Brockport, NY – The men's and women's indoor track teams finished up a busy weekend of competition strong at the Ithaca Bomber Invitational.
Men's Team
Aidan Mayer set the tone, clinching a third place spot in the mile from a time of 4:26.73.
Thomas Canestrari crossed the line two places later in fifth at 4:29.73.
Michael Durski followed suit with a third place finish in the 400 with an AARTFC qualifying time of 50.00 seconds.
Ayden Grinion finished shortly after in ninth at 50.83 seconds.
Making it to the finals of the men's 60m hurdles was
Nick Puma, finishing in fifth at 8.63 seconds.
Derek Grimshaw also made it to the final round of the 60m sprint, where he secured bronze with an AARTFC qualifying time of 6.97 quick seconds.
Brockport swept the board in the 800m race, with
Owen Arbocus,
Timothy Smith, and
Brian Cappellini taking the top three places. Arbocus finished with an AARTFC qualifying time of 1:55.98, Smith
also had an AARTFC time of 1:57.32, and Cappellini crossed the line in 1:58.14.
Frank Calhoun also made a strong effort, taking sixth at 1:59.57, and
Brayden Mahoney took seventh at 2:00.00.
In the 3000m,
Howie Vargas crossed the finish line in 8:53.70, good for fourth, and
JJ Montemaro ran for 8:53.87, good for fifth.
Mitchell Ellsworth had a strong day in the shot put, throwing for 14.31m, securing him a sixth place spot.
In the high jump,
Cardin Chau made strong efforts, clearing the pole in 1.83m, good for a tie for fourth place.
Collin Dicks finished up in eighth place in the long jump from a 6.47m leap into the pit.
Gabriel Giannini and
Tyler Judd both dominated in the men's heptathlon, with Giannini taking third overall with 4845 points, and Judd finishing in ninth with 4050 points.
In the 60m, Giannini took first at 7.05 seconds, and Judd finished in sixth at 7.38 seconds. Giannini also had a strong first place finish in the long jump with an AARTFC qualifying jump of 6.99m. Judd had a strong jump of 6.41m, good for sixth place. Giannini finished in first yet again in the shotput from an 11.03m throw, and Judd clinched third with a 10.69m throw. In the high jump, Judd dominated with a three way tie for a first place spot, clearing the bar at 1.84m. Giannini also finished in a three way tie for 10
th, from a 1.69m jump. Giannini finished the day strong in the pole vault with a second place finish from a 4.40m jump.
Women's Team
Starting off hot for the women's team was Maddie Sichak, finishing up in seventh place in the 5000m at 19:11.72.
Ethne Degan had a day as the mile champion, crossing the line in 5:07.57, securing an AARTFC spot and fifth all-time in Brockport. Maeve Robarge finished shortly after in ninth at 5:25.46.
In the 400m, Ariana Proper made strong efforts for ninth place from a time of 1:02.78.
The Green and Gold dominated in the 800m, with Emily Leo taking silver and Peyton Long taking bronze. Leo finished in 2:23.06, and Long in 2:23.45. Camryn Jacob also fought hard for fifth with a mark of 2:27.01, and Aaliyah Wright took eighth at 2:28.22.
Finishing with an AARTFC qualifying time of 10:32.11 was Salma Moumen, good for a second place spot on the board.
The 4x400m team, consisting of Courtney Bostic, Monica Cammarota, Lily Rexford, and Alexis Rodriguez, sprinted for an eighth place spot with a time of 4:14.25.
In the pole vault, Isabel Swyers cleared the pole in 3.32m to finish the day in a three way tie for fourth. Becca Bready had a 3.17m jump, good for a tie for seventh place.
Trinity Dees had a strong performance in the shot put, clinching third with an AARTFC qualifying distance of 12.41m.
In the weight throw, Rhian Crowley took fifth place from a 14.95m throw, and Trinity Dees finished in seventh from a 14.64m throw.
Finishing in second in the triple jump was Sasha Schramm from a 10.86m leap, and Abby Zeh took sixth at 10.63m.
In the long jump, Sasha Schramm showed out yet again with a fourth place spot at 5.30m, and Maysie Davis had a 5.11m leap to secure eighth place.
Brockport is set to be back on the track on Saturday, February 7
th at 12pm, as they travel back to Ithaca College.