UTICA, NY - After another stellar weekend where they racked up 11 first place finishes combined at both the Cortland Red Dragon Open and the Utica Pioneer Spring Invitational, the Pioneers will look to keep the gold flowing as they head down the road to compete in the Continental Spring Invite at Hamilton College on Saturday, April 11th, while a small group distance runners will head down south to compete at Bucknell University that same day.
CLINTON, NY - On Saturday, April 11th, the Utica Men's and Women's Track and Field Team will head down the road to compete in the Continental Spring Invite at Hamilton College in Clinton, NY. The events will start at 10 am.
BUCKNELL, PA - Also on Saturday, April 11th, a few select distance runners (
Killian Bauer (Verona, NY/Vernon-Verona-Sherill),
Bennett Melita (Johnstown, NY/Fonda-Fultonville),
Tobias Jeralds (Canaan, NY/Chatham Central),
Marlo Townsend (Rome, NY/Rome Free Academy)) will travel to Bucknell University to compete in the Bison Outdoor Classic at Christy Matthewson Memorial Stadium. The events will start at 10:45 am. Check out the men's and women's track and field schedules for more information on those start times.
Follow along with the results for both meets 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 - Last Weekend, the Pioneers had some throwers participate on Friday at Cortland State. In contrast, others competed on Friday and Saturday at the Utica Pioneer Spring Invitational, which was Utica's first home spring meet of the season. This weekend resulted in 11 first place finishes for the Pioneers.
Allie Cary (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool) (4x),
Aaron Johnson (Sauquoit, NY/Sauquoit Valley),
Arianna McClendon (Rome, NY/New York Mills),
Bennett Melita (Johnstown, NY/Fonda-Fultonville),
Cassondra Wood (Canasota, NY/Canasota),
Justin Couture (Sherrill, NY/Vernon-Verona-Sherrill),
Kaiden McCaskill (Rome, NY/Rome Free Academy), and
Riley Smith (Westmoreland, NY/Westmoreland Central) all took home top scores in their respective events.
Last Friday at Cortland
A few indoor All-Americans made even more noise on Friday at the Cortland Red Dragon Open.
Cary competed in the Discus. She would break the program record with a throw of 44.30m. That throw gave her the #1 rank in the region and the 11th-best mark in all of DIII. Cary would also throw the program's second-best Hammer Throw with a 47.57m, giving her the 8th best rank in the region.
Borghardt, meanwhile, competed in the Hammer Throw. He would have a 3rd place finish with a throw of 54.85m. This would give him the #6 best rank in the region while also giving him the 12th best mark in all of DIII.
Last Saturday at Utica
Cary continued her weekend run on Saturday, as she competed in the Discus, Hammer Throw, and Shot Put. She would win all three of these events with marks of 36.90m for the Discus, 47.34m for the Hammer Throw, and 12.85m for the Shot Put. Her shot put mark placed her #2 all-time in program history for the event and puts her #2 in the region.
Aaron Johnson (Sauquoit, NY/Sauquoit Valley) competed in the Pole Vault. He would have a 1st place finish with a mark of 4.64m. This would break the outdoor school record and give him #2 in the region.
AARTFC Qualified to date:
Arianna McClendon (Rome, NY/New York Mills), 400m
Bennett Melita (Johnstown, NY/Fonda-Fultonville), 5000m
Marlo Townsend (Rome, NY/Rome Free Academy), 5000m
Bennett Melita (Johnstown, NY/Fonda-Fultonville), 3000m Steeplechase
Kaiden McCaskill (Rome, NY/Rome Free Academy), High Jump
Aaron Johnson (Sauquoit, NY/Sauquoit Valley), Pole Vault
Justin Couture (Sherrill, NY/Vernon-Verona-Sherrill), Triple Jump
Allie Cary (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool), Shot Put
Allie Cary (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool), Discus
Spencer Borghardt (Smithtown, NY/St.Anthony's), Hammer
Allie Cary (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool), Hammer
NCAA Top 50 to date:
Bennett Melita (Johnstown, NY/Fonda-Fultonville), 5000m (18)
Bennett Melita (Johnstown, NY/Fonda-Fultonville), 3000m Steeplechase (11)
Kaiden McCaskill (Rome, NY/Rome Free Academy), High Jump (26)
Aaron Johnson (Sauquoit, NY/Sauquoit Valley), Pole Vault (36)
Justin Couture (Sherrill, NY/Vernon-Verona-Sherrill), Triple Jump (38)
Allie Cary (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool), Shot Put (26)
Allie Cary (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool), Discus (11)
Spencer Borghardt (Smithtown, NY/St.Anthony's), Hammer (12)
Allie Cary (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool), Hammer (46)
Following the Continental Spring Invite: The Pioneers are heading back to Cortland to compete in the Cortland Classic next Friday, April 17th, and Saturday, April 18th. Following that event, the Pioneers will head to RPI the weekend after and gear up for the Empire 8 Outdoor Championships, which will take place on May 1st and 2nd out at St. John Fisher.
