at fourth place.
Katrina Chandler finished out the day in the women's weight throw with a fourth-place finish from a 15.07m throw.
Athlete of the Week – Following his major first place performance in the men's heptathlon, the Empire 8 awarded Gabriel Giannini as the Field Athlete of the Week on Monday for his second of the season.
Up Next – Next Weekend, the Golden Eagles prep for the Empire 8 Championships that will be held at Utica University on Friday, February 28
th, and Saturday, March 1
st.