WEST POINT, N.Y. – Four Cortland athletes won event titles, all with ECAC Div. III Championship qualifying performances, as the Red Dragons opened their men's outdoor track and field season at the two-day Army Dick Shea Open Friday and Saturday.

Senior Phill Wiltshire (Vestal) finished first out of 18 in the 400-meter hurdles in 54.94 seconds and junior Tom Hopkins (Syracuse/West Genesee) place atop a field of 43 runners in the 5,000 meters in 15:12.68. Senior Will Razzano (Manorville/Riverhead) won the triple jump at 14.03 meters (46' 0.5”) and senior Ryan Pericozzi (Lancaster) cleared 4.90 meters (16' 1”) to take top honors in the pole vault.

Freshman Jarred Iacovelli (Manahawkin, NJ/Southern Regional) finished second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:41.09), followed by freshman Joe Ray (Bayport/Bayport-Blue Point) in third place (9:46.14). Freshman Rob Schenke (Kings Park) finished third in the 400-meter hurdles (56.75).

Freshman Connor Ten Eyck (Clifton Park/Shenendehowa) tied for fourth place in the pole vault (4.45 meters – 14' 7.25”) and sophomore Tom Calandra (Williamsville/Williamsville North) finished sixth (4.30 meters – 14' 1.25”). Junior Brent Pavlick (Clifton Park/Shenendehowa) placed fourth (15:20.53) and junior Pat Fannon (West Islip) finished sixth (15:25.35) in the 5,000 meters.

Junior Erik LeRoy (Kings Park) was 11th out of 23 in the long jump (5.85 meters – 19' 2.25”) and freshman Amos Webb (Mexico) finished 14th out of 42 in the 400-meter dash (53.24). In the 100-meter dash, junior Steven Damiani (West Islip) finished 14th (11.65) and senior Tomas Velasquez (Catskill) placed 16th (11.76) out of 46 competitors.

Three Red Dragons placed in the top 16 in the 5,000 meters. Sophomore Tim Lee (West Babylon) was 14th (15:39.91), sophomore Ryan Perry (Buffalo/Williamsville North) finished 15th (15:47.03) and sophomore Casey Austin (Pine Plains) placed 16th (15:53.04).

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