CLINTON,NY- The Utica University men's indoor track and field team took on the Hamilton College Continental Invitational on Friday, January 19. The men's team won six events, including a win in every throwing event.
For the second week in a row, Hunter Logan (Fort Plain, NY/Herkimer College) had the farthest shot put throw of the night (15.68m) to take first place. Logan was not alone as a top finisher, as Billie Mays III (Rome, NY/Rome Free Academy) took second (12.73m), and Michael McNeil (Yarmouth, ME/Yarmouth) was third (12.62m). As of Friday night in the Empire 8 standings, Utica holds each place in the top-10 rankings in the shot put.
The Pioneers stuffed the stat sheet in the weight throw as well.
Justin Swavely (Rome, NY/RFA) was first (15.26m),
Spencer Borghardt (Melville, NY/St.Anthony's) was second (14.35m),
Joshua Talbot (Rome, NY/Rome Free Academy) was third (13.97m) and Mark Brown placed fourth (13.05m).
The Pioneer sprinters posted two top-10 all time marks in their respected events. First of which was by star sprinter Andy Hadasz (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro) in the 60m. Hadasz ran a personal best time of 7.02 to win the event. This gives him the No. 3 spot in Utica program history and now qualifies him for regionals. Ethan Kain (New Hartford, NY/New Hartford) ran in the 60m with a personal best time of 7.35 to take third, and Shane Tinney (Oriskany, NY/Oriskany) was fourth (7.37). Tinney also ran a season best 24.08 in the 200m to place third.
The second all-time mark was by freshman Tanner Warren in the 400m. In his first time running the event, Warren took first place with a time of 51.55, and he now sits at No. 8 all-time. Warren was also on the first-place 4x400 team that featured Hadasz, Kain, and Evan Smith (Baldwinsville, NY/Baker) that crossed the line at 3:34.63.
In the 3,000m, freshman
Ben Bellinger (Sherrill, NY/Vernon-Verona-Sherrill) took first place with a time of 9:47.83, beating the second place finisher by just less than five seconds.
In the jumping events, freshman Connor Dean (Taberg, Ny/Camden) was a top finisher in all three. In his first time competing in triple jump this season, Dean placed second with a jump of 12.64m. He was also the second place finisher in long jump, with his best jump being 6.25m, which came on his sixth and final attempt. In high jump, Dean placed fourth, clearing a season best 1.72m. Freshman Theodore Tsamis (Richmondville, NY/Cobleskill-Richmondville) placed just in front of him at third, clearing the same height but had one less failed attempt than Dean.
The Pioneers will return home for the Blue & Orange Invitational and Multi with day one on Friday, January 26, and day two to follow on Saturday, January 27.
