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CANTON, N.Y. -- Junior Brandon Wheeler collected Nazareth's lone first place finish at the NYSCTC championship meet hosted by St. Lawrence University. Wheeler finished the 400-meter dash in :50.24 to earn 10 points for the Golden Flyers. Sophomore Matt Case followed Wheeler with a fifth-place finish in :51.25 to add four more points to Nazareth's total.

St. Lawrence edged Buffalo State 127.50 points to 127 points for first place. Cortland finished in third place with 103 total points. Nazareth finished eighth with 47 points.

Senior Nick Stenuf placed second in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:53.54, which gave Nazareth eight points and also provisionally qualified Stenuf to compete at the NCAA national championship March 14th and 15th at Ohio Northern. Senior Brendan Epstein added a third-place finish in the 3,000-meter run (8:40.41) to record six more points for the Golden Flyers.

Senior Aaron Sirtoli and junior Robby Castor placed 11th and 18th respectively in the one-mile run. Sirtoli finished the race in 4:28.92 while Castor finished in 4:35.55. Senior Chris McBride also competed individually for the Golden Flyers Saturday. McBride placed 16th in the triple jump with a mark of 39 feet, eight and three-quarters inches.

Nazareth's relays performed extremely well as they tallied 15 of the Golden Flyers' points. The 4x400-meter relay, consisting of Stenuf, Case, Castor and Brandon Wheeler, placed second and collected eight points as they finished in 3:25.55. The 4x800-meter relay of Stenuf, Sirtoli, and freshmen Matt Morales and Paul Wheeler finished in fifth place (8:10.96) and recorded four points. The Golden Flyers' 4x200-meter relay added three points to Nazareth's total as they finished in sixth place with a time of 1:34.67. The 4x200-meter team consisted of McBride, Case, Paul Wheeler, and sophomore Jon Qazi.

A number of Nazareth competitors qualified to compete at the ECAC championships March 14th and 15th. The meet is being hosted by Harvard University.