WILLIAMSTOWN, MA - Last weekend, six Pioneers achieved Empire 8 glory, taking home seven different individual Empire 8 Championships. In addition, the team also saw many other athletes drop personal records and top performances, and also held the Empire 8 Female Athlete of the Meet in sophomore thrower Allie Cary (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool). This weekend, the Pioneers will be right back into the fray, as they head to Williams College to compete in the annual FIRE meet, which will provide one last opportunity for a few athletes to secure AARTFC and, potentially, NCAA Championships qualification.
 
The Farley Inter Regional (FIRE) Meet -This Friday and Saturday, the team will head to the Lee Track at Williams College to compete against some of the top competition in the entire northeast. The events will begin at 12:00 PM on Friday and 10:00 AM on Saturday.
 
Interested spectators can follow along with the meet through live results, as well as on stream. Live results can be found at milesplit.live or by heading to this link: https://milesplit.live/overall
 
The stream for both days can be found on nsnsports.net or by heading to this link: https://www.nsnsports.net/colleges/williams-college/. The stream will be free while live, but will be locked behind a paywall if attempted to be viewed on demand.
 
Last Time Out - The Pioneers trekked out to St. John Fisher for the Empire 8 Outdoor Championships last weekend, returning to the Mohawk Valley with seven new Empire 8 Championships to add to their illustrious array of titles. The following athletes took home championship gold last weekend:
 
Empire 8 Outdoor Champions
Allie Cary (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool) | Discus - 42.72m
Allie Cary (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool) | Shot Put - 13.10m
Bennett Melita (Johnstown, NY/Fonda-Fultonville) | 5000m - 14:40.47
Hannah Allison (Herkimer, NY/Herkimer) | High Jump - 1.64m
Marlo Townsend (Rome, NY/Rome Free Academy) | 10,000m - 36:34.16 - Meet Record
Shiann Williams (Bronx, NY/Hydel) | 200m - 25.12
Wayne Spencer (Rochester, NY/Padilla (Franklin Campus)) | Long Jump - 7.29m - Meet Record
 
Additionally, Allie Cary (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool) was named the Empire 8 Field Athlete of the Meet.
 
The Pioneers also saw many new program records during last weekend's action. Here are the athletes who set new program-bests:
 
New Program Records
Arianna McClendon (Rome, NY/New York Mills) | 800m - 8th - 2:19.09
Hannah Allison (Herkimer, NY/Herkimer) | High Jump - 1st - 1.64m
Marlo Townsend (Rome, NY/Rome Free Academy) | 10000m - 1st - 36:34.16
Shiann Williams (Bronx, NY/Hydel) | 200m - 1st - 25.12
Wayne Spencer (Rochester, NY/Padilla (Franklin Campus)) | Long Jump - 1st - 7.29m
 
Both squads took home fourth place for the blue and orange. For a complete summary of last weekend's meet, click the following link: https://uticapioneers.com/news/2026/5/5/mens-track-field-pioneers-bring-home-seven-gold-medals-at-last-weekends-empire-8-championships.aspx
 
Farley Inter-Regional Meet Schedule
 
Friday May 8th
FIELD EVENTS
12:00pm Decathlon (100m, LJ, SP, HJ, 400m)
12:15pm Heptathlon (100H, HJ, SP, 200m)
4:00pm Javelin (W)
5:00pm Discus (M)
5:30pm Vault (M)
 
TRACK EVENTS
5:00pm 4x400m Relay (W)
5:10pm 4x400m Relay (M)
5:20pm IM 4x400m- 1heat
5:45pm 3000m Steeple (W)- 2 heats
6:06pm 3000m Steeple (M)- 2 heats
6:35pm 5,000m (W)- 2 heats
7:20pm 5,000m (M)- 2 heats
8:05pm 10,000m (W)
8:45pm 10,000m (M) 
 
Saturday, May 9th
FIELD EVENTS
10:00am Shot Put, (Men, Women follow)
10:00am Discus (W)
10:30am Decathlon (110H, DT, PV, JT, 1500m)
11:00am Heptathlon  (LJ, JT, 800m)
12:30pm Hammer (Men, Women follow)
12:00pm Long Jump (Men outside pit) (Women inside pit)
~1:00pm Javelin (M), will begin after Hep JT and not before 1pm
1:00pm High Jump (Women first, Men to follow)
~2:00pm Pole Vault (W), will begin after Dec PV and not before 2pm
2:30pm Triple Jump (Men Inside pit)(Women Outside pit)
 
TRACK EVENTS
TBC 5K 3rd heat if needed (W)
TBC 5K 3rd heat if needed (M)
12:00pm 100m Hurdle Trials (W)
12:20pm 110m Hurdle Trials (M)
12:30pm 100m Trials (W)
12:35pm 100m Trials (M)
1:00pm 1500m (W)
1:30pm 1500m (M)
2:00pm 4x100m Relay (W)
2:05pm 4x100m Relay (M)
2:15pm 110 Hurdles Finals (W)
2:25pm 100m Hurdles Finals (M)
2:35pm 400m (W)
2:50pm 400m (M)
3:15pm 100m Final (W)
3:20pm 100m Final (M)
3:30pm 800m (W)
3:45pm 800m (M)
4:20pm 400m Hurdles (W)
4:30pm 400m Hurdles (M)
4:50pm 200m (W)
5:05pm 200m (M)
 
For more information about the FIRE Meet, head to this link: https://ephsports.williams.edu/documents/2026/4/22/FIRE_Meet_INFO_26.pdf
 
AARTFC Qualified to Date:
Shiann Williams (Bronx, NY/Hydel), 100m
Shiann Williams (Bronx, NY/Hydel), 200m
Shiann Williams (Bronx, NY/Hydel), 400m
Arianna McClendon (Rome, NY/New York Mills), 400m
Tanner Warren (Mohawk, NY/Central Valley Academy), 400m
Eddy Corporan (Poughkeepsie, NY/Roy C Ketcham), 800m
Arianna McClendon (Rome, NY/New York Mills), 800m
Cate Manna, 800m
Bennett Melita (Johnstown, NY/Fonda-Fultonville), 1500m
Bennett Melita (Johnstown, NY/Fonda-Fultonville), 1500m
Killian Bauer (Verona, NY/Vernon-Verona-Sherill), 5000m
Marlo Townsend (Rome, NY/Rome Free Academy), 5000m
Marlo Townsend (Rome, NY/Rome Free Academy), 10000m
Liv Jensen, 100m Hurdles
Lacey Simmons (Vernon Center, NY/Vernon-Verona-Sherrill), 400m Hurdles
Bennett Melita (Johnstown, NY/Fonda-Fultonville), 3000m Steeplechase
Tobias Jeralds (Canaan, NY/Chatham Central), 3000m Steeplechase
Marlo Townsend (Rome, NY/Rome Free Academy), 3000m Steeplechase
Women's 4x400m Relay
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
Wayne Spencer (Rochester, NY/Padilla (Franklin Campus)), Triple Jump
Justin Couture (Sherrill, NY/Vernon-Verona-Sherrill), Triple Jump
Allie Cary (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool), Shot Put
Allie Cary (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool), Discus
Allie Cary (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool), Hammer
Spencer Borghardt (Smithtown, NY/St.Anthony's), Hammer
Stefania Grimaldi (Poland, NY/Poland Central), Javelin
Jade Bailey (Dolgeville, NY/Dolgeville), Heptathlon
Stefania Grimaldi (Poland, NY/Poland Central), Heptathlon
 
NCAA Top 50 Ranked To Date - (Top 22 Reach NCAA Championships):
Bennett Melita (Johnstown, NY/Fonda-Fultonville), 3000m Steeplechase, 14th
Hannah Allison (Herkimer, NY/Herkimer), High Jump, 34th
Wayne Spencer (Rochester, NY/Padilla (Franklin Campus)), Long Jump, 15th
Wayne Spencer (Rochester, NY/Padilla (Franklin Campus)), Triple Jump, 46th
Allie Cary (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool), Shot Put, 7th
Allie Cary (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool), Discus, 9th
Spencer Borghardt (Smithtown, NY/St.Anthony's), Hammer, 31st
 
Following the Farley Inter-Regional: All qualified athletes will participate in next weekend's AARTFC Outdoor Regional Championships, which will be hosted by Ursinus College down in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. The NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships will also take place three weekends from now, being hosted by Wisconsin La-Crosse.