Claire Bargabos
Claire Bargabos had a pair of top-10 finishes to help lead Nazareth at the Conference Tune-up Meet

Men's Track and Field

Track and Field Records 14 Top-10 Finishes

Results
ROCHESTER, NY – Sophomore Brenna Johnson, junior Elizabeth Decker and sophomore Claire Bargabos each had a pair of top-10 finishes for the women and freshman Kaleb Luton posted three top-10's as the Nazareth College men's and women's track and field teams hosted the Conference Tune-up Meet Friday night at the Golisano Training Center.

Johnson, Decker, Bargabos and junior Kelly Artini had a third place finish in the 4x400 relay for Nazareth as they finished in 4:12.77. Johnson added a sixth place finish in the 60-meter dash with her time of 8.16 seconds while Decker was seventh with a 1:04.34 in the 400 and Bargabos was sixth with a time of 2:26.57 in the 800 for Nazareth runners.

Sophomore Gabrielle Pighetti added a top-10 in the field events as she took sixth in the shot put with a toss of 11.54 meters (37' 10 ½").

Luton was fourth in the 60-meter hurdles, third in the triple jump and eighth in the long jump to lead the Nazareth men. His time of 8.71 seconds in the hurdles was a mere .01 off the All-Atlantic Regional qualifying standard. He had a 13.45-meter (44' 1 ½") distance in the triple jump as well as a 6.37-meter (20' 10 ¾") effort in the long jump.

Senior Jason Hall found top-10 finishes twice as he teamed with sophomore Matthew Johnson, freshman Mike Welch and freshman Calvin Garnes for a fourth place finish in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:32.73.

Hall added a fourth place finish in the 800 with his time of 1:59.43 which was just a second off the All-Atlantic Regional qualifying standard.

Freshman Connor McCauslin was sixth (7.35) in the 60-meter dash and the tandem of sophomore Josh Tomaka (second place) and freshman Nathan Bowers (fourth place) had strong finishes in the mile. Tomaka clocked a 4:26.59 and was just .37 out of first place while Bowers crossed the line in 4:29.51.

Junior Christopher Celecki was 10th in the 3K for Nazareth with his time of 9:16.83.

As the name of the meet indicated, the Golden Flyers will compete next at the Empire 8 Championships February 28-29 at Houghton College.
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Players Mentioned

Kelly Artini

Kelly Artini

Distance
5' 8"
Junior
Claire Bargabos

Claire Bargabos

Middle Distance
5' 4"
Sophomore
Brenna  Johnson

Brenna Johnson

Sprints
5' 8"
Sophomore
Gabrielle Pighetti

Gabrielle Pighetti

Throws
5' 4"
Sophomore
Christopher  Celecki

Christopher Celecki

Distance
6' 0"
Junior
Jason Hall

Jason Hall

Middle Distance
5' 11"
Senior
Matthew Johnson

Matthew Johnson

Sprints/Jumps
6' 3"
Sophomore
Josh Tomaka

Josh Tomaka

Distance
5' 8"
Sophomore
Nathan Bowers

Nathan Bowers

Distance
5' 7"
Freshman
Calvin Garnes

Calvin Garnes

Middle Distance
5' 8"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Kelly Artini

Kelly Artini

5' 8"
Junior
Distance
Claire Bargabos

Claire Bargabos

5' 4"
Sophomore
Middle Distance
Brenna  Johnson

Brenna Johnson

5' 8"
Sophomore
Sprints
Gabrielle Pighetti

Gabrielle Pighetti

5' 4"
Sophomore
Throws
Christopher  Celecki

Christopher Celecki

6' 0"
Junior
Distance
Jason Hall

Jason Hall

5' 11"
Senior
Middle Distance
Matthew Johnson

Matthew Johnson

6' 3"
Sophomore
Sprints/Jumps
Josh Tomaka

Josh Tomaka

5' 8"
Sophomore
Distance
Nathan Bowers

Nathan Bowers

5' 7"
Freshman
Distance
Calvin Garnes

Calvin Garnes

5' 8"
Freshman
Middle Distance