Entress breaks triple jump record at ECAC meet

Entress jumped 37 feet, 4 inches

Women's Track and Field | 5/19/2016 2:29:00 PM

Results
WESTFIELD, Mass. -- Senior Amanda Entress broke her own school record Wednesday as Nazareth's track and field teams competed at the ECAC Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Westfield State.

Entress finished in fourth place in the compeition with a jump of 11.38 meters or 37 feet, 4 inches -- one inch better than her third-place leap at the NYSCTC meet at Rensselaer earlier this month.

In the men's competition, Nazareth's 4 x 400-meter relay team of Nick LaBarbera, Michael-Jordan Morris, Matt Battaglia and Tom Sippie also broke its own record by finishing sixth with a time of 3:17.64.

Senior Luis Rivera also competed in the hammer throw for the Golden Flyers and finished second with a toss of 57.32 meters (188 feet, 1 inch).

Competition resumes Thursday with Sippie seeking to post an NCAA qualifying time in the 400-meter dash.
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Players Mentioned

Matt  Battaglia

Matt Battaglia

Middle Distance
5' 10"
Junior
Nick LaBarbera

Nick LaBarbera

Sprints
6' 0"
Sophomore
Michael-Jordan Morris

Michael-Jordan Morris

Jumps/Sprints/Hurdles
5' 9"
Freshman
Luis Rivera

Luis Rivera

Throws
5' 11"
Senior
Tom Sippie

Tom Sippie

Sprints
6' 0"
Senior
Amanda Entress

Amanda Entress

Jumps/Sprints
5' 5"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Matt  Battaglia

Matt Battaglia

5' 10"
Junior
Middle Distance
Nick LaBarbera

Nick LaBarbera

6' 0"
Sophomore
Sprints
Michael-Jordan Morris

Michael-Jordan Morris

5' 9"
Freshman
Jumps/Sprints/Hurdles
Luis Rivera

Luis Rivera

5' 11"
Senior
Throws
Tom Sippie

Tom Sippie

6' 0"
Senior
Sprints
Amanda Entress

Amanda Entress

5' 5"
Senior
Jumps/Sprints