Brockport, NY – The men's and women's indoor track and field teams are set to hit the road to Rochester, NY, for the RIT Friday Night Meet on Friday, January 23^rd at 4 pm. 

Live Stats: https://www.leonetiming.com

Last Time Out: Last weekend, the Golden Eagles hosted the Brockport Saturday Night Rust Buster, where both teams showed out in their individual events. 

Men's Team: 

Track Athlete of the Week – On Monday, the Empire 8 announced Ayden Grinion as the E8 Men's Track Athlete of the Week after two dominating finishes. In the 400m race, Grinion finished in first with a time of just 50.35 seconds. In the 200m dash, Grinion crossed the line at a quick 23.12 seconds. 

Starting off the meet strong in the mile was Thomas Canestrari, taking sixth place with a time of 4:32.51. 

Making it to the final round of the 60m hurdles was Jeremy Chen, who placed second at a quick 8.61 seconds. 

In the 400m race, Ayden Grinion had a day, taking first place in just 50.35 seconds and Michael Durski finished in third at 50.81 seconds. 

Derek Grimshaw showed out in the finals of the 60m dash with a first place finish on the board with an AARTFC qualifying time of 6.96 seconds. 

Taking silver in the 500m race was Timothy Smith with a mark of 1:05.60. 

In the 200m dash, Brockport came out on top with Malakye Moss finishing in first at 22.77 seconds, and Jeremy Chen and Ayden Grinion tying for second at 23.12 seconds. 

In the 800m, Owen Arbocus crossed the line in just 1:56.96, good for a second place spot. 

Taking fourth in the 3000 was JJ Montemaro crossing the line in 8:56.03 

In the high jump, Cardin Chau took a strong first at 1.93m. 

Gabriel Giannini dominated in the long jump at 7.15m. Dennis Bobbitt took second at 7.04m, and Collin Dicks finished in third at 6.75m. 

In the triple jump, Cameron Rynders had a strong second place at 12.51m, Collin Dicks took third at 12.46m, and Adam Curtis finished in fourth at 12.24m. 

Gabriel Giannini also had a day in the pole vault with a fourth place spot from a 4.60m jump. 

In the shotput, Mitchell Ellsworth threw for 14.18m, good for second place, and Nicholas Wright finished with a 14.14m throw good for third. 

Mitchell Ellsworth finished out the day on top with a first place finish from a 16.15m throw. 
 
Women's Team: 

Field Athlete of the Week –  On Monday, Alison Wojciechowski was announced as the E8 Women's Field Athlete of the Week. Wojciechowski finished on top in the triple jump, taking first place with a 10.92m jump. She also competed in the long jump, where she placed seventh out of 18 athletes with a 5.03 leap. 

Starting out the day strong for the women was Hailey Morrison finishing in fourth place with a time of 19:47.86. 

In the mile, Emily Leo finished on top with the gold at 5:26.42. 

In the final round of the 60m hurdles, Lexi Rexford flew for second place at just 9.58 seconds. 

The Golden Eagles had a day in the 400m, with Courtney Bostic finishing in second at 1:01.84 and Alexis Rodriguez in third at 1:01.9. 

Meghan Muscarella made a strong effort in the finals of the 60m dash to take second place at a quick 8.14 seconds. 

Finishing in third and fourth in the 500m were Ariana Proper with a time of 1:23.97 and Isabel Laney at 1:27.95. 

Courtney Bostic had another strong race in the 200m, crossing the line in 27.29 seconds, good for a fourth-place spot on the board. 

In the 800m, Peyton Long fought hard for second place at a time of 2:25.10 and Camryn Jacob came in third at 2:28.01.

Salma Moumen showed out in the 3000m, taking second at 10:40.73. 

The 4x400 team, consisting of Aaliyah Wright, Vanessa Ramos, Isabel Laney, and Ariana Proper, had a hard-fought race to take first, finishing with a time of 4:19.93. 

In the high jump, Tessa Patchen jumped for 1.48m to achieve a third place spot. 

Meghan Muscarella jumped for 5.42m in the long jump, good for second place. 

In the triple jump, Allie Wojciechowski took first with a 10.92m jump, Maysie Davis finished in third at 10,54m, and Sasha Schramm took fourth at 10.35m. 

Trinity Dees had a day in the shotput, finishing in second place from a 12.14m throw. 

Finishing out the day strong in the weight throw was Katrina Chandler with a first place finish from a 14.47m throw, and Bella Rivera in second at 14.23m. 

Coming Up – Next weekend, the Green and Gold are set to head to Ithaca College for the Ithaca Bomber Invitational on Saturday, January 31^st and Sunday, February 1^st at 10am.