UTICA, NY - The Utica University track and field program wrapped up the Empire 8 Championships on Saturday afternoon with the men coming in second with 210 points and the women placing third with 108 points.
 
Mike McNeil was named Empire 8 Torchbearer for his excellence in academics and athletics. Andy Hadasz (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro) was named the Empire 8 Track Athlete of the Meet and Zuriel Wright (Parlin, NJ/Sayreville War Memorial) was the Empire 8 Field Athlete of the Meet for the second consecutive season. Laura Meade was also named Empire 8 Field Athlete of the Meet.
 
The Pioneers had a plethora of individual winners and Andy Hadasz (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro) was crowned Empire 8 Champion in the men's 100m and 200m and continues his historic season. He recorded a time of 11.08 in the 100m, 22.34 in the 200m.
 
Laura Meade won the women's heptathlon with 3977 points. The men's 4x100m team of Zuriel Wright (Parlin, NJ/Sayreville War Memorial), Andy Hadasz (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro), Shane Tinney (Oriskany, NY/Oriskany), and Ethan Kain (New Hartford, NY/New Hartford) set a facility record with a time of 42.78 to take the top spot.
In the women's 100m hurdles Nora Devitt took second (16.32) and Laura Meade came in fifth with a time of 16.71. Jade Dening took second in the women's 800m with a time of 2:20.52 and Janaiya Cruz-Bermudez came in fourth with a time of 2:25.99.
 
Jonathan Simmons (Broadalbin, NY/Broadalbin-Perth) took third place in the men's 400m hurdles with a time of 57.10. 
 
Mackenzie Mix finished fourth in the women's 200m with a time of 25.96. Ethan Kain (New Hartford, NY/New Hartford) took third in the men's 200m with a time of 22.72. 
 
Michael Roberts (Remsen, NY/Remsen) came in fifth in the men's 5000m with a time of 15:56.03. 
 
The men's 4x400m of Nolan Flynn (Bethel, CT/Bethel), Ethan Kain (New Hartford, NY/New Hartford), Jonathan Simmons (Broadalbin, NY/Broadalbin-Perth), and Andy Hadasz (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro) came in third with a time of 3:29.06.
 
The Pioneers dominated the discus throw going 1-2-3-4-6. Antwan Kelly (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool) won the event with a toss of 42.44m while Nathan Florian finished second (41.81m), and Michael McNeil (Yarmouth, ME/Yarmouth) came in third with his top mark being 39.45m. Jordan Weaver (Goshen, NY/Goshen) finished fourth with a toss of 39.41 and Jacob Barnes (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool) came in sixth with his top mark being 38.40m.
 
Jane Fahy was crowned the women's Empire 8 shot put champion with a toss of 13.50m. 
 
In the men's high jump Zuriel Wright (Parlin, NJ/Sayreville War Memorial) finished first with a mark of 1.99m and Kaiden McCaskill (Rome, NY/Rome Free Academy) came in fourth with a mark of 1.91m.
 
Laura Meade came in third in the women's triple jump (11.20m) and Nora Devitt came in fourth (11.15m).
 
In the women's discus throw Jane Fahy came in second with her top toss being 39.69m and Sarah Florian placed third with her top mark being 36.93m.
 
Hunter Logan (Fort Plain, NY/Herkimer College) won the men's shot put with a toss of 15.92m while Billie Mays III (Rome, NY/Rome Free Academy) took third (14.98m) and Justin Swavely (Rome, NY/RFA) (13.73m) placed fourth.
 
The Pioneers took home second and third in the men's triple jump as TyJon Billinger took second with a mark of 13.85m and Zuriel Wright (Parlin, NJ/Sayreville War Memorial) placed third with a mark of 13.29m.
 
Utica will host the CNY Fast Chance Meet on Sunday, May 14 beginning at 10 a.m.