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ITHACA, N.Y. -- Nazareth senior Nick Stenuf won two events Saturday and was named Athlete of the Meet at the Empire 8 Conference men's track and field championships at Ithaca.

Nazareth placed fifth in the team standings with 43 points. Ithaca won the meet with 213. RIT was second (193), followed by Stevens (84) and Alfred (50).

Stenuf won the 800-meter run for the fourth year in a row with his best time of the spring, 1:52.92. He also won the 1,500-meter run for the second year in a row with a time of 3:57.81.

Senior Aaron Sirtoli also won the 3,000-meter steeplechase for the second year in a row with a winning time of 9:35.43. Other Nazareth highlights included a third-place finish for junior Robby Castor in the 800-meter run (1:55.96); a third-place finish for senior Brendan Epstein in the 5,000-meter run (15:50.44); and a sixth-place finish for senior Chris McBride in the long jump (18 feet, 10 1/2 inches).

2008 Empire 8 Honors
Track Athlete of the Meet: Nick Stenuf, Nazareth
Field Athlete of the Meet: Cory Petermann, Ithaca
Rookie of the Meet: Jeff Wetmore, Ithaca

2008 Men's Track & Field All-Conference Teams
# - denotes E8 Championship Meet Record

100-Meter Dash
1st Team -- Jeff Wetmore, Ithaca :11.01
2nd Team -- Max Orenstein, Ithaca :11.12

110-Meter Hurdles
1st Team -- Jimmy Sorel, RIT :14.95
2nd Team -- Mohamed Abuouf, Stevens :15.25

200-Meter Dash
1st Team -- Jeff Wetmore, Ithaca :22.11
2nd Team -- Max Orenstein, Ithaca :22.48

400-Meter Dash
1st Team -- Ryan Warner, RIT :49.77
2nd Team -- Jon Sealander, RIT :51.58

400-Meter Hurdles
1st Team -- Matt Marion, RIT :55.47
2nd Team -- Brendan Fitzgerald, RIT :57.19

800-Meter Run
1st Team -- Nick Stenuf, Nazareth 1:52.92
2nd Team -- Mike Hardbarger, RIT 1:54.72

1,500-Meter Run
1st Team -- Nick Stenuf, Nazareth 3:57.81
2nd Team -- Mike Hardbarger, RIT 4:02.06

3,000-Meter Steeplechase
1st Team -- Aaron Sirtoli, Nazareth 9:35.43
2nd Team -- Dereck Bojanowski, RIT 9:38.42

5,000-Meter Run
1st Team -- Peder Johnson, RIT 15:35.25
2nd Team -- Drew Hodge, Ithaca 15:38.14

400-Meter Relay
1st Team -- Ithaca (Jon Lin, Jeff Wetmore, Max Orenstein, Chris Covino) :43.02#
2nd Team -- RIT (Jon Sealander, Zach Loughery, Querstein Smith, Ryan Warner) :43.57

1,600-Meter Relay
1st Team -- RIT (Ryan Warner, Matt Marion, Brecht Moulin, Jon Sealander) 3:21.85
2nd Team -- Ithaca (Max Orenstein, Jeff Wetmore, Ryan Taylor, Joel Trager) 3:24.49

High Jump
1st Team -- Chris Stahlmann, Ithaca 1.90M#
2nd Team -- John Landis, Stevens 1.85M

Pole Vault
1st Team -- Andrew Brown, Ithaca 4.45m
2nd Team -- Chris Mieney, RIT 4.05m

Long Jump
1st Team -- Kyle Devins, Ithaca 6.56m#
2nd Team -- Nick Lowe, Stevens 6.18m

Triple Jump
1st Team -- Kyle Devins, Ithaca 13.38m#
2nd Team -- James Aucoin, Ithaca 13.38m

Shot Put
1st Team -- Ryan Squillacioti, Alfred 14.25m#
2nd Team -- Shawn Ross, Alfred 13.51m

Discus
1st Team -- Cory Petermann, Ithaca 38.59m
2nd Team -- Tim Wesley, RIT 35.23m

Hammer Throw
1st Team -- Fred Hardenbrook, Stevens 46.07m
2nd Team -- Brian Walker, RIT 44.06m

Javelin Throw
1st Team -- Cory Petermann, Ithaca 60.22m
2nd Team -- Ryan Taylor, Ithaca 54.59m

Sportsman of the Year
Dan Ohart, sr. Alfred
James Aucoin, sr. Ithaca
Brandon Wheeler, jr. Nazareth
Kevin Smith, sr. RIT
Phil Mainwaring, sr. Stevens