Men's Results l Women's Results

ITHACA, NY – The Nazareth track and field squads delivered some strong individual performances on Saturday at the Empire 8 Championship, with the men finishing in fifth place with 64 points and the women earning fourth place with 29 points.  Ithaca College took home the conference championship on both the men's (121 points) and women's side (248 points).

For the women, Amanda Entress was a standout, placing second in both the long jump and the triple jump to pick up 16 points for the Golden Flyers.  She vaulted to 5.12 meters (16' 9.75'') in the long jump and 10.71 meters (35' 1.74'') in the triple jump.

Another strong performance came from Samantha Goble in the 800-meter run as she finished in second place in a time of 2:23.11.  Eileen Shea was 12^th in that same event (2:32.28).

Nazareth's distance medley of Goble, Shea, Andrea Larnard and Emily Thompson earned six points with a 12:48.41 for third place.

The Golden Flyers also earned points in the 4 x 400 meter relay as Goble, Larnard, Emily Pawlowski and Maggie Muzio clocked a 4:18.08 for fourth place.

Thompson finished fourth in the 5000-meter run in 18:20.77.  Jamie DiSalvo placed ninth (19:04.37), while Claire Ludington (19:26.11) was 12^th.  

Nazareth also registered a point from Muzio in the 60-meter dash (8.31).

Larnard and Gabrielle LeBihan just missed picking up points for Nazareth in the 400-meter dash and one mile run, respectively.

For the men, Nick LaBarbera, Matt Battaglia, Michael-Jordan Morris and Tom Sippie picked up right where they left off last week in the 4 x 400-meter relay.  After setting the school a week ago in a time of 3:23.74, the quartet came back with a meet record of 3:21.72, nearly four seconds ahead of second place Ithaca.

Sippie earned 10 points for Nazareth with a new facility record of 49.04 in the 400-meter dash, followed closely in second place by teammate Nick LaBarbera who ran a 49.61.  Sippie was also sixth in the 200-meter dash (23.19), while LaBarbera was ninth (23.55).

The Golden Flyers also were able to heavily rely on their throwing crew for the field events.  Luis Rivera, who set the facility record last week in the weight throw, took home top honors with a toss of 18.84 meters (61' 9.75'').  Brandon Vuolo picked up four points with a fourth place throw of 14.95 meters (49' 0.75''), while Tyler Hancock was sixth in 14.49 meters (47' 6.5''). 

Vuolo, who set the school record last week in the shot put in 14.60 meters – 48' 2.5'', notched a toss this week of 14.19 meters (46' 6.75'') to earn fourth place. 

In other track action, Battaglia blew away the field in the 800-meter run with a 1:55.93. 

Freshman Morris finished fourth in the 60-meter hurdles in a school record time of 8.63.  He was also seventh in the 60-meter dash (7.43).

Nazareth will next be in action on February 26^th when individuals that have qualified for the NYSCTC Championships will travel back to Ithaca College.

Empire 8 2016 Women's Indoor Track and Field All-Conference

60 Meter Dash
1st Team – Sarah Werner, Ithaca                                         :07.88#
2nd Team – Gladys Njoku, Stevens Institute of Technology     :07.97

60 Meter Hurdles
1st Team – Amber Edwards, Ithaca College                            :09.18
2nd Team – Gianna Folz, Ithaca College                                 :09.56

200 Meter Dash
1st Team – Eliza Dewart, Ithaca College                                  :26.23
2nd Team – Sarah Werner, Ithaca College                                :26.61

400 Meter Dash
1st Team – Eliza Dewart, Ithaca College                                   59.46
2nd Team – Sophie Feuer, Ithaca College                                 59.79

800 Meter Run
1st Team – Sierra Grazia, Ithaca College                                  2:21.52
2nd Team – Samantha Goble, Nazareth College                        2:23.11

One Mile Run
1st Team – Taryn Cordani, Ithaca College                                 5:03.64#
2nd Team – Mary Visca, Stevens Institute of Technology           5:05.01

5,000 Meter Run
1st Team – Amy Regan, Stevens Institute of Technology            17.41.92#
2nd Team – Taryn Cordani, Ithaca College                                 18:08.00

1,600 Meter Relay
1st Team – St. John Fisher College                                            4:08.43#
Chelsea Cleveland, Sydney Saccone, Emily Strong, Jessica Colmerauer
2nd Team – Utica College                                                         4:17.60
Megan Christiana, Mikey Maxwell, Abby Schaible, Jenessa McCabe

Distance Medley Relay
1st Team – Houghton College                                                    12:37.01
Rebekah White, Kate Taggart, Nikki Garns, Joanna Friesen

2nd Team – Ithaca College                                                         12:40.37
Anna Fay, Coleen Smith, Emilie Mertz, Rachelle Sartori

High Jump
1st Team – Gladys Njoku, Stevens Institute of Technology             1.70m#
2nd Team – Natalie Meyer, Ithaca College                                    1.53m

Pole Vault
1st Team – Katherine Pitman, Ithaca College                                 3.90m #
2nd Team – Alex Rechen, Ithaca College                                      3.60m

Long Jump
1st Team – Gladys Njoku, Stevens Institute of Technology             5.17m
2nd Team – Amanda Entress, Nazareth College                            5.12m

Triple Jump
1st Team – Sarah Wiatr, Utica College                                         11.56m
2nd Team – Amanda Entress, Nazareth College                            10.71m

Shot Put
1st Team – Brandy Smith, Ithaca College                                     12.79m
2nd Team – Charis Lu, Ithaca College                                           11.48m

20-Pound Weight Throw
1st Team – Brandy Smith, Ithaca College                                     18.28m#
2nd Team – Yvonne Palacios, Ithaca College                                 15.05m

# - E8 Championship meet record