CLINTON, NY - The Utica University track and field program attended the Hamilton Continental Indoor Invitational on Friday night. It was a fantastic night for the program as there were plenty of wins for the Pioneers.
 
Both relay teams placed first in the 4x400M events. The women continued their unbelievable season in the 4x400M capturing their third win as a team coming in at 4:11:.88. The team is composed of Laura Meade, Mackenzie Mix, Janaiya Cruz-Bermudez, and Jade Dening. The men's team featured Andy Hadasz (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro), Dion Putaski (Vernon, NY/Vernon-Verona Sherrill), Nolan Flynn (Bethel, CT/Bethel), and Zuriel Wright (Parlin, NJ/Sayreville War Memorial) who's winning time was 3:33.02.
 
Mackenzie Mix turned in a phenomenal performance winning the women's 60M with a time of 7.99 beating second place by a whopping .21. Mix continued her day winning the 200M clocking in at 26.08. 
 
Andy Hadasz (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro) continued his strong season and placed third in the men's 60M coming in at 7.20. 
 
Janaiya Cruz-Bermudez placed second in the women's 400M clocking in at 1:04.38 and has been great this season in her individual events. Utica did well in the men's 400M and had two top-three finishers. Dion Putaski (Vernon, NY/Vernon-Verona Sherrill) placed second with a time of 53.27 and Nolan Flynn (Bethel, CT/Bethel) came in third clocking in at 53.59.
 
Laura Meade won the women's 60M hurdles clocking in at 9.74 and Jade Dening placed first with a time of 2:31.52 in women's 800M. 
 
Ethan Kain (New Hartford, NY/New Hartford) did well in the men's 200M and clocked in at 24.00. Amina Sinclair placed first in the women's high jump scoring 1.47. Blake Hobin (New Hartford, NY/New Hartford) came in first in the men's high jump scoring 1.91. Hunter Logan (Fort Plain, NY/Herkimer College) came in first in the men's shot put scoring 15.59.
 
Utica dominated the weight throw events as Antwan Kelly (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool) and Gabrielle DeSanctis both placed at the top of the podium. Kelly collected another win in the weight throw event and scored 14.70. DeSanctis' winning score was 14.70 while teammates Emilia Costello and Ranasia Bailey came in second and third scoring 13.79 and 12.62.
 
Zuriel Wright (Parlin, NJ/Sayreville War Memorial) continued his winning ways placing first in the men's long jump with a score of 6.76. Nora Devitt came in second and scored 4.47 in the women's long jump. Wright also won the men's triple jump scoring 12.78 and Devitt placed first scoring 10.40 in the women's triple jump.
 
The teams will return home and host the Blue & Orange Invitational beginning on January 27 at 5 p.m. and continuing January 28 at 10 a.m.