At a glance
The indoor track & field team fared well at the Mary Phillips Invitational at SUNY Fredonia on Saturday. The Pioneers had numerous more athletes qualify for Regionals as they competed versus the Blue Devils, Alfred University, and Erie CC.
The indoor track & field team fared well at the Mary Phillips Invitational at SUNY Fredonia on Saturday. The Pioneers had numerous more athletes qualify for Regionals as they competed versus the Blue Devils, Alfred University, and Erie CC.
Carey Crooker (Addison) led the women's team with a 2nd place finish in the 800 (2:36.05) while Bridge McMahon (Avoca) was 4th in the 1 mile run (6:04.26). Emily Fields (Red Creek qualified for regionals in the weight throw with a toss of 10.51 m.
Crooker, McMahon, Christina Losecco (Canisteo Greenwood), and Pamela Breedlove (Rochester/East) ran a 14:26.91 in the distance medley relay to qualify for regionals.
Logan Drummer (Pioneer) finished 2nd in the 1 mile run (4:48.09), Derek Snyder (Bath) finished 3rd (4:52.35), and John Sweeney (Barker) was 6th (4:58.41). Peter Francia (Greece Olympia) was 3rd in the 3,000 (9:41.40) while Paul Snell (Kendall) finished in 10:36.04 to qualify for regionals.
Scott Wood (Union Springs), Brandon Lewis (Red Creek), Drummer, and Ian Marshall (DeWitt Clinton) all qualified for regionals. Wood in the 55 m hurdles (8.99), Lewis in the 800 (2:06.13), Drummer in the 800 (2:06.36), and Marshall in the high jump (1.67 m).
The distance medley relay team of Marshall, Snyder, Drummer, and Lewis finished 2nd crossing the finish line in 11:20.24.
The blue & gold return to action next weekend when they compete at Colgate University.