CORTLAND, NY - The Utica track and field program completed day two of the Cortland Classic on Saturday afternoon with another school record.
 
Jane Fahy was the third Pioneer to set a school record on the weekend. In the women's shot put, Fahy threw a monster toss of 13.77m, beating her own school record. That throw also has her ranked #12 in NCAA Division III.  
 
Laura Meade completed the remaining events in her pentathlon and finished second overall with 3823 points. She finished first in all of her events today, which were the 800m (2:51.70), long jump (5.24), and the javelin throw (24.03).
 
It was a fantastic afternoon for the men's shot put as well. The Pioneers went one-two-three as Hunter Logan (Fort Plain, NY/Herkimer College) took the win with 15.70m, Billie Mays III (Rome, NY/Rome Free Academy) was second with an outdoor personal best of 14.38m, and Justin Swavely (Rome, NY/RFA) also had an outdoor personal best of 13.87m to finish third.
 
Mackenzie Mix had another great afternoon after her record-breaking run on day one. In the women's 100m finals, Mix placed third with a time of 12.13, just 0.01 off her school record time from yesterday. She was also third in the women's 400m hurdles, running 1:12.31.
 
There were plenty of good throws to be had in the men's and women's discus throw as well. On the men's side, Nathan Florian had a personal best throw of 43.28m to place third, and Michael McNeil (Yarmouth, ME/Yarmouth) was fourth with a toss of 43.12m, punching his ticket to regionals. For the women's, Sarah Florian was fourth with a throw of 36.93m. 
 
Both teams also had success in the jumping events. In the men's triple jump, Tyjon Billinger (Amityville, NY/Amityville Memorial) punched his ticket to regionals, finishing third with a leap of 13.55m. Zuriel Wright (Parlin, NJ/Sayreville War Memorial) was fifth, jumping 13.42m. In the men's high jump, Kaiden McCaskill (Rome, NY/Rome Free Academy) finished third with a jump of 1.83m, and Amina Sinclair placed third in the women's high jump, jumping 1.51m. 
 
Michael Roberts (Remsen, NY/Remsen) had himself a great day in the men's 10000m as he ran a personal best by more than 30 seconds. Roberts placed third with a time of 33:08.65 and was within just five seconds of the first-place finisher. 
 
The men's 4x100m relay team took home yet another victory. The team of Zachary Owens, Andrew Hadasz, Shane Tinney (Oriskany, NY/Oriskany) and Ethan Kain (New Hartford, NY/New Hartford) finished first with a time of 43.31. Hadasz and Kain also had success in their solo events as well. In the men's 200m, Hadasz ran a personal best time of 21.99, while Kain also ran a personal best 200m time of 22.64.
 
Both teams will return to Cortland for the Cortland Qualifier on Sunday, April 30 starting at 10am.