Track & Field Completes Last Tune-Up Before Empire 8s

Sara Thomas finished 12th in the high jump

Men's Track and Field | 2/17/2018 6:57:00 PM

Men's results | Women's results
Brockport, NY – Nick LaBarbera continued his strong indoor season on Saturday, winning the 200 at the Brockport Invitational in a season-best time of 22.69.  For the women, the quartet of Alycia Eaton, Lydia Dewart, Amanda Cohen, and Maria Staehr delivered a quality performance in the 4 x 400 relay, clocking a time of 4:21.99 to take second.

Deirdre Brett ripped off a 2:25.84 in the 800, good for third place.

The Golden Flyers had two competitors in the 400, with Hannah Hullihen taking 14th place (6:07.18) and Megan Menz taking 25th (6:33.44).

In the 400, Staehr came in eighth place in 1:02.75 and Cohen was 25th in 1:08.10.

Sara Thomas competed in the high jump, with a mark of 1.44 meters (4 feet, 8 ¾ inches), which earned her 12th place.

On the men's side, Matt Battaglia took a stab at the 400, taking eighth place in 52.86.  Jervon Harrison (57.35) and Lassana Diaby (57.79) were also in the race, finishing in 28th and 32nd place, respectively.

In the mile, Christopher Celecki clocked a 4:36.99 for 15th place and Michael Brown was 35th in 4:58.94.

Jack Wessel, Andrew Gwynn, Zechariah Nower and Brown took part in the 4 x 400 relay, finishing in seventh place (3:49.33).

Rounding out the competitors for Nazareth was Tyler Hancock who threw 13.47 meters (44 feet, 2 1.2 inches) for an 11th place finish in the weight throw.

Nazareth returns to action next Saturday at Houghton for the Empire 8 Championships. 

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Players Mentioned

Alycia Eaton

Alycia Eaton

Sprints/Jumps
5' 7"
Junior
Megan Menz

Megan Menz

Distance
5' 4"
Sophomore
Maria Staehr

Maria Staehr

Middle Distance
5' 7"
Sophomore
Sara Thomas

Sara Thomas

Jumps
5' 7"
Junior
Deirdre Brett

Deirdre Brett

Distance
5' 2"
Freshman
Amanda Cohen

Amanda Cohen

Sprints
5' 3"
Freshman
Hannah Hullihen

Hannah Hullihen

Distance
5' 3"
Freshman
Matt  Battaglia

Matt Battaglia

Middle Distance
5' 10"
Graduate Student
Tyler Hancock

Tyler Hancock

Throws
6' 4"
Senior
Nick LaBarbera

Nick LaBarbera

Sprints
6' 0"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Alycia Eaton

Alycia Eaton

5' 7"
Junior
Sprints/Jumps
Megan Menz

Megan Menz

5' 4"
Sophomore
Distance
Maria Staehr

Maria Staehr

5' 7"
Sophomore
Middle Distance
Sara Thomas

Sara Thomas

5' 7"
Junior
Jumps
Deirdre Brett

Deirdre Brett

5' 2"
Freshman
Distance
Amanda Cohen

Amanda Cohen

5' 3"
Freshman
Sprints
Hannah Hullihen

Hannah Hullihen

5' 3"
Freshman
Distance
Matt  Battaglia

Matt Battaglia

5' 10"
Graduate Student
Middle Distance
Tyler Hancock

Tyler Hancock

6' 4"
Senior
Throws
Nick LaBarbera

Nick LaBarbera

6' 0"
Senior
Sprints