Brockport, NY – The men's and women's indoor track and field teams are set to host the Brockport Invitational on Saturday, January 17
th at 12pm in the SERC.
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Last Time Out – Before the winter break, the teams were on the road to the Houghton December Classic, where they started the season on a high note.
Leading the Competition – Following the meet, sophomore
Dennis Bobbitt earned Empire 8 Field Athlete of the Week after putting up a record breaking top performance. Bobbitt jumped for an impressive 14.86 meters in the triple jump, good for first place at the meet. He also smashed an 18-year-old triple jump school record of 14.79m.
In the long jump, Bobbitt also earned himself another top spot with a 7.28m jump to take first place at the meet and second all-time in Brockport.
Men's Team Recap –
Starting the day with an impressive finish in the 5000m race was
JJ Montemaro, clinching third with a time of 15:40.88.
In the mile,
Hunter Shanahan had a day, taking fifth place with a time of 4:37.44.
Jeremy Chen dominated in the 60m hurdles, taking first place at an AARTFC qualifying time of 8.36 seconds.
In the men's 400m,
Ayden Grinion hustled for third place at 51.05 seconds.
In the finals of the 60m sprint,
Derek Grimshaw fought for a strong second place at an AARTFC qualifying time of 6.90 seconds.
Tim Smith had a dominating finish in the 800m, taking second at an AARTFC qualifying time of 1:55.77.
In the men's 200m sprint,
Derek Grimshaw had an impressive sixth-place finish at 22.63 seconds.
Benjamin Betrus had himself a day in the 3000m, taking sixth place, crossing the line at 9:28.66.
The Golden Eagles showed out on top in the pole vault with
Gabriel Giannini taking first at 4.65m,
Daniel Reinhart taking second at 4.45m, and
Corey Suhr finishing in third at 4.00m.
In the men's high jump,
Cardin Chau had a day taking first with a 1.97m jump.
Taking first and second in the long jump were
Dennis Bobbitt with an impressive 7.28m jump, and Gabe Giannini at 7.20 meters.
Dennis Bobbitt also made a statement in the triple jump, taking first with a 14.86m jump.
Finishing out the day in the men's weight throw was
Mitchell Ellsworth, taking first at 16.19m and
Duncan Harbin clinched third at 15.44m.
Women's Team –
Salma Moumen started off the meet strong, taking first place in the 5000m with an AARTFC qualifying time of 18:40.52.
In the final round of the women's 60m hurdles, Lily Rexford finished in a strong sixth place at a mark of 10.22 seconds.
In the 400m race, Courtney Bostic and Monica Cammarota finished just two places apart in fifth and sixth with Bostic at 1:02.09 and Cammarota at 1:02.43.
Clinching a third place spot in the 600m was Ariana Proper at a mark of 1:43.83.
Camryn Jacob finished in third in the 800m, crossing the line at 2:29.54.
In the 200m, Courtney Bostic finished in sixth place at 27.11 seconds.
Finishing in first place in the 3000m was Ethne Degan with a dominating AARTFC qualifying time of 10:29.70.
In the women's high jump, Katie Pavelchak made a strong effort to take fourth place at 1.39m.
Taking second in the shot put was Trinity Dees with a 12.65m throw.
In the women's weight throw, Rhian Crowley took fourth with a 14.33m throw.
Up Next – On Friday, January 23
rd, the teams will head to Rochester, NY for the RIT Friday Night Meet set to start at 4pm.
