RESULTS
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Nazareth won six events Sunday to gain a third-place finish at the Empire 8 Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships at RIT's Gordon Field House.

Ithaca won the team title with 156 points, followed by RIT (108), Nazareth (105), Stevens (47) and Alfred (47).

Senior Nick Stenuf and sophomore Brandon Wheeler each won two individual events and the Golden Flyers finished first in both the 4 x 400-meter relay and the distance medley relay.

Stenuf was named Track Athlete of the Meet after winning the 800-meter run (1:55.14) and the mile (4:23.33). He also anchored the 4 x 400-meter relay that posted a winning time of 3:28.35. Wheeler, junior Robby Castor and sophomore Matt Case also competed in that event.

Wheeler placed first in the 400-meter dash (:50.59) and the high jump (6' 2 3/4") and finished second in the 200-meter dash (:23.37).

Nazareth shattered the school record in the Distance Medley Relay with a time of 8:37.97. The relay featured senior Aaron Sirtoli, freshmen Paul Wheeler and Matt Morales and senior Brendan Epstein.

Epstein also set a record in the 5,000-meter run with a second-place time of 15:33.08 and senior Chris McBride broke the long jump mark with a fifth-place leap of 20 feet, 9 3/4 inches. Other highlights included second-place finishes for Case in the 400-meter dash (:51.63) and for Castor in the mile (4:25.24).

2008 Empire 8 Honors
Track Athlete of the Meet: Nick Stenuf, Nazareth
Field Athlete of the Meet: Ryan Squillacioti, Alfred

All-Conference Teams
# - denotes E8 Championship meet record

55-Meter Dash
1st Team - Jeff Wetmore, Ithaca :06.71
2nd Team - Zachary Loughery, RIT :06.72

55-Meter Hurdles
1st Team - Jimmy Sorel, RIT :07.96
2nd Team - Dustin James, Ithaca :07.98

200-Meter Dash
1st Team - Jeff Wetmore, Ithaca :23.31
2nd Team - Brandon Wheeler, Nazareth :23.37

400-Meter Dash
1st Team - Brandon Wheeler, Nazareth :50.59#
2nd Team - Matt Case, Nazareth :51.63

One Mile Run
1st Team - Nick Stenuf, Nazareth 4:23.33
2nd Team - Robby Castor, Nazareth 4:25.24

800-Meter Run
1st Team - Nick Stenuf, Nazareth 1:55.14
2nd Team - Michael Hoffman, Stevens 1:58.80

5,000-Meter Run
1st Team - Tim Shea, Ithaca 15:25.87
2nd Team - Brendan Epstein, Nazareth 15:33.08

1,600-Meter Relay
1st Team - Nazareth (Brandon Wheeler, Robby Castor, Matt Case, Nick Stenuf) 3:28.25
2nd Team - Ithaca (Max Orenstein, Jeff WEtmore, Toby Wycoff, Joel Trager) 3:29.48

Distance Medley Relay
1st Team - Nazareth (Aaron Sirtoli, Matt Morales, Paul Wheeler, Brendan Epstein) 10:37.97
2nd Team - Alfred (Justin Parietti, Austin Fox, Travis Swan, Matt Karczewski) 10:39.94

High Jump
1st Team - Brandon Wheeler, Nazareth 1.90m#
2nd Team - Kramer Jakubek, Ithaca 1.90m#

Pole Vault
1st Team - Dave Falcinelli, RIT 4.40m
2nd Team - Andrew Brown, Ithaca 4.25m

Long Jump
1st Team - James Aucoin, Ithaca 6.68m#
2nd Team - Kyle Devins, Ithaca 6.49m

Triple Jump
1st Team - Kyle Devins, Ithaca 13.41m
2nd Team - James Aucoin, Ithaca 13.13m

Shot Put
1st Team - Ryan Squillacioti, Alfred 13.87m
2nd Team - Shawn Ross, Alfred 13.44m

35# Weight Throw
1st Team - Brian Walker, RIT 14.01m
2nd Team - Frederick Hardenbrook, Stwevens 13.26m