Connor McCauslin
Connor McCauslin finished first in the 60-meter hurdles

Men's Track and Field

Nazareth settles for second at E8 Track & Field meet

McCauslin, Perez win individual titles

Results
UTICA, N.Y. -- Connor McCauslin and Christopher Perez each won individual titles for Nazareth Saturday as the Golden Flyers secured a second-place finish at the Empire 8 Conference Men's Indoor Track and Field Championship, contested at the Hutton Sports and Recreation Center.

The Golden Flyers competed without junior Kaleb Luton, who was a top contender in multiple events, including the 60-meter hurdles and the 60-meter dash. She suffered a hamstring injury in Friday's long jump competition and failed to score. St. John Fisher repeated as team champion with 157 points. Nazareth had 139, followed by Utica (108), Houghton (41), Russell Sage (29), Alfred (21) and Hartwick (1).

McCauslin won the 60-meter hurdles in 8.50 and finished third in the 60-meter dash in 7.18. Perez was first in the weight throw with a heave of 16.21 meters (53 feet, 2 1/4 inches).

Nazareth scored 15 team points in the 800-meter run as the foursome of Patrick Healy, Nathan mcNally, Josh Tomaka and Kenny Williams were bunched together in places 3 through 6 with just over a second of separation. Healy ran 2:02.62, followed by McNally (2:02.92), Tomaka (2:03.28) and Williams (2:03.65).

Nathan Bowers recorded his third second-place finish of the weekend with a runner-up effort in the 3,000-meter run (8:52.33). He finished second in both the mile and 5,000-meter run on Friday. Ethan Glashauser finished fourth in the 3,000 with a personal-best time of 9:05.63 and Cade Eells was fifth with a personal-best of 9:07.63.

Matthew Johnson, a winner in Friday's 400-meter dash, finished third in the triple jump with a personal-best leap of 13.09 meters (42 feet, 11 1/2 inches). Kyle Read had his personal best in the high jump as he cleared 1.84 meters (6 feete 1/2 inch) to finish fourth and Ben Lewis finished sixth in the 200-meter dash with a personal-best time of :23.01.

Nazareth was third in the 4x 400-meter relay (3:32.70) with the group of Mike Welch, Lewis, Joey Nettles and Healy.
 
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Players Mentioned

Nathan Bowers

Nathan Bowers

Distance
5' 7"
Junior
Ethan Glashauser

Ethan Glashauser

Distance
5' 9"
Sophomore
Patrick Healy

Patrick Healy

Distance
6' 5"
Senior
Matthew Johnson

Matthew Johnson

Sprints/Jumps
6' 3"
Senior
Kaleb Luton

Kaleb Luton

Jumps/Hurdles
6' 3"
Junior
Connor McCauslin

Connor McCauslin

Sprints/Hurdles
6' 0"
Junior
Christopher Perez

Christopher Perez

Throws
6' 4"
Senior
Josh Tomaka

Josh Tomaka

Distance
5' 8"
Senior
Mike Welch

Mike Welch

Sprints/Jumps
5' 10"
Junior
Kenny Williams

Kenny Williams

Middle Distance
5' 11"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Nathan Bowers

Nathan Bowers

5' 7"
Junior
Distance
Ethan Glashauser

Ethan Glashauser

5' 9"
Sophomore
Distance
Patrick Healy

Patrick Healy

6' 5"
Senior
Distance
Matthew Johnson

Matthew Johnson

6' 3"
Senior
Sprints/Jumps
Kaleb Luton

Kaleb Luton

6' 3"
Junior
Jumps/Hurdles
Connor McCauslin

Connor McCauslin

6' 0"
Junior
Sprints/Hurdles
Christopher Perez

Christopher Perez

6' 4"
Senior
Throws
Josh Tomaka

Josh Tomaka

5' 8"
Senior
Distance
Mike Welch

Mike Welch

5' 10"
Junior
Sprints/Jumps
Kenny Williams

Kenny Williams

5' 11"
Sophomore
Middle Distance