CORTLAND, N.Y. – The Cortland men's outdoor track and field team earned the decisive points by winning the meet's final event, the 4x400-meter relay, to narrowly claim its second straight SUNYAC title and 12th overall at the league's championship meet Friday and Saturday at the SUNY Cortland Stadium Complex.

Cortland scored 10 points in the relay as senior Eric Banks (Westbury), freshman Jerel Williams (East Islip), freshman Keewan Rondinello (Liverpool) and junior Stephan Linton (Roosevelt) finished in 3:15.67. Oneonta placed second for eight points. Cortland won the team title with 200 points, with Oneonta second at 198 points and Buffalo State third with 110 points. Completing the field were Brockport (89.5), Geneseo (79.5), Fredonia (68), Plattsburgh (45) and Oswego (28).

Freshman Andre Green (Philadelphia/Indian River) won the long jump at 7.30 meters (23' 11.5”), missing a school record by less than two inches.  Senior Tom Hopkins (Syracuse/West Genesee) was the SUNYAC 5,000-meter run champion in 15:05.86.

The individual league champions earn first-team All-SUNYAC honors, while individual runners-up are recognized as second-team all-conference.

Linton finished second in the 400-meter dash in 48.20 seconds. Junior Melique Garcia (Watervliet) was second in the 100-meter dash (10.89, 10.78 in prelims) and junior P.J. Flynn (Valhalla) finished second in the high jump at 1.93 meters (6' 4”). Cortland also earned a second-place finish in the 4x100-meter relay as freshman Darrius Samples (Islandia/Hauppauge), Green, junior Steven Damiani (West Islip) and Garcia finished in 42.24 seconds.

Garcia tied for sixth place among individual track scorers at the meet with 15 points and Linton was eighth with 13.5 points. Flynn tied for fourth in field scoring at 14 points.

Cortland will compete at the ECAC Div. III Outdoor Championships on Thursday and Friday, May 16-17, at Springfield College.


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Below is a list of Cortland's athletes who scored at the meet with top-eight finishes, with ECAC Div. III Championship qualifiers noted.


Cortland's Top-Eight Scoring Finishers

1st place:
Tom Hopkins, 5,000 meters, 15:05.86 (ECAC)
Andre Green, Long Jump, 7.30 meters (23' 11.5”) (ECAC)
4x400m relay (Eric Banks, Jerel Williams, Keewan Rondinello, Stephan Linton), 3:15.67 (ECAC)

2nd place:
Melique Garcia, 100-meter dash, 10.89 (10.78 prelims) (ECAC)
Stephan Linton, 400-meter dash, 48.20 (ECAC)
4x100-meter relay (Darrius Samples, Andre Green, Steven Damiani, Melique Garcia), 42.24 (ECAC)
P.J. Flynn, High Jump, 1.93 meters (6' 4”)

3rd place:
Eric Banks, 400-meter dash, 48.42 (ECAC)
Jarred Iacovelli, 3,000-meter steeplechase, 9:35.72 (ECAC)
Jon Granger, Long Jump, 7.19 meters (23' 7.25”) (ECAC)
P.J. Flynn, Triple Jump, 14.23 meters (46' 8.25”) (ECAC)
Justin Torres, Shot Put, 14.87 meters (48' 9.5”) (ECAC)
Nick Marcantonio, 5,000 meters, 15:16.47

4th place:
Melique Garcia, 200-meter dash, 21.81 (ECAC)
Jerel Williams, 400-meter dash, 49.14 (ECAC)
Cody Amengual, 1,500 meters, 3:57.65 (ECAC)
Zach Zieniewicz, 110-meter hurdles, 15.57 (15.56 prelims) (ECAC)
Joe Ray, 3,000-meter steeplechase, 9:39.28 (ECAC)
Connor Ten Eyck, Pole Vault, 4.50 meters (14' 9”) (ECAC)
Tyler Prendergast, Hammer Throw, 49.76m (163' 3”) (ECAC)
Tim Lee, 10,000 meters, 32:33.70
Shawn Wilson, Javelin Throw, 48.73 meters (159' 10”)
Jimmy Moyer, Decathlon, 5,434 points

5th place:
Cody Amengual, 800 meters, 1:53.61  (ECAC)
Pat Fannon, 1,500 meters, 3:57.84 (ECAC)
Keewan Rondinello, 400-meter hurdles, 56.35
Tom Calandra, Pole Vault, 4.35m (14' 3.25”)

6th place:
Stephan Linton, 200-meter dash, 21.93 (ECAC)
Erik LeRoy, Long Jump, 6.81m (22' 4.25”) (ECAC)
Mike Ofosu, Triple Jump, 13.51m (44' 4”) (ECAC)
Eric Wong, 400-meter hurdles, 56.55 (56.52 prelims)
Besnik Palushi, Pole Vault, 4.35m (14' 3.25”)
Tyler Prendergast, Discus Throw, 42.53m (139' 6”)
Woody Millar, Javelin Throw, 46.33m (152' 0”)

7th place:
Eric Banks, 200-meter dash, 22.04 (ECAC)
Pat Fannon, 5,000 meters, 15:29.06
Tom Milian, 110-meter hurdles, 16.08 (15.84 prelims)
Justin Torres, Discus Throw, 41.49m (136' 1”)

8th place:
Nick Avossa, 110-meter hurdles, 19.20 (15.06 prelims) (ECAC)
Shawn Wilson, Shot Put, 14.32 meters (46' 11.75”) (ECAC)
Andrew Greenberg, 400-meter dash, 51.32
Casey Austin, 5,000 meters, 15:29.61
Romain Saint Germain, 400-meter hurdles, 57.80 (57.23 prelims)
Shawn Wilson, Discus Throw, 41.18 meters (135' 1”)
Bryan Smith, Decathlon, 4,757 points