UTICA, NY - After another week of stellar performances with four first-place finishes and four program records at the RPI Capital District Classic, the Pioneers will be taking on the Empire 8 Outdoor Championships this Friday and Saturday. This Friday, the team will be heading to St John Fisher in Pittsford, NY, to compete in the Empire 8 Outdoor Championships at Polisseni Track & Field Complex.
PITTSFORD, NY - On Friday, May 1st and Saturday, May 2nd, the Utica University men's and women's Track and Field team will travel to St John Fisher to compete in the Empire 8 Outdoor Championships at Polisseni Track & Field Complex. The events will start at 2:00 PM on Friday and 10:30 AM on Saturday.
Follow along with the results for the meet on Leone Timing. The results page, complete with this weekend's entries, will be available in the "Schedule" or "Results" tab of the Leone Timing website either the day before, or the day of the events. You can find those links by heading here: https://www.leonetiming.com/results/
Last Time Out - the Pioneers would compete on Friday at the RPI Capital District Classic. The weekend would result in four first-place finishes and four program records for the Pioneers.
Allie Cary (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool) (2x),
Genna McCallum (Mora, MN/Indian River), and
Spencer Borghardt (Smithtown, NY/St.Anthony's) were the first-place finishers, while
Arianna McClendon (Rome, NY/New York Mills),
Bennett Melita (Johnstown, NY/Fonda-Fultonville),
Eddy Corporan (Poughkeepsie, NY/Roy C Ketcham), and
Genna McCallum (Mora, MN/Indian River) were the program record setters for their respective events.
Last Friday at RPI
McClendon competed in the Women's 800m. She would finish with a time of 2:19.29. This would give her a second-place finish and would break the program record for the event.
Melita would compete in the 1500m. He finished with a time of 3:54.76. This time would give him an eighth-place finish, the program record, and give him the #7 rank in the Niagara region.
Eddy Corporan (Poughkeepsie, NY/Roy C Ketcham) would compete in the Men's 800m. He would finish in 1:54.20, earning fourth place and the program record. With that time, he is also ranked #11 in the Niagara region.
McCallum competed in the Pole Vault. She would finish with a mark of 3.35m. This would give her a first-place finish and the program record.
2026 E8 Championships Event Schedule
Friday May 1st
TIME EVENT SECTION
2:00pm-2:45pm............... Implement Certification @ Murphy Throws Complex
1:30pm............................ Pole Vault (MEN)......... FINALS
3:00pm............................ Javelin (WOMEN)........ FINALS
........................................ Long Jump (MEN)........ FINALS
........................................ Hammer Throw (MEN). FINALS
5:00pm............................ *Pole Vault (WOMEN). FINALS
5:00pm............................ Javelin (MEN).............. FINALS
........................................ Long Jump (WOMEN).. FINALS
........................................ Hammer Throw (WOMEN)........................................ FINALS
*Women's Pole Vault to begin immediately after the conclusion of Men's Pole Vault
TIME EVENT SECTION
1:30pm............................ 100m Dash (MEN)........................................ DECATHLON
1:45pm............................ 100mH (WOMEN)........................................ HEPTATHLON
3:30pm............................ 100m Dash (MEN)........ TRIALS
3:40pm............................ 100m Dash (WOMEN). TRIALS
3:50pm............................ 3000m Steeplechase (MEN)........................................ FINALS
4:10pm............................ 3000m Steeplechase (WOMEN)........................................ FINALS
4:30pm............................ 110mH (MEN).............. TRIALS
4:40pm............................ 100mH (WOMEN)....... TRIALS
4:50pm............................ 400m Dash (MEN)........ FINALS
5:00pm............................ 400m Dash (WOMEN). FINALS
5:10pm............................ 4 x 800m Relay (MEN). FINALS
5:25pm............................ 4 x 800m Relay (WOMEN)........................................ FINALS
5:40pm............................ 10K (MEN)................... FINALS
6:25pm............................ 10K (WOMEN)............ FINALS
Heptathlon Schedule Day 1:
1:45pm 100mH
Followed by High Jump
Followed by Shot Put
Followed by 200m Dash - To be inserted into the schedule at the discretion of the referee
Decathlon Schedule Day 1:
1:30pm 100m Dash
Followed by Long Jump
Followed by Shot Put
Followed by High Jump
Followed by 400m Dash - To be inserted into the schedule at the discretion of the meet referee
Saturday May 2nd
TIME EVENT SECTION
10:30-11:15am................. Implement Certification @ Murphy Throws Complex
10:30am.......................... Long Jump (WOMEN)........................................ HEPTATHLON
11:30am........................... Shot Put (MEN)............ FINALS
........................................ Discus Throw (WOMEN)........................................ FINALS
........................................ High Jump (WOMEN).. FINALS
........................................ Triple Jump (MEN)....... FINALS
2:00pm............................ Shot Put (WOMEN)...... FINALS
........................................ Discus Throw (MEN).... FINALS
........................................ High Jump (MEN)........ FINALS
........................................ Triple Jump (WOMEN) FINALS
TIME EVENT SECTION
10:00am.......................... 110mH (MEN)... DECATHLON
12:00pm.......................... 4 x 100m Relay (MEN). FINALS
12:05pm.......................... 4 x 100m Relay (WOMEN)........................................ FINALS
12:15pm.......................... 1500m Run (MEN)....... FINALS
12:30pm.......................... 1500m Run (WOMEN). FINALS
12:50pm.......................... 110mH (MEN).............. FINALS
12:55pm.......................... 100mH (WOMEN)....... FINALS
1:05pm............................ 100m Dash (MEN)........ FINALS
1:15pm............................ 100m Dash (WOMEN). FINALS
1:30pm............................ 800m Run (MEN)......... FINALS
1:40pm............................ 800m Run (WOMEN)... FINALS
1:55pm............................ 400mH (MEN).............. FINALS
2:05pm............................ 400mH (WOMEN)....... FINALS
2:20pm............................ 200m Dash (MEN)........ FINALS
2:30pm............................ 200m Dash (WOMEN). FINALS
2:40pm............................ 5000m Run (MEN)....... FINALS
3:05pm............................ 5000m Run (WOMEN). FINALS
3:30pm............................ 4 x 400m Relay (MEN). FINALS
3:40pm............................ 4 x 400m Relay (WOMEN)........................................ FINALS
4:15pm............................ Awards Presentation...................
Heptathlon Schedule Day 2:
10:30am Long Jump
Followed by Javelin
Followed by 800m Run - To be inserted into the schedule at the discretion of the referee
Decathlon Schedule Day 2:
10:00am 110mH
Followed by Discus
Followed by Pole Vault
Followed by Javelin
Followed by 1500m Run - To be inserted into the schedule at the discretion of the referee
AARTFC Qualified to Date:
Shiann Williams (Bronx, NY/Hydel), 100m, 200m, 400m
Tanner Warren (Mohawk, NY/Central Valley Academy), 400m
Arianna McClendon (Rome, NY/New York Mills), 400m, 800m
Eddy Corporan (Poughkeepsie, NY/Roy C Ketcham), 800m
Cate Manna, 800m
Bennett Melita (Johnstown, NY/Fonda-Fultonville), 1500m, 5000m, 3000m Steeplechase
Marlo Townsend (Rome, NY/Rome Free Academy), 5000m, 10000m, 3000m Steeplechase
Olivia Jensen (Red Hook, NY/Red Hook), 100m Hurdles
Lacey Simmons (Vernon Center, NY/Vernon-Verona-Sherrill), 400m Hurdles
Tobias Jeralds (Canaan, NY/Chatham Central), 3000m Steeplechase
Kaiden McCaskill (Rome, NY/Rome Free Academy), High Jump
Louie Pinto, High Jump
Hannah Allison (Herkimer, NY/Herkimer), High Jump
Aaron Johnson (Sauquoit, NY/Sauquoit Valley), Pole Vault
Genna McCallum (Mora, MN/Indian River), Pole Vault
Wayne Spencer (Rochester, NY/Padilla (Franklin Campus)), Long Jump, Triple Jump
Justin Couture (Sherrill, NY/Vernon-Verona-Sherrill), Triple Jump
Allie Cary (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool), Shot Put, Discus, Hammer
Spencer Borghardt (Smithtown, NY/St.Anthony's), Hammer
Jade Bailey (Dolgeville, NY/Dolgeville), Heptathlon
NCAA Top 50 Ranked To Date:
Bennett Melita (Johnstown, NY/Fonda-Fultonville), 3000m Steeplechase (11)
Allie Cary (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool), Shot Put (7)
Allie Cary (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool), Discus (7)
Spencer Borghardt (Smithtown, NY/St.Anthony's), Hammer (28)
Following the Empire 8 Outdoor Championships: The Pioneers are heading to Williams College next weekend for the FIRE Meet before gearing up for the All-Atlantic Region Track and Field Conference Outdoor Championships, which will take place on May 13th and 14th out at Ursinus College.
